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Sailor · 2012–2025

Heather Kerns

hobart and william smith colleges College fleet racingILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Optimist

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Events
97

1,138 races · 93 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 4 of 97

Podium rate
16%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 54%–57%, 2,867 boats)

Best class ranking
#131

Helm in ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7) · rating 340

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tory Mileti

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Will Murray

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Emma Shakespeare

Feb 2017 – Jan 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Piper Holthus

140–270 head to head in 410 races

Rival
Elizabeth Gildea

162–126 in 288 races

Best day
3 Dec 2016

3-2-2-1-2-2-1 · Laser District 13 Championships

Signature result
1st of 25

2025 Lightning U32 Invitational Regatta · Lightning · 11 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tory Mileti — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Elizabeth Starck · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen 2), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen), Let's go girls (heater up) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap 23events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 42 of 487 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Brook Wood · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 43 of 386 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – May 2024
  • Frances Depke · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 37 of 350 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Ksenia Lowry-Neufeld · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 25 of 254 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Laura Therien · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 191 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – May 2024
  • Emma Shakespeare · Helly Hansen Jr Crew 1, Helly Hansen Junior Crew, Helly Hansen Junior Team, SPYC Junior Sailing Team · J/70 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 68 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2017 – Jan 2022
  • Tess Weber · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen), Let's go girls (heater up), Toy boat, Toy Boat · College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap, Lightning 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 144 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Anna McBride · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 191 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Ella Withington · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 182 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Emily Allen · Helly Hansen Jr Crew 1, Helly Hansen Junior Crew, Helly Hansen Junior Team, SPYC Junior Team · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-162074292013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 97

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20252025 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaWill MurrayLightningCrew1st / 25
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCFree WillieLightningCrew14th / 50
9 Aug 20252025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsLet's go girls (heater up)HandicapSkipper5th / 8
13 Jul 20252025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario ChampionshipToy BoatLightningCrew2nd / 30
28 Jun 2025Lightning 2025 CT/RI/NE District(s) ChampionshipToy boatHandicapCrew5th / 21
21 Jun 20252025 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-The-Island RaceApresPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
31 May 2025Lightning Spring RegattaWill MurrayLightningCrew3rd / 14
20 May 2024Western Women’s National Semi-finalsHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6,13-17)14th / 18
13 Apr 2024MAISA Women's Team Race ChampionshipsHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
30 Mar 2024MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 15
23 Mar 2024Seahawk Women's Team RaceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
16 Mar 2024St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 15
9 Mar 2024Jen Harris Women's Team RaceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
28 Oct 2023MAISA Women's Fall Dinghy ChampionshipHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 14
21 Oct 2023Yale Women's RegattaHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
30 Sep 2023Atlantic Coast Women's Championships Round 1BHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-12)13th / 17
16 Sep 2023Faye Bennet MAISA Women's SinglehandedHobart and William Smith Colleges (Heather Kerns '24)College singlehandedSkipper8th / 18
23 May 2023College Sailing Women's Eastern SemifinalHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
22 Apr 2023MAISA Women's Dinghy ChampionshipsHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 14
15 Apr 2023MAISA Women’s Team Race Conference ChampionshipHobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons)College team racingSkipper7th / 7
1 Apr 2023Finger Lakes Women's Team RaceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Herons)College team racingSkipper3rd / 4
18 Mar 2023Navy Women's Spring Fleet RaceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
11 Mar 2023St. Mary's Women's Team RaceHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
5 Nov 2022Janet Lutz TrophyHobart and William Smith Colleges (Heather Kerns '24)College singlehandedSkipper9th / 19
29 Oct 2022MAISA Fall Women'sHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 375, #6,060.Crew rating across all classes: 226, #12,866. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.