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Sailor · 2011–2021

Don Kelly

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Events
6

20 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 2 of 6

Podium rate
67%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 51%–78%, 32 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Danny Wiedenhoft

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Danny Wiedenhoft & Chip Merlin

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Miro Kaffka

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chip Merlin

May 2020 – Apr 2021 · 5 events

Signature result
1st of 7

2021 Crown Cars Regatta · PHRF handicap · 13 Mar 2021

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Danny Wiedenhoft — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chip Merlin · Chip’s All In, Merlin · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2020 – Apr 2021
  • Kathleen Robinson · Chip’s All In, Merlin · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2020 – Apr 2021
  • Brian Malone · Chip’s All In, Merlin · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2020 – Apr 2021
  • Danny Wiedenhoft · Chip’s All In · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Apr 2021
  • Miro Kaffka · Chip’s All In, Merlin · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Apr 2021
  • Dan Hultgren · Chip’s All In, Merlin · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Kevin Savitt · Decision · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
  • Chris Williams · Decision · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
  • Chris Watts · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Denny Blume · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

0377320122014201620182020Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 6

Crew rating across all classes: 27, #38,939. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.