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Sailor · 2013–2026

Carl Hanssen

muskegon yacht club PHRF handicapJ/111Handicap

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Events
51

240 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 51

Podium rate
41%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (90%: 43%–51%, 430 boats)

Best class ranking
#78

Helm in J/111 · rating -72

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Stephen DeMello

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Doug Van Der Aa

Jun 2013 – Jul 2022 · 13 events

Nemesis
Bradley Faber

10–62 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Jeff Schaefer

38–26 in 64 races

Best day
7 Jun 2013

2-2-7-1 · 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta · about 1 in 11 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

2015 Red Fox Regatta · PHRF handicap · 6 Sep 2015

Partnerships · 21 sailors

  • Doug Van Der Aa · Sea Senor, Standard Deviation, Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · Handicap, J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 70 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
  • Jim Frisinger · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 71 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
  • Ken Visser · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
  • Stephen DeMelllo · Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 46 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2020
  • Bill Craig · Standard Deviation, Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 38 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2020
  • Shane Good · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2022
  • Garret Tenkel · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 28 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2018
  • Stephen DeMello · Sea Senor, Standard Deviation · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Apr 2022
  • Todd Bakran · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Ray Leyman · Variance · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

01202402014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Skipper7th / 12
6 May 2026MYC 2026 PHRF Season SeriesVariancePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 27
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Skipper13th / 14
14 May 2025MYC 2025 PHRF Season SeriesVARIANCEHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
4 Apr 202552nd BVI Spring RegattaTeam Variance - Portlandia IIHandicapOther6th / 8
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Other11th / 13
8 May 2024MYC 2024 PHRF Season SeriesVarianceHandicapSkipper4th / 30
28 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Other8th / 12
10 May 20232023 Muskegon Yacht Club Wed Night Season Race SeriesVariancePHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
3 Sep 20222022 Red Fox RegattaVariancePHRF handicapOther4th / 6
2 Sep 20222022 NUCORE TriangleVariancePHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
13 Aug 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver RaceVariancePHRF handicapOther4th / 6
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Skipper7th / 13
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoVarianceJ/111Skipper5th / 6
4 May 20222022 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night SeriesVariancePHRF handicapOther4th / 5
1 Apr 202249th BVI Spring RegattaSea SenorHandicapSkipper4th / 6
4 Sep 20212021 Red Fox RegattaVariancePHRF handicapOther1st / 6
3 Sep 20212021 NUCORE TriangleVariancePHRF handicapOther7th / 12
14 Aug 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver RaceVariancePHRF handicapOther6th / 6
30 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaVarianceJ/111Other2nd / 6
5 May 20212021 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night SeriesVariancePHRF handicapOther4th / 8
5 Sep 20202020 Red Fox RegattaVariancePHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
4 Sep 20202020 NUCORE TriangleVariancePHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
3 Jun 20202020 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night SeriesVariancePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
7 Sep 20192019 Anchorage CupVariancePHRF handicapOther5th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 168 (±93), #22,419. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.