Sailor · 2009–2024

Kathy Kirk

J/70 Melges 32 PHRF handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 5%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #2361

Most successful partnership: Malcolm Gefter
Longest-running crew: Malcolm Gefter
Nemesis: Jason Carroll
Rival: Phil Lotz
Signature result: 1st of 19

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Malcolm Gefter — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Malcolm Gefter · Celeritas, Celeritas II (Fearless), celeritasII, Das Blau Max · IC37, J/70, Melges 32, NYYC Swan 42 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 67 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2023
David Doucett · Celeritas · J/70, Melges 32, NYYC Swan 42 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2009 – Aug 2014
Taz Coffey · DangerMouse · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 25th · Oct 2017 – May 2018
Dan Holloway · Celeritas · Melges 32, NYYC Swan 42 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 13th · Jun 2009 – Sep 2013
Amina Brown · Das Blau Max · IC37 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Erica Lush · Celeritas II (Fearless), celeritasII · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Willem Van Waay · Celeritas · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2013 – Aug 2014
Christine Pai · Celeritas · Melges 32, NYYC Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2009 – Dec 2009
Mark Sertl · Das Blau Max · IC37 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Katja Sertl · Das Blau Max · IC37 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Stacked Deck	J/80	Other	12th / 25
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	HELM OF AWE	Shields	Other	9th / 14
11 Sep 2022	2022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Cayenne	PHRF handicap	Pit	8th / 9
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Celeritas II (Fearless)	PHRF handicap	Pit	12th / 12
5 Jun 2021	2021 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	celeritasII	ORC handicap	Pit	8th / 8
28 Sep 2019	2019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Epiphany	PHRF handicap	Pit	5th / 11
20 Sep 2019	2019 J 80 North American Championship Regatta	Le Tigre	J/80	Pit	19th / 21
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Das Blau Max	IC37	Other	16th / 17
8 Jun 2019	2019 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Das Blau Max	IC37	Other	1st / 19
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	DangerMouse	J/70	Other	25th / 30
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	DangerMouse	J/70	Bow	48th / 68
13 Oct 2017	2017 J/70 North American Championship Presented by Domaine Chandon	DangerMouse	J/70	Bow	39th / 53
15 Aug 2014	2014 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Celeritas	Melges 32	Other	7th / 9
25 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Celeritas	J/70	Bow	28th / 60
20 Sep 2013	2013 Melges 32 World Championship	Celeritas	Melges 32	Other	15th / 26
1 Jan 2012	2012 - Three Bridge Fiasco	WAYWARD WHALE	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 25
22 Sep 2010	2010 Melges 32 World Championship	Celeritas	Melges 32	Other	31st / 32
4 Dec 2009	2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Celeritas	Melges 32	Other	22nd / 23
22 Jun 2009	2009 Block Island Race Week XXIII	Celeritas	NYYC Swan 42	Other	13th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-241 provisional	#63548 band 60288–64572	—
Melges 32 Crew	-142 provisional	#416 band 371–427	—
J/70 Crew	-36 provisional	#2361 band 1475–2928	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating -35
NYYC Swan 42 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -61
Shields · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 1
IC37 · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating -92
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 6

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 54%
As crew	18 events	1 wins	beats 27%

Positions: Pit (5) · Bow (3)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	36%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	24%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jason Carroll	34	4–30
John Brim	31	3–28
Phil Lotz	30	12–18
Bruno Pasquinelli	29	4–25
Brian Keane	26	3–23
Geoffrey Pierini	25	3–22
Michael Dominguez	25	15–10
Robert Hughes	25	7–18
John Kilroy	25	7–18
Andrew Fisher	24	5–19
Henry Filter	23	4–19
Dave Franzel	23	12–11

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Zupon (15–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	54%
2023	1	0	39%
2022	1	0	13%
2021	2	0	0%
2019	4	1	44%
2018	2	0	24%
2017	1	0	27%
2014	2	0	40%
2013	1	0	44%
2012	1	0	54%
2010	1	0	3%
2009	2	0	6%

Boats

Celeritas · Melges 32, J/70, NYYC Swan 42 · 6 events · 2009–2014
DangerMouse · J/70 · 3 events · 2017–2018
Das Blau Max · IC37 · 2 events · 2019
Stacked Deck · J/80 · 1 events · 2024
HELM OF AWE · Shields · 1 events · 2023
Cayenne · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Celeritas II (Fearless) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
celeritasII · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2021
Epiphany · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Le Tigre · J/80 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Porto Rotondo, Province of Olbia-Tempio, Italy · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
Gilford, NH, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -241 (±181), #63,548.Helm rating across all classes: 6 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.