Possibly the same person: Robert Closter (2013–2025, 8 events) . SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events 30 112
races · 64 race wins
Win rate 40% 40% win rate · 12 of 30
Podium rate 77% 23 top-three finishes
Typically beats 62% of boats faced (range 56%–68%, 172 boats)
Longest win streak 15 race wins in a row
Partnerships · 1 sailors Kelly Closter · R Closter Racing · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums ·
1 events · 0 of 2
races wonBeat 4% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023 Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.
Rating history 0 197 393 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Helm rating, all classes Event history · 30 Show all 30 Ratings Class Rating Rank Impact All classes Helm 368provisional #6132 band 3962–9246 —
2 more classes, not yet ranked 420 · Helm · 2
races, 1
event · rating 11 Cruising · Helm · 1
race, 1
event · rating -33 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 30 events 12 wins beats 67% As crew 0 events 0 wins beats —
Closer −17 pts last race of an event vs. the rest Comeback −12 pts the race after a bottom-half finish Consistency 25% 100% = the same result every event Small fleets 69% of the fleet beaten
Seasons Year Events Wins Beat 2026 2 1 75% 2025 1 1 100% 2024 3 1 58% 2023 4 2 72% 2022 3 2 83% 2021 3 1 71% 2020 2 1 92% 2019 3 1 71% 2018 3 0 31% 2017 1 0 0% 2016 2 0 40% 2015 3 2 93%
Where they race Block Island, RI · 30 events Is this you? Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the
nightly rebuild.
Helm rating across all classes: 368,
#6,132. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.