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Sailor · 2011–2024

Chris Wacker

lbyc PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
42

124 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 6 of 42

Podium rate
50%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–70%, 596 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Robert Zellmer

3 wins · 9 podiums in 25 events together · 12% win rate

Longest-running crew
Robert Zellmer

Apr 2011 – Jan 2024 · 25 events

Nemesis
Will Durant

4–15 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Todd Wheatley

12–13 in 25 races

Best day
4 Jun 2014

1-1-2-2-5 · 2014 Wet Wednesday Series - Series 2

Signature result
2nd of 40

2018 Seal Beach to Dana Point Race · PHRF handicap · 7 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Zellmer — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 25 events together · 12% win rate
  • Robert Zellmer · Flying Fiche, Flyingfiche, Flyingfiche II, FLYINGFICHE II · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 25events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 12% win rate · 10 of 62 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2011 – Jan 2024
  • Richard Whiteley · Flyingfiche II · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Feb 2019
  • Tom Wacker · Flyingfiche II, Trading Places · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2015 – Jul 2017
  • Pete Wayman · Trading Places · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Paul Turang · Flyingfiche II · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Dan Rossen · Flyingfiche II · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Robert Wacker · Flyingfiche II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Chris Messano · Flyingfiche II · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Brian McKeever · Flyingfiche II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Kenny Dair · Flyingfiche II · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019

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

Rating history

-101112322012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Jan 20242024 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 35
19 Aug 2023Queen Mary RegattaFlyingfiche IIHandicapSkipper1st / 8
28 Jul 20232023 Santa Barbara to King Harbor RaceFlyingfiche IIHandicapSkipper4th / 8
20 May 20232023 Catalina Island SeriesFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
28 Apr 202375th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceFLYINGFICHE IIPHRF handicapSkipper43rd / 81
3 Sep 20222022 LONG BEACH TO DANA POINT RACEFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 29
9 Jan 20222022 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper28th / 32
24 Jul 2021Spinnaker series #4 KHYC 2 CBYCFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
31 Jul 20192019 Wet Wednesday Series 3 - Entry List and ScoringFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
12 Jun 20192019 Wet Wednesday Series 2 - Entry List and ScoringFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceFlyingfiche IIORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
1 Sep 2018LONG BEACH TO DANA POINT RACEFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 31
1 Aug 20182018 Wet Wednesdays-Series 3 Entry List and ScoringFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
7 Jul 20182018 Seal Beach to Dana Point RaceFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 40
13 Jun 20182018 Wet Wednesdays-Series 2 Entry List and ScoringFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
2 May 20182018 Wet Wednesdays-Series 1-Entry List and ScoringFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
2 Sep 2017LONG BEACH TO DANA POINT RACEFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 29
26 Jul 20172017 Wet Wednesdays-Series 3 Entry ListFlyingfichePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
26 Jul 20172017 Wet Wednesdays-Series 3 Entry ListFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
11 Jul 20172017 Transpac Honolulu RaceFlyingfiche IIHandicapOwner6th / 10
14 Jun 20172017 Wet Wednesdays-Series 2 Entry ListFlyingfiche IIPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
14 Jun 20172017 Wet Wednesdays-Series 2 Entry ListFlyingfichePHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
3 May 20172017 Wet Wednesdays-Series 1-Entry List and ScoringFlyingfichePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
3 Aug 20162016 Wet Wednesdays-Series 3-Entry List and ScoringFlyingfichePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
15 Jun 20162016 Wet Wednesdays-Series 2-Entry List and ScoringFlyingfichePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 175, #22,016.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -152. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.