Sailor · 1979–1995

Howard Kastel

Etchells

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #776

Nemesis: Tim Hogan
Signature result: 21st of 52

Partnerships · 4 sailors

John Hadjuk · US198 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 65th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Jeffrey Kastel · US198 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 65th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Richard Siddell · US198 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 31st · Aug 1979 – Aug 1979
Gary Cohen · US198 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 31st · Aug 1979 – Aug 1979

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

Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 1995	1995 Etchells Great Lakes Championship	911	Etchells	Skipper	21st / 52
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	US198	Etchells	Skipper	65th / 69
20 Aug 1979	1979 Etchells World Championship	US198	Etchells	Skipper	31st / 45

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Helm	-32 provisional	#776 band 456–1018	—
All classes Helm	-32 provisional	#57873 band 35233–74362	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Will Franklin-Thorpe	16	10–6
John Harper	15	5–10
David Curtis	12	2–10
Stuart Ash	12	7–5
John Beatson	12	5–7
Timmy Larr	12	2–10
John Savage	12	1–11
Russell Slade	12	3–9
Marvin Kapilow	12	3–9
Dirk Kneulman	12	1–11
Jon Standley	12	3–9
Barry Nesbitt	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Will Franklin-Thorpe (10–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
1995	1	61%
1981	1	6%
1979	1	32%

Boats

US198 · Etchells · 2 events · 1979–1981
911 · Etchells · 1 events · 1995

Where they race

Great Lakes · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -32, #57,873. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.