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Sailor · 2013–2026

Kevin Dakan

apponaog harbor yc PHRF handicapJ/105J/24

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Events
37

257 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 37

Podium rate
46%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–72%, 482 boats)

Best class ranking
#88

Crew in J/105 · rating 387

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Damian Emery

5 wins · 9 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate

Best trio
Damian Emery & Helena Petersen

5 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dave Schrader

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Damian Emery

Jun 2013 – Aug 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Bill Zartler

9–44 head to head in 53 races

Rival
Bruce Stone

37–41 in 78 races

Best day
13 Oct 2018

1-1-6 · 2018 J 109 North American Championship · about 1 in 95 by chance

Signature result
1st of 16

2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI · J/105 · 23 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 57 sailors

Most successful partnership: Damian Emery — 5 wins · 9 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate
  • Damian Emery · Eclipse, loulou, Memory, Warlock · J/105, PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 36% win rate · 23 of 96 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
  • Helena Petersen · Eclipse, Memory, Warlock · J/105, PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 36% win rate · 23 of 93 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
  • Pamela Morris · Conundrum, loulou, Memory, Warlock · J/105, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 27% win rate · 14 of 68 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • George Ryan · Eclipse, loulou, Warlock · J/105 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 17 of 68 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Pam Morris · Conundrum, Eclipse, Memory · J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 38% win rate · 16 of 51 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
  • Armelle deLaforcade · Memory · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Lee Buress · Memory · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Bob Kinsman · Dogfish, Memory · J/24, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2021
  • Tom Gordon · Memory · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 21 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Elizabeth Kinsman · Dogfish, Memory · J/24, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

02344672014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOwner1st / 8
27 May 20262026 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 14
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekWarlockJ/105Bow2nd / 17
28 May 20252025 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 14
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceMemoryPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
5 Jun 20242024 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapOther3rd / 11
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipWarlockJ/105Bow5th / 31
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipWarlockJ/105Bow6th / 10
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleWarlockJ/105Bow4th / 25
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatWarlockJ/105Bow1st / 11
12 Aug 20222022 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
9 Jul 2022EGYC 2022 Annual RegattaMemoryHandicapSkipper17th / 24
1 Jun 20222022 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapOther5th / 10
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshiploulouJ/105Bow9th / 35
13 Aug 20212021 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBellaJ/105Bow10th / 13
19 Jun 20212021 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapOther3rd / 12
22 Jul 20202020 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
10 Aug 20192019 J/Fest New EnglandMemoryPHRF handicapIn the way3rd / 7
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekConundrumJ/105Bow6th / 16
1 Jun 20192019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatConundrumJ/105Bow2nd / 8
22 May 20192019 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer SeriesMemoryPHRF handicapOther5th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 322 (±117), #8,524.Crew rating across all classes: 463 (±178), #2,191. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.