Sailor · 2008–2026

Lu Han

chicago yacht club Shields V15 Melges 15

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Events: 31
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #25
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Gary Ropski
Biggest lift: Gary Ropski
Longest-running crew: Gary Ropski
Nemesis: Kristian Martincic
Rival: Michael Schwartz
Best day: 6 Oct 2013
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gary Ropski — 3 wins · 14 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate

Gary Ropski · Insidious · Shields 15events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 20% win rate · 26 of 137 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2017
Tony Sarillo · Insidious · Shields 7events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 88 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Sep 2017
Kermin Chok · Pepto · Melges 15 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 8th · May 2023 – Jun 2026
Susan Sternkopf · Pepto · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 15th · May 2023 – May 2023
Erica Trejo · LuTopia · Vanguard 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 31

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jun 2026	2026 Melges 15 U.S. National Championship	Pepto	Melges 15	Skipper	51st / 75
2 May 2025	2025 Melges 15 Open Spring Regatta	Pepto	Melges 15	Skipper	8th / 16
2 May 2024	Melges 15 Open Spring Regatta	Pepto	Melges 15	Skipper	11th / 18
11 May 2023	2023 Melges 15 Open Spring Regatta	Pepto	Melges 15	Skipper	15th / 20
9 Sep 2017	2017 Chicago Regatta	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	4th / 6
20 May 2017	2017 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
14 May 2016	2016 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 8
15 Aug 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall Series	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 6
18 Jul 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Summer Series	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	3rd / 7
16 May 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
16 May 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring Series	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
23 Aug 2014	Verve Inshore	LuTopia	Vanguard 15	Skipper	7th / 10
23 Aug 2014	Verve Inshore	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	1st / 4
10 May 2014	2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall Series	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
10 May 2014	2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	1st / 6
10 May 2014	2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring Series	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	1st / 7
3 May 2014	2014 Vlad Regatta	1604	V15	Skipper	5th / 7
9 Mar 2014	2014 Spring Frostbite Series	LuTopia	V15	Skipper	2nd / 3
6 Oct 2013	2013 Fall Frostbite Series	LuTopia	V15	Skipper	1st / 15
24 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	LuTopia	Vanguard 15	Helm	5th / 12
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - A Series/Full Season Registration	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - B Series/Full Season Registration	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	3rd / 6
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - C Series/Full Season Registration	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 7
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Insidious	Shields	Skipper	2nd / 4
4 May 2013	2013 Vlad Regatta	1604	V15	Skipper	2nd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	282 provisional	#11226 band 7567–16116	—
V15 Helm	227 provisional	#11 band 7–18	—
Vanguard 15 Helm	189 provisional	#25 band 11–54	—
Melges 15 Helm	4 provisional	#311 band 195–410	—

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	31 events	4 wins	beats 72%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	75%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Michael Schwartz	105	62–41
Mark Passis	99	49–48
Chris Economos	87	67–20
Sam Veilleux	85	61–24
Kristian Martincic	83	14–69
Andy Camarda	80	43–37
Jacob Karlin	77	15–62
David Stix	70	52–18
Val Smith	68	15–53
John Schellenbach	68	58–10
Mel Levy	63	45–18
Mike Schroff	44	22–22

Most-beaten opponent: John Schellenbach (58–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	32%
2025	1	0	53%
2024	1	0	41%
2023	1	0	26%
2017	2	0	62%
2016	1	0	86%
2015	4	0	78%
2014	7	3	71%
2013	8	1	78%
2012	1	0	77%
2011	3	0	89%
2008	1	0	80%

Boats

Insidious · Shields · 15 events · 2013–2017
LuTopia · Vanguard 15, V15, Handicap · 9 events · 2008–2014
Pepto · Melges 15 · 4 events · 2023–2026
1604 · V15 · 3 events · 2013–2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL · 20 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 6 events
WI · 2 events
Fontana, WI · 1 events
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI · 1 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: 282, #11,226. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.