Sailor · 2009–2020

Kurt Sova

PHRF handicap IRC handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 50%

Most successful partnership: Scott Gibbs
Best trio: Meghan Grundy & Larry Leonard
Biggest lift: Harry Dunning
Longest-running crew: Jim Grundy
Nemesis: Heidi Benjamin
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Gibbs — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Jim Grundy · Baby Bella, Bella PITA, Element, Grundoom · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2011 – Sep 2020
Sam Grundy · Baby Bella, Element, Grundoom, Rigadoon · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2020
Joshua Grundy · Baby Bella, Grundoom, Rigadoon, Summerwind · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2020
Jim Hedleston · Element, Grundoom, Summerwind · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
Scott Gibbs · Element, Grundoom · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
Larry Leonard · Grundoom · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Jun 2013
Meghan Grundy · Bella PITA, Grundoom · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2011 – Jun 2013
Marc Gauthier · Grundoom · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Jun 2013
Harry Dunning · Baby Bella, Rigadoon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Sep 2020
Claudia Delahoy · Grundoom, Summerwind · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Jul 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Sep 2020	2020 NYYC Queen's Cup	Rigadoon	ORC handicap	Runners	5th / 15
28 Sep 2019	2019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Baby Bella	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 9
16 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Rigadoon	ORC handicap	Runners	4th / 6
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Element	PHRF handicap	Runners	8th / 11
7 Jul 2013	2013 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Summerwind	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 4
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Grundoom	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 7
14 Jun 2013	159th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex - FRIDAY (Around-the-Island)	Grundoom	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 11
13 Jun 2013	159th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Grundoom	IRC handicap	Other	8th / 10
19 Apr 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Grundoom	Handicap	Other	2nd / 4
5 Feb 2011	2011 Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race	Bella PITA	IRC handicap	Other	4th / 4
22 Jun 2009	2009 Block Island Race Week XXIII	Promise Kept	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	9th / 10
6 Feb 2009	2009 Pineapple Cup	Affinity	PHRF handicap	Strategist	1st / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	39 provisional	#37600 band 25597–49566	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	2 wins	beats 47%

Positions: Runners (3) · Pit (1) · Main Trimmer (1) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	29%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Heidi Benjamin	17	2–15
Stephen Murray	15	1–14
Andrew Beeler	12	3–9

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2020	1	0	71%
2019	1	0	88%
2018	1	0	40%
2015	1	0	30%
2013	5	1	44%
2011	1	0	0%
2009	2	1	56%

Boats

Grundoom · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2013
Rigadoon · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2018–2020
Baby Bella · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Element · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015
Summerwind · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
Bella PITA · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011
Promise Kept · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009
Affinity · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 39, #37,600. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.