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Sailor · 2009–2026

Kurt Taken-Holtze

wayzata yacht club J/22ILCALaser

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Events
26

165 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 26

Podium rate
27%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (90%: 68%–73%, 734 boats)

Best class ranking
#19

Helm in J/22 · rating 516

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jon Lee

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Jeff Hames & Jon Lee

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jon Lee

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jeff Hames

Sep 2018 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chris Doyle

24–76 head to head in 100 races

Rival
Chris Wientjes

45–40 in 85 races

Best day
21 Mar 2024

1-7-6-5-7-4-4-4-3 · J/22 Midwinter Championship · about 1 in 4,268 by chance

Signature result
1st of 27

J/22 Midwinter Championship · J/22 · 21 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jon Lee — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jeff Hames · Kurt Taken-Holtze, Turn Down 4 What, Turn Down For What · J/22 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Jon Lee · Kurt Taken-Holtze, Turn Down 4 What · J/22 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Uta Moncur · J/22 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Ian Solum · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Matthew Thompson · Loki (Corinthian) · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Gary Christensen · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Bernard Soya · Turn Down For What · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Jeff Solum · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Olivia Taken-Holtze · Kurt Taken-Holtze · ILCA 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Liam Worms · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

-12255522201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Oct 20262026 J/22 World ChampionshipKurt Taken-HoltzeWorld ChampionshipSkipper16th / 46
26 Aug 20262026 Champ of ChampsJ/22420Skipper6th / 16
24 Sep 20252025 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship for the MalloryKurt Taken-HoltzeJ/22Skipper1st / 10
3 May 20252025 Dave Cool IcebreakerTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Skipper1st / 10
23 Oct 20242024 J/22 World ChampionshipTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22In the way12th / 48
18 Oct 20242024 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Other4th / 23
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaAnimal HouseA ScowCrew5th / 16
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointLoki (Corinthian)J/70Skipper32nd / 39
21 Mar 2024J/22 Midwinter ChampionshipTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Skipper1st / 27
28 Oct 2023NUMB 2023Kurt Taken-HoltzeILCASkipper2nd / 17
16 Mar 2023J/22 Midwinter ChampionshipTurn down for whatJ/22Skipper6th / 20
29 Oct 2022NUMB 2022Kurt Taken-HoltzeILCASkipper1st / 21
13 Sep 20222022 J/22 North American ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Skipper7th / 21
13 Aug 20222022 Shipwreck RegattaTurn Down For WhatJ/24Other2nd / 5
17 Jul 20212021 J22 World ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Skipper18th / 42
10 Oct 2020NUMBKurt Taken-holtzeILCASkipper5th / 26
19 Jun 20192019 J22 North American ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Skipper2nd / 38
14 Mar 2019J22 Midwinter ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Skipper9th / 30
11 Sep 20182018 J 22 World ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Other32nd / 64
23 Mar 2017J/22 Midwinter ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Skipper9th / 31
17 Mar 2016J22 Midwinter ChampionshipTurn Down for WhatJ/22Skipper8th / 26
24 Aug 20142014 DSSA Laser Grand PrixBoat 57190LaserOther4th / 13
1 Oct 2013International J/22 Class Association 2013 World ChampionshipBad Hair dayJ/22Skipper17th / 71
23 Feb 20112011 Layline J/22 Midwinter ChampionshipIceboxJ/22Skipper17th / 25
11 Aug 20102010 U.S. Laser National Championship190243Laser RadialSkipper15th / 55

Helm rating across all classes: 522 (±177), #1,842.Crew rating across all classes: 55 (±248). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.