Sailor · 2012–2026

Kera Connolly

cedar point yc storm trysail club PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 21
Win rate: 33%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 64%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Joseph Bottino
Best trio: Joseph Bottino & Halsey Bullen
Biggest lift: Oliver Leigh
Longest-running crew: Steve Longo
Nemesis: Brad Porter
Rival: Trevor Roach
Best day: 24 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joseph Bottino — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Steve Longo · Expresso, Ippon, Solaris · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 26events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 31% win rate · 26 of 114 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2026
Halsey Bullen · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 36% win rate · 26 of 97 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Sep 2026
Mark Duncan · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 7 wins together · 11 podiums · 37% win rate · 25 of 96 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Sep 2026
Daniel Madden · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 18 of 67 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2026
Jessica Hall · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 56% win rate · 14 of 49 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2026
Joseph Bottino · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 63% win rate · 13 of 36 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
Sarah Davis · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 11 of 38 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Sep 2026
Emery Wallace · Expresso · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 33 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – May 2023
Burke Anvari · Expresso · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2022
John Palmer · Expresso · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Sep 2026	2026 PYC - Falkner Island Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 9
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Expresso	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 7
2 May 2026	2026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Expresso	ORC handicap	Bow	4th / 4
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Expresso	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 3
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 9
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 5
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 9
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 6
29 May 2023	2023 Cedar Point Weekend PHRF Racing	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
17 May 2023	2023 Cedar Point Wednesday Night Series	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 7
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
18 May 2022	2022 Cedar Point Wednesday Night Series	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Helm	2nd / 10
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Ippon	PHRF handicap	Pit	8th / 12
10 Jun 2020	2020 Cedar Point Wednesday Night Series	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Helm	2nd / 12
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Crew	6th / 7
2 Sep 2016	2016 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 8
4 Jun 2016	2016 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Solaris	Beneteau First 36.7	Mast	8th / 8
4 Sep 2015	2015 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Helm	5th / 9
29 Aug 2014	2014 Vineyard Race	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	4th / 6
4 Aug 2012	2012 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Expresso	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	347	#5414 band 3634–7995	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -141

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	21 events	7 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Bow (9) · Pit (1) · Mast (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	29%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Trevor Roach	36	18–18
Alistair Duke	29	15–14
Arseni Radomyselski	23	20–3
Scott Kirkpatrick	17	7–10
Dan deLannoy	17	17–0
Brad Porter	17	4–13
Gary Schwarting	16	9–7
John Owen	14	7–7
Roger Woellhof	14	13–1
Bob Zannetti	13	12–1

Most-beaten opponent: Dan deLannoy (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	39%
2025	2	0	56%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	4	3	85%
2022	2	1	94%
2021	1	0	36%
2020	1	0	91%
2019	1	0	33%
2018	1	0	17%
2016	2	1	50%
2015	1	0	50%
2014	1	0	40%
2012	1	0	40%

Boats

Expresso · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 19 events · 2012–2026
Ippon · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Solaris · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 10 events
Westport, CT, USA · 5 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 3 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
Southport, CT, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 347, #5,414. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.