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Sailor · 2011–2026

Chris Simenstad

richmond yc ILCA 7 (Laser)HandicapILCA (rig not given)

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Events
68

351 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 68

Podium rate
25%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 48%–53%, 1,166 boats)

Best class ranking
#225

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 383

Nemesis
Emilio Castelli

15–132 head to head in 149 races

Rival
Rob Hodson

24–24 in 48 races

Best day
25 Apr 2026

1-3-3-6-3-1-5 · 2026 Big Dinghy Regatta

Signature result
1st of 14

2023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Elsa Simenstad · WILD-TYPE · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Paul Disario · PLUS SIXTEEN · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

-18910640020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 68

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Totally Dinghy207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper16th / 20
31 Jul 20262026 Skamania Coves Invitational RegattaChris SimenstadILCA (rig not given)Skipper6th / 16
25 Jul 20262026 Columbia Gorge One Design (CGOD)Chris SimenstadILCA (rig not given)Skipper4th / 11
11 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 8
9 May 20262026 ILCA NorCals & District 24 ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 11
25 Apr 20262026 Big Dinghy Regatta207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 14
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 21
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Dinghy & RS Tera North American ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 9
4 Oct 20252025 Totally Dinghy207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 15
1 Aug 20252025 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta207118ILCA (rig not given)Skipper10th / 18
25 Jul 20252025 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaChris SimenstadILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper5th / 15
12 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 12
20 Jun 2025ILCA-NA Pacific Coast ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 12
26 Apr 2025Spring 5o5 Regatta & ILCA NorCal ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 8
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper10th / 12
5 Oct 20242024 Totally Dinghy207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 12
7 Sep 2024Tahoe ILCA Fleet Championship207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 16
2 Aug 20242024 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta207118ILCA (rig not given)Skipper2nd / 18
26 Jul 20242024 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 8
13 Jul 20242024 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 11
7 Jun 2024June 5o5/470 Regatta and ILCA District 24 ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 7
17 May 20242024 Elvstrom-Zellerbach & Spring Dinghy (ILCA PCCs)Chris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 15
13 Apr 20242024 Big Dinghy Regatta207118ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 5
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays130317ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 14
12 Oct 20232023 ILCA Masters US National ChampionshipChris SimenstadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper17th / 41

Helm rating across all classes: 400, #4,829. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.