Sailor · 2016–2020

Stephen DeMelllo

J/111 PHRF handicap Moorings 45

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 23%
Best class ranking: #311
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Ken Visser
Best trio: Ken Visser & Doug Van Der Aa
Biggest lift: Bill Craig
Longest-running crew: Carl Hanssen
Nemesis: Bradley Faber
Rival: Jeff Schaefer
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Visser — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Carl Hanssen · Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 46 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2020
Doug Van Der Aa · Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2020
Jim Frisinger · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 41 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2020
Ken Visser · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2020
Bill Craig · Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2020
Shane Good · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
Todd Bakran · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
Kevin D'Aprile · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
Garret Tenkel · Variance · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2018 – Sep 2018
Owen Beckley · Variance · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jun 2020	2020 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Variance	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 5
21 Aug 2019	2019 J 111 World Championship	Variance	J/111	Pit	19th / 23
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Variance	J/111	Pit	15th / 17
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Variance	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 7
29 Mar 2019	2019 BVI Spring Regatta	Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau	Moorings 45	Pit	7th / 9
19 Sep 2018	2018 J 111 North American Championship	Variance	J/111	Pit	15th / 16
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Variance	J/111	Pit	8th / 11
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Variance	J/111	Pit	15th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-232 provisional	#64369 band 61197–65486	—
J/111 Crew	-236 provisional	#311 band 296–319	−6.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

Moorings 45 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -55

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Pit (8)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	31%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bradley Faber	38	2–36
Kevin Saedi	36	8–28
Richard Witzel	36	5–31
John Kalanik	36	7–29
Peter Wagner	29	0–29
Tom Dickson	29	6–23
Rob Ruhlman	29	1–28
Colin Caliban	29	5–24
Jeff Schaefer	28	16–12
Len Siegal	23	5–18
Daniel Kitchens	22	20–2
Jeffrey Davis	20	3–17

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Kitchens (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2020	1	1	100%
2019	4	0	35%
2018	2	0	18%
2016	1	0	0%

Boats

Variance · PHRF handicap, J/111 · 7 events · 2016–2020
Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau · Moorings 45 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 1 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -232, #64,369. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.