BIO
Porter Kavle is regarded as one of the best big boat sailors in the United States. He grew up in Annapolis Maryland and begin sailing at a young age. He grew up sailing dinghies and eventually competing in collegiate sailing while studying finance at Fordham University in New York City. His range consists of competing in match racing and fleet racing as well as high perfromance offshore distance racing. His big boat career began at a young age prior to college, sailing Etchells and Farr 40s with his Father, Jim Kavle a 4x Americas cup winner, professional Maxi Boat racer as well as long time starboat sailor, famous for being the first American to win Keil Week in the Star Class. Kavle has had success in boats such as the J70 and Club 420, Winning the J70 highschool keelboat nationals and placing 3rd at the inagural J70 US youth national championship and 3rd in the C420 triple crown series. Kavle has since been living in Newport RI where his sailing career has advanced to becoming onboard strategist, part time mainsail trimmer as well as program manager for the 12 Metre progam "CHALLENGE XII". Under his lead, the program, which also 3 additional raceboats under its umbrella, has been successful in winning 2X World Championships in 2019 and 2023, 5X North American Championships and 3 overall wins at NYYC Rolex Race Week. Kavle also trims the main onboard an ORC 47 out of Newport RI named TINK a spirit of tradition boat that has had success in the Newport Rolex Series, Block island race week, and is a 2X overall winner of Safe Harbor Race Week. He also competes in doublehanded offshore racing and high performance superyacht racing.
Best Results
| RANK | EVENT | CITY, COUNTRY | CLASS | DATE |
| 1 | 12 Metre world championship Modern Division | Newport RI , USA | 2019 | |
| 1 | 12 Metre world championship Modern Division | Newport RI , USA | 2023 | |
| 1 | 3x NYYC rolex race week at newport overall winner ORC class 1 | , | ||
| 4 | Governors cup international youth match race championship Balboa CA | , USA | ||
| 11 | 2019 starboat U30 worlds | Miami, USA | 2019 | |
| 1 | overall 2018 and 2019 intercollegiate offshore regatta J122, Larchmont NY | , USA | 2019 |
Note
* C = SELECTION CONFIRMED
TBC = SELECTION TO BE CONFIRMED