Sailor · 2009–2025

Christopher Deaver

scyc ORC handicap Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 16%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 62%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Edward Marez
Best trio: Tod Rego & Dave Morris
Biggest lift: Chris Perkins
Longest-running crew: Edward Marez
Nemesis: Thomas Furlong
Best day: 16 Sep 2017
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Edward Marez — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Kevin Wasbauer · Buona Sera, BustinLoose, Octavia · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 70 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 36 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2024
Mike Evans · Buona Sera, Octavia, Tonopah Low · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 70 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jun 2023
Gerry Swinton · Buona Sera, Favonius, Octavia · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 70 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jun 2023
Edward Marez · Buona Sera · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 70 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Apr 2025
Bret Gripenstraw · Buona Sera, Octavia · Handicap, ORC handicap, Santa Cruz 70 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jun 2023
Chris Gatward · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Bruce Merritt · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Larry Gamble · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Sylvain Barrielle · Buona Sera, Octavia · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 70 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – May 2024
Jeff Pulford · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2025	2025 \| Santa Cruz 27 Nationals	Water Dragon	Santa Cruz 27	Crew	5th / 18
12 Apr 2025	2025 \| Año Nuevo Race	Buona Sera	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 3
25 May 2024	2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Buona Sera	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 8
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Buona Sera	Handicap	Other	4th / 10
27 May 2023	2023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Buona Sera	Santa Cruz 70	Other	1st / 4
30 Jul 2022	2022 Day on the Bay BBBS Regatta	Buona Sera	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 11
25 Mar 2022	Champion of Champions	Tonopah Low	Handicap	Crew	5th / 8
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Favonius	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 9
20 Aug 2021	2021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National Championship	Favonius	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 9
12 Sep 2019	2019 Rolex Big Boat Series	Octavia	ORC handicap	Grinder	6th / 11
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Buona Sera	Handicap	Grinder	2nd / 9
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 9
11 Jul 2017	2017 Transpac Honolulu Race	Buona Sera	Handicap	Grinder	6th / 8
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Octavia	ORC handicap	Grinder	4th / 7
17 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 5
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Buona Sera	Handicap	Grinder	4th / 6
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 9
26 Sep 2013	2013 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 5
10 Sep 2009	2009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National Championship	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	361 provisional	#4910 band 2809–8400	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Santa Cruz 27 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 67
Santa Cruz 70 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 30

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	19 events	3 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Grinder (5) · Main Trimmer (5)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Clauser	30	27–3
Sy Kleinman	21	10–11
Thomas Furlong	19	6–13
Bill Helvestine	19	19–0
Romeo Uriarte	18	8–10
Wayne Koide	12	3–9
Skip Ely	12	5–7
Nicholas Grebe	12	12–0

Most-beaten opponent: John Clauser (27–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	1	88%
2024	1	0	29%
2023	2	1	83%
2022	2	0	66%
2021	2	0	50%
2019	2	0	69%
2017	2	1	64%
2016	1	0	50%
2015	2	0	33%
2014	1	0	88%
2013	1	0	75%
2009	1	0	29%

Boats

Buona Sera · PHRF handicap, Handicap, Santa Cruz 70 · 8 events · 2015–2025
BustinLoose · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 5 events · 2009–2017
Favonius · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2021
Octavia · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2016–2019
Water Dragon · Santa Cruz 27 · 1 events · 2025
Tonopah Low · Handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 9 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 2 events
California, USA · 2 events
Santa Cruz, CA · 2 events
Monterey, CA · 1 events
Costa Mesa, CA, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 361 (±157), #4,910. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.