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Sailor · 2000–2026

Walter Kimball

slyc ButterflyHandicapOptimist Some links uncertain

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Events
26

148 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
35%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 62%–69%, 586 boats)

Best class ranking
#19

Helm in Butterfly · rating 272

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Olivia Kimball

1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Olivia Kimball

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Olivia Kimball

Jul 2025 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Charlie Molesta

7–21 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Rhodes Verplank

16–21 in 37 races

Best day
1 May 2026

1-2-1-1-1-1-4-1-3 · Butterfly 2026

Signature result
1st of 26

2025 Butterfly Nationals · Handicap · 15 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Olivia Kimball — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Olivia Kimball · Jamie Kimball, Olivia Kimball, Walter Kimball · Butterfly, E Scow, Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 24 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Rob Kimball · 2421, Jamie Kimball · E Scow, MC Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Cam McNeil · Blitz · C Scow 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Lila Torresen · Zero Gravity · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Finnegan Fox · Finnegan Fox · Butterfly 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Charlie Molesta · Charlie Molesta · Butterfly 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Ben McNeil · Blitz · C Scow 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Grayson Knape · Walter Kimball · Butterfly 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Charles Kimball · Jamie Kimball · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Jake Kimball · Jamie Kimball · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

01683362001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Jamie KimballE ScowCrew4th / 12
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Walter KimballButterflySkipper2nd / 18
14 Jul 20262026 Butterfly NationalsWalter KimballButterflySkipper2nd / 33
14 Jul 20262026 Butterfly NationalsWalter KimballButterflySkipper7th / 23
15 May 2026GRYC: 50th MC Spring ShakedownWalter KimballMC ScowSkipper21st / 51
1 May 2026Butterfly 2026Walter KimballButterflySkipper5th / 11
1 Aug 20252025 WMYA Championship RegattaWalter KimballButterflySkipper2nd / 15
1 Aug 20252025 WMYA Championship RegattaZero GravityMelges 15Crew3rd / 13
15 Jul 20252025 Butterfly NationalsOlivia KimballHandicapCrew1st / 26
24 May 2025Butterfly 2025Walter KimballButterflySkipper6th / 11
31 Jul 20242024 WMYA Championship RegattaBlitzC ScowCrew1st / 10
31 Jul 20242024 WMYA Championship RegattaWalter KimballButterflySkipper3rd / 11
2 Aug 20232023 Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaKnot SloerOptimistSkipper1st / 8
2 Aug 20232023 Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaFinnegan FoxButterflyCrew4th / 17
8 Oct 20222022 Lake Michigan Junior Championships19978OptimistSkipper9th / 24
2 Aug 20222022 WMYA Championship RegattaCharlie MolestaButterflyCrew7th / 22
2 Aug 20222022 WMYA Championship RegattaKnot SloerOptimistSkipper4th / 16
27 Jul 20212021 WMYAKnot SloOptimistSkipper3rd / 7
1 Aug 201889th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta2421MC ScowOther14th / 26
12 Jun 2007Jamestown Yacht Club 2007 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper25th / 47
15 May 2007Jamestown Yacht Club 2007 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper23rd / 37
8 May 2007Jamestown Yacht Club 2007 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper27th / 41
24 Jul 2001Jamestown Yacht Club 2001 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper25th / 38
12 Jun 2001Jamestown Yacht Club 2001 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper9th / 27
15 May 2001Jamestown Yacht Club 2001 RacingMadrigalHandicapSkipper17th / 42

Helm rating across all classes: 264, #13,026.Crew rating across all classes: 289, #8,413. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.