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Sailor · 2021–2026

Kilian Kesting

scyc OptimistFJ420

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Events
29

169 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 29

Podium rate
28%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–52%, 459 boats)

Best class ranking
#139

Helm in FJ · rating 149

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Felix Pearson

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Felix Pearson

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Marco Ancona

2–42 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Wilfred Bodiley

27–34 in 63 races

Best day
1 Mar 2024

1-1-1-2-2 · BAYS Winter #3

Signature result
1st of 15

BAYS Winter #3 · Optimist · 1 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Felix Pearson — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Felix Pearson · Kilian Kesting · 420, FJ, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Sebastian Ferrerosa · Kilian Kesting · 420, FJ 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Rino Rodriguez · Kilian Kesting · FJ 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Maxsun Geluardi · Kilian Kesting · FJ 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Jillian Losee · Kilian Kesting · FJ 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Arthur Jojoe · Kilian Kesting · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-3412929220222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 BAYS Winter Series #1Kilian Kesting420Skipper12th / 22
21 Aug 2026Friday Evening Dinghy Racing AugustKilian KestingHandicapSkipper1st / 6
17 Jul 20262026 Summer BAYS 2 RegattaKilian Kesting420Skipper8th / 9
19 Jun 2026Friday Evening Dinghy Racing JuneKilian KestingFJSkipper4th / 9
15 May 2026Friday Evening Dinghy RacingKilian Kesting420Skipper2nd / 3
7 Feb 2026BAYS Winter Series #3Kilian KestingFJSkipper3rd / 8
18 Jul 2025Friday Eve Dinghy & Santana 22 Corinthian RacingKilian KestingFJSkipper4th / 7
14 Jun 20252025 Opti Heavy Weather RegattaSCYC 2OptimistSkipper24th / 44
6 Jun 2025Friday Evening Dinghy RacingKilian KestingFJSkipper2nd / 2
9 May 2025Friday Evening Dinghy RacingKilian KestingFJSkipper2nd / 4
1 Mar 2025BAYS Winter Series #3SCYC 2OptimistSkipper14th / 23
1 Feb 20252025 BAYS Winter Series #2SCYC 2OptimistSkipper18th / 24
4 Oct 2024USA Junior Olympic Sailing Regatta / 2024 BAYS Winter Series # 1SCYC 2OptimistSkipper24th / 27
6 Jun 2024Friday Evening Dinghy RacesKilian KestingHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Mar 2024BAYS Winter #3SCYC 2OptimistSkipper1st / 15
1 Dec 20232023 BAYS Winter Series #2SCYC 2OptimistSkipper4th / 18
24 May 2023Made in SC Jester and El Toro RegattaKilian KestingEl ToroSkipper9th / 11
31 Mar 2023Optimist Harken Challenge #2Kilian KestingOptimistSkipper22nd / 24
3 Mar 2023BAYS Winter Series #3Kilian KestingOptimistSkipper13th / 19
18 Nov 20222022 BAYS Winter Series #2SCYC 2OptimistSkipper2nd / 14
30 Sep 20222022 BAYS Winter Series # 1 SCYCSCYC 2OptimistSkipper4th / 13
29 Jul 2022BAYS Summer #3SCYC 2OptimistSkipper5th / 25
15 Jul 20222022 BAYS 2SCYC 2OptimistSkipper5th / 17
17 Jun 20222022 Opti Heavy Weather RegattaKilian KestingHandicapSkipper39th / 44
3 Jun 2022BAYS Summer Series #1SCYC 2OptimistSkipper7th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 31, #46,809. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.