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Sailor · 2014–2025

KC Shannon

llsc Melges 24Melges 20Melges 15

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Events
58

422 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 58

Podium rate
12%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (90%: 52%–57%, 1,091 boats)

Best class ranking
#70

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 296

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jackson Benvenutti

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Sawchuk

Jan 2015 – Nov 2022 · 19 events

Nemesis
Richard Reid

40–146 head to head in 186 races

Rival
Steven Boho

76–99 in 175 races

Best day
18 Sep 2021

5-3-1-1 · 2021 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship · about 1 in 429 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 22

2021 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship · Melges 24 · 17 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 33 sailors

  • Tom Sawchuk · Shaka · Melges 24 19events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 152 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Nov 2022
  • Elisabeth Whitener · Shaka · Melges 20, Melges 24 16events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 123 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Ben Lynch · Shaka · Melges 20, Melges 24 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 100 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Doug Nickel · Shaka · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 68 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2015 – Mar 2018
  • Jackson Benvenutti · Shaka · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 60 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2018 – Apr 2021
  • Jeremy Tudor · Shaka · Melges 24 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 49 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2016 – Nov 2022
  • Chris Beisner · Berteau Group, Shaka, Shaka (c) · J/70, Melges 24 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2014 – Feb 2018
  • GiGi Arias · Shaka · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2015 – Nov 2020
  • Neil Battrum · 552, JAWS, Shaka · Melges 20, Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Cody Hall · 552, JAWS, Shaka · Melges 20, Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2023 – Nov 2023

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

Rating history

-16696357201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 2025Melges 24's of SummerShakaMelges 24Skipper1st / 10
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointShakaMelges 20Owner5th / 5
30 Nov 20232023 Melges 20 World ChampionshipShakaMelges 20Owner12th / 14
28 Jul 20232023 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaKC ShannonMelges 15Skipper5th / 5
20 May 20232023 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24552Melges 24Tactician15th / 26
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekJAWSMelges 24Helm5th / 11
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg552Melges 24Other7th / 10
11 Nov 20222022 Melges 24 NationalsShakaMelges 24Other23rd / 34
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaShakaMelges 24Other14th / 26
28 Jan 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2ShakaMelges 24Other8th / 20
9 Dec 20212021 International Melges 20 - World ChampionshipShakaMelges 20Other15th / 18
13 Nov 20212021 Bushwacker Cup for the Melges 24 Atlantic Coast & Gulf Coast ChampionshipShakaMelges 24Other9th / 21
5 Nov 20212021/2022 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: North American Championship :: Event 1ShakaMelges 20Skipper12th / 14
17 Sep 20212021 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipShakaMelges 24Other2nd / 22
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekShakaMelges 24Skipper6th / 32
8 Mar 20212021 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaShakaMelges 24Other8th / 17
27 Feb 2021Melges 15 Winter Series Event 2147Melges 15Skipper26th / 30
22 Jan 20212021 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2ShakaMelges 24Other4th / 11
9 Jan 2021Melges 15 Winter Series Event 1147Melges 15Skipper23rd / 25
14 Nov 20202020 Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast ChampionshipShakaMelges 24Other5th / 16
23 Oct 2020Melges 24 Charleston OpenShakaMelges 24Other7th / 12
5 Sep 20202020 Vern Pickering Commodore's CupArea 51PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
2 Mar 20202020 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaShakaMelges 24Other7th / 27
25 Jan 20202020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2ShakaMelges 24Other7th / 25
26 Oct 2019Halloween Regatta 2019ShakaMelges 24Skipper3rd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 198 (±110), #18,924.Crew rating across all classes: 72 (±204), #31,681. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.