Sailor · 2013–2023

Kenneth Hopson

des plaines yacht club 470 J/109 PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #220

Biggest lift: Sonja Elmquist
Longest-running crew: Ashley Hunsader
Nemesis: John Michael
Rival: Bill Hanson
Best day: 8 Jun 2019
Signature result: 3rd of 10

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Ashley Hunsader · Slapshot II · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
Scott Sims · Slapshot II · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
Trey Ritter · Slapshot II · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2022
Cagri Sahan · Slapshot II · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Sonja Elmquist · Slapshot II · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2022
Allie Kazewych · Slapshot II · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Mac Laban · Slapshot II · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Susan Hopson · Plane to Sea · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2015 – Jul 2017
Melanie Derleth · Slapshot II · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
Sam Veilleux · Slapshot II · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Aug 2023	Milwaukee One Design/470 US Nationals	Pierless	470	Skipper	9th / 10
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Slapshot II	J/109	Mid Mast	8th / 8
6 Aug 2022	Milwaukee Bay OD - ILCA Great Lakes and 470 National Championships	Pierless	470	Skipper	6th / 8
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Slapshot II	J/109	Mid Mast	7th / 9
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Slapshot II	J/109	Mid Mast	5th / 8
3 Aug 2019	Milwaukee Bay One Design Championship	1799	470	Skipper	4th / 4
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Slapshot II	J/109	Mid Mast	3rd / 10
30 Jul 2017	2017 3 Crib Fiasco	Plane to Sea	PHRF handicap	Other	15th / 21
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Slapshot II	J/109	Mid Mast	8th / 8
10 Sep 2016	Milwaukee Bay One Design Championship	1747	470	Skipper	3rd / 6
12 Sep 2015	Milwaukee Bay One Design Championship	1747	470	Skipper	2nd / 5
29 Aug 2015	2015 3 Crib Fiasco	Plane to Sea	PHRF handicap	Owner	44th / 58
1 Aug 2015	2015 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Ideal 18	Ideal 18	Skipper	16th / 16
6 Sep 2014	Milwaukee Bay One Design Championship	1747	470	Skipper	3rd / 6
24 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Pierless	Vanguard 15	Other	13th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-36 provisional	#58623 band 42401–71117	—
470 Helm	7 provisional	#220 band 135–282	—
All classes Crew	-68 provisional	#53076 band 40977–60320	—
J/109 Crew	-87 provisional	#432 band 343–481	−2.7

1 more class, not yet ranked

Ideal 18 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -121

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 29%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 29%

Positions: Mid Mast (5) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Hanson	34	18–16
Peter Priede	30	11–19
John Michael	28	4–23
Jack Toliver	28	15–13
Dreher Miz	23	5–17
Keith Eickenberg	23	9–14
James Murray	23	6–17
Jim Caesar	22	9–13
Joe Stoodley	19	14–5
Kris Maybach	18	6–11
Robert Evans	17	4–13
Matthew Burridge	14	0–14

Most-beaten opponent: Joe Stoodley (14–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	2	6%
2022	2	27%
2021	1	43%
2019	2	39%
2017	2	15%
2016	1	60%
2015	3	33%
2014	1	60%
2013	1	0%

Boats

Slapshot II · J/109 · 5 events · 2017–2023
Pierless · 470, Vanguard 15 · 3 events · 2013–2023
1747 · 470 · 3 events · 2014–2016
Plane to Sea · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2017
1799 · 470 · 1 events · 2019
Ideal 18 · Ideal 18 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 8 events
Milwaukee, WI · 6 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -36, #58,623.Crew rating across all classes: -68, #53,076. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.