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Sailor · 2012–2026

Kees van Meel

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Events
11

54 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
46%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 45%–57%, 161 boats)

Best class ranking
#49

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 171

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Michael Millard

3–21 head to head in 24 races

Best day
11 Sep 2021

5-1-5-1-1 · 2021 USS America Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

114th Larchmont Race Week · Ideal 18 · 14 Jul 2012

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Lou Casolo · OGYC 5 · Ideal 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2013 – Sep 2021
  • Dan Dobryn · OGYC 3 · Ideal 18 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2012
  • Louis Casolo · Ideal 4 · Ideal 18 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-54701942013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 11

Helm rating across all classes: 194, #19,829. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.