Sailor · 2022–2026

Kaya Hancock

san diego yacht club Snipe 29er Handicap

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Events: 35
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 34%
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #34
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Ava Gustafson
Biggest lift: Doug Hart
Longest-running crew: Ava Gustafson
Nemesis: Carly Kieding
Rival: Mark Xu
Best day: 22 Nov 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 37

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ava Gustafson — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Ava Gustafson · Area J, Ava Gustafson, Kaya Hancock · 29er, J/22, RS21 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 44 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
Ender Adams · Ender Adams · FJ, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−59 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Oct 2022
Doug Hart · Doug Hart · Handicap, Snipe 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
Madeleine Garrett · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 42 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
Julia Stewart · 29er, Julia Stewart · 29er 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
Laura Hamilton · Laura Hamilton · 29er, Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Ryan Downey · Area J, Kaya Hancock · J/22 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Madilyn Anderson · Area J, Ava Gustafson · J/22, RS21 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
Colin Krebs · Know Bro, Monkey Business · Snipe 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Victoria Stout · Area J, Kaya Hancock · J/22 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Oct 2026	Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	2nd / 5
10 Oct 2026	Oyster Bowl Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 5
3 Oct 2026	Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 B	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 17
19 Sep 2026	Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles	U. S. Naval Academy (Kaya Hancock '30)	College singlehanded	Skipper	12th / 17
12 Sep 2026	Navy Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 8
27 Mar 2026	2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters West	Coyote	Etchells	Main Trimmer	45th / 50
14 Mar 2026	2026 Earl Elms Memorial Regatta	Wyatt Kelly	Snipe	Crew	6th / 16
17 Jan 2026	2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett Cup	Specific Impulse	Etchells	Crew	23rd / 42
22 Nov 2025	2025 TURKEY DAY REGATTA	Monkey Business	Snipe	Crew	1st / 16
25 Oct 2025	2025 Snipe Nute Regatta	Toe Beans	Snipe	Crew	4th / 33
20 Sep 2025	2025 Snipe Pacific Coast Championship	Know Bro	Snipe	Crew	3rd / 12
12 Jul 2025	SDAYC Summer Champs	Kaya Hancock	Laser Radial	Skipper	4th / 8
28 Mar 2025	2025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters West	Flow	Etchells	Crew	22nd / 30
25 Jan 2025	2024-25 SCYYRA Perry Series #3	Kaya Hancock	420	Skipper	28th / 42
19 Sep 2024	2024 US Snipe Masters Championship	Doug Hart	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 37
11 Sep 2024	2024 Snipe North American Championship	Doug Hart	Snipe	Crew	2nd / 18
8 Aug 2024	2024 ILCA US National Championship	Kaya Hancock	Laser Radial	Skipper	44th / 54
4 Aug 2024	2024 CHUBB U.S. Youth Triple Handed Championship for the Sears Cup	Area J	J/22	Crew	5th / 17
21 Jul 2024	2024 29er National Championship	Laura Hamilton	29er	Crew	5th / 16
12 Jul 2024	Snipe West Coast U30 Championship	Laura Hamilton	Snipe	Crew	4th / 12
24 Jun 2024	Quantum Snipe Nationals 2024	Devon Owen	Handicap	Crew	24th / 44
17 Jun 2024	2024 US Sailing Area J Sears Cup Qualifier	Kaya Hancock	J/22	Skipper	2nd / 6
26 Apr 2024	Spring Ocean Regatta - Cat Fight 1, Lightning Districts, Snipe Districts	Doug Hart	Snipe	Crew	2nd / 12
3 Jan 2024	2024 Snipe Junior World Championship	Boat 290163	Handicap	Other	28th / 46
9 Aug 2023	Chubb U.S. Youth Triplehanded Championship for the Sears Cup	Area J	RS21	Crew	8th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	369 provisional	#4637 band 2684–7785	—
All classes Helm	295 provisional	#10313 band 6251–16345	—
Snipe Crew	313 provisional	#34 band 17–65	+6.5
29er Crew	86 provisional	#343 band 188–483	−10.3
College fleet racing Helm	211 provisional	#2472 band 1766–3469	—
Etchells Crew	-76 provisional	#1141 band 778–1310	—

10 more classes, not yet ranked

J/22 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 168
RS21 · Crew · 14 races, 1 event · rating 42
Laser Radial · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating 71
College singlehanded · Helm · 13 races, 1 event · rating -36
29er · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating -246
FJ · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating -155
420 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -39
J/22 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 104
Lido A · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 55
College match racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 21

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	26 events	2 wins	beats 56%

Positions: A Skipper (2) · A Crew (1) · B Skipper (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	34%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	37%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Owen Fretwell	69	26–43
Lina Carper	54	35–19
Arabella Duer	54	17–37
Mark Xu	46	21–22
Hayden Clary	42	33–9
Anton Schmid	38	9–29
Carly Kieding	32	0–32
Aaron Toy-Lim	32	19–13
Laura Hamilton	31	5–26
Abigail Chang	31	21–10
Rhett Krawitt	30	12–18
Olympia Barelli	29	11–18

Most-beaten opponent: Hayden Clary (33–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	8	0	55%
2025	6	1	65%
2024	10	0	69%
2023	8	1	45%
2022	3	0	0%

Boats

Kaya Hancock · Laser Radial, 420, J/22 · 4 events · 2024–2025
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College match racing, College fleet racing · 3 events · 2026
Doug Hart · Handicap, Snipe · 3 events · 2024
Ender Adams · FJ, Handicap · 3 events · 2022
Area J · J/22, RS21 · 2 events · 2023–2024
Laura Hamilton · 29er, Snipe · 2 events · 2024
Ava Gustafson · 29er, J/22 · 2 events · 2023
U. S. Naval Academy (Kaya Hancock '30) · College singlehanded · 1 events · 2026
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2026
Coyote · Etchells · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

San Diego, CA · 11 events
Navy · 2 events
Bristol, RI · 2 events
Coronado, CA · 2 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 2 events
Kings Point · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 369 (±152), #4,637.Helm rating across all classes: 295 (±153), #10,313. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.