Sailor · 2017–2024

Zach Childs

university of wisconsin College fleet racing College team racing E Scow

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Events: 13
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #2469
Longest win streak: 12

Most successful partnership: Patrick Schmidt
Biggest lift: Patrick Schmidt
Nemesis: Ryan Grosch
Rival: Jack Behrend
Best day: 19 Oct 2019
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Patrick Schmidt — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Kate Thickens · Alibi, Legacy · J/24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024
Peter Sauer · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 46 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
Patrick Schmidt · Sweet E Motion, University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2), University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, E Scow 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 13 of 34 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2023
Anna Thickens · TackyCardia, University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · C Scow, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 29 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – Aug 2018
Dave Elsmo · Alibi, Legacy · J/24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024
Scott Monroe · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Ben Witman · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Jonathan Bailey · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2), University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 17 of 26 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019
Phillip Morley · Alibi, Legacy · J/24, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Sep 2024
Matt Barron · Alibi, Legacy · J/24, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Sep 2024	2024 J/24 National Championship	Alibi	J/24	Crew	8th / 18
7 Sep 2023	2023 E Scow National Championship	Sweet E Motion	E Scow	Spinnaker trimmer	72nd / 126
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Legacy	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 7
11 Jun 2021	62nd E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	CrazE Train	E Scow	Other	40th / 56
19 Oct 2019	Kathryn Hammond Interconference Regatta	University of Wisconsin (Badgers)	College fleet racing	B Crew	1st / 12
5 Oct 2019	Pere Marquette	University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)	College fleet racing	B Crew	3rd / 10
21 Sep 2019	2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Hot Sauce	T-10	Bow	1st / 16
22 Sep 2018	Streufert Team Race	University of Wisconsin (Badgers)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 5
12 Aug 2018	2018 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta — C Scow	TackyCardia	C Scow	Crew	61st / 63
7 Apr 2018	Big Ten Team Race	University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
30 Sep 2017	Pere Marquette	University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)	College fleet racing	B Crew (9-10)	3rd / 11
16 Sep 2017	Streufert Team Race	University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	280 provisional	#8998 band 4313–17430	—
College fleet racing Crew	232 provisional	#2469 band 1278–4127	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

E Scow · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating -17
J/24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 38
T-10 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 105
C Scow · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -44

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	3 events	1 wins	beats 61%
As crew	10 events	2 wins	beats 55%

Positions: B Crew (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Bow (1) · B Crew (9-10) (1)

How they race

Closer	−15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−30 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Groskopf	24	9–15
Jack Behrend	24	11–13
Bobby Sessions	21	12–9
Caroline Ritter	20	19–1
Katy Shadek	20	19–1
Cailin Oakes	20	12–8
Emily Allen	20	19–1
Mark Hurt	20	19–1
Nicholas Carney	20	19–1
Maya Smith	20	18–2
Patrick Schmidt	18	8–10
Solomon Dworsky	15	11–4

Most-beaten opponent: Caroline Ritter (19–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	59%
2023	3	0	33%
2021	1	0	29%
2019	3	2	93%
2018	3	1	54%
2017	2	0	53%

Boats

University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 4 events · 2017–2019
Legacy · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023
University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 2 events · 2018–2019
Alibi · J/24 · 1 events · 2024
Sweet E Motion · E Scow · 1 events · 2023
CrazE Train · E Scow · 1 events · 2021
Hot Sauce · T-10 · 1 events · 2019
TackyCardia · C Scow · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Marquette · 2 events
Minnesota · 2 events
Wayzata, MN · 1 events
Lake Minnetonka, Deephaven, MN · 1 events
Middleton, WI, USA · 1 events
Racine, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 280, #8,998. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.