Sailor · 2023–2025

Kirk Livingston

austin yacht club Melges 15 J/80

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #106
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Claudia Bartlett
Rival: Matt Braun
Best day: 5 Nov 2023
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Matthew Mason · Kirk Livingston, Lucky · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2024 – Mar 2025
Janis Livingston · Lucky · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 83rd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
John Mason · Lucky · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 61st · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Megan Roberts · Kirk Livingston · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 38th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024

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Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Mar 2025	2025 Melges 15 Midwinter Championship	Kirk Livingston	Melges 15	Skipper	41st / 95
22 Feb 2025	2024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3	Kirk Livingston	Melges 15	Skipper	43rd / 92
22 Nov 2024	2024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #1	Kirk Livingston	Melges 15	Skipper	38th / 61
17 May 2024	2024 Spring DinghyFest	Lucky	Melges 15	Skipper	6th / 11
23 Feb 2024	2024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #2	Lucky	Melges 15	Skipper	61st / 79
5 Jan 2024	2024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1	Lucky	Melges 15	Skipper	83rd / 90
22 Oct 2023	2023 Fall Series	Warp Speed	J/80	Skipper	1st / 16
23 Sep 2023	2023 Centerboard Regatta	Lucky	Melges 15	Skipper	5th / 9
5 Aug 2023	2023 Sunday Fun Day	Lucky	Melges 15	Skipper	5th / 8
10 Mar 2023	2023 Spring Series	Warp Speed	J/80	Skipper	2nd / 18
5 Mar 2023	2023 Opening Day Ceremony and Regatta	Warp Speed J80 #77	J/80	Skipper	1st / 14
14 Jan 2023	2023 Frostbite Series	Warp Speed	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 14
1 Jan 2023	2023 Redeye Regatta	Warp Speed	J/80	Skipper	2nd / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	242 provisional	#14494 band 8350–23652	—
Melges 15 Helm	63 provisional	#247 band 142–348	−5
J/80 Helm	186 provisional	#106 band 51–180	—

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	13 events	2 wins	beats 61%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	36%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Claudia Bartlett	53	10–43
James Knape	24	19–4
Austin Ando	24	4–20
Matt Braun	24	13–11
Dana Haig	24	0–24
Ryan Keenan	24	0–24
Emily Haig	24	0–23
John Amendola	24	10–14
Kevin Alcock	24	11–13
Iris Vogel	24	20–4
Skip Willauer	24	7–17
Nick Amendola	24	7–17

Most-beaten opponent: Mark Mass (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	56%
2024	4	0	30%
2023	7	2	80%

Boats

Lucky · Melges 15 · 5 events · 2023–2024
Warp Speed · J/80 · 4 events · 2023
Kirk Livingston · Melges 15 · 3 events · 2024–2025
Warp Speed J80 #77 · J/80 · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Austin, TX · 7 events
Orlando, FL · 3 events
Melges 15 Class Association · 2 events
Heath, TX · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 242 (±177), #14,494. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.