Sailor · 2016–2024

Mark Kief

PHRF handicap J/120

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 40%
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Joseph Bielinski
Nemesis: Tom Lewin
Best day: 7 Aug 2021
Signature result: 7th of 17

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Jennifer Klock · Storm Warning · J/120, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2019
James Kulwicki · Storm Warning · J/120, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2019
Sandi Lemar · Amazing time, Storm Warning · J/120, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2020
Joseph Bielinski · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
Colin Ackerman · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
Merrily Kuhn · Storm Warning · J/120, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Jun 2019
Jeremy Hafner · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
Sara Creenan · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
Bridget Marren · Polar Express, SEA STAR · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Jennifer Witkowski · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Jun 2024	2024 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 66th Anniversary	Polar Express	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 11
7 Aug 2021	2021 Queen City / Mayor's Cup Regatta	Amazing Time	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
27 Jun 2021	2021 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 64th Anniversary	SEA STAR	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 8
8 Aug 2020	2020 Queen City / Mayor's Cup Regatta	Amazing time	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
10 Aug 2019	2019 Queen City / Mayor's Cup Regatta	Storm Warning	PHRF handicap	Floater	7th / 17
22 Jun 2019	2019 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 62nd Anniversary	Storm Warning	PHRF handicap	Floater	5th / 8
23 Jun 2018	2018 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 61st Anniversary	Storm Warning	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 5
19 Aug 2016	2016 J 120 National Championship	Storm Warning	J/120	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-79 provisional	#54149 band 41782–61012	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/120 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -94
All classes · Helm · 8 races, 2 events · rating 117

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	1 wins	beats 70%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 34%

Positions: Floater (3) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Lewin	23	0–22
Theodore Johnson	12	5–7

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	60%
2021	2	1	57%
2020	1	0	40%
2019	2	0	53%
2018	1	0	25%
2016	1	0	0%

Boats

Storm Warning · PHRF handicap, J/120 · 4 events · 2016–2019
Amazing Time · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2020–2021
Polar Express · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
SEA STAR · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Erie, PA, USA · 4 events
Buffalo, NY, USA · 3 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -79 (±189), #54,149.Helm rating across all classes: 117 (±215). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.