Sailor · 2009–2026

Mark Kaplan

lnyc Lightning Flying Scot Portsmouth handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #346
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Ronit Zilberboim
Biggest lift: Ronit Zilberboim
Longest-running crew: Ronit Zilberboim
Nemesis: Mark Schneider
Best day: 6 Sep 2025
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ronit Zilberboim — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Ronit Zilberboim · Mark Kaplan · Flying Scot, Portsmouth handicap 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 61 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jun 2026
Stuart Resenberg · 14940 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Eva Cornell · Mark Kaplan · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Stephen Marshall · Mark Kaplan · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Ian Rosenberg · 14940 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Mark Tino · Mark Kaplan · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Will Cornell · Mark Kaplan · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Peter Menninger · Tyler Menninger · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Tyler Menninger · Tyler Menninger · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Aug 2026	LBIYRA Lightning & Mariner Championship	Mark Kaplan	Lightning	Skipper	9th / 10
6 Jun 2026	2026 Saturday Club Series	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	1st / 2
24 Apr 2026	26th Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	8th / 11
16 Apr 2026	2026 Thursday Night Series	Mark Kaplan	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
12 Apr 2026	2026 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth Series	Mark Kaplan	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	10th / 16
1 Nov 2025	2025 Flying Scot Fall 48	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	28th / 32
28 Jun 2025	Lightning CAD/MET District Championship	Mark Kaplan	Lightning	Skipper	19th / 20
18 May 2025	2025 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth Series	Mark Kaplan	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	10th / 10
17 Apr 2025	2025 Thursday Series	Mark Kaplan	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	3rd / 14
5 Apr 2025	2025 Saturday Club Series	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	1st / 10
1 Nov 2024	2024 Fall 48 Regatta	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	23rd / 30
8 Sep 2024	LNYC Sunday Portsmouth Series	Mark Kaplan	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	12th / 17
3 May 2024	Flying Scot Great 48	Mark Kaplan	Flying Scot	Skipper	24th / 26
9 Sep 2022	74th Annual Regatta & Lightning NJ State Championship	Tyler Menninger	Lightning	Crew	10th / 11
27 Sep 2013	2013 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	14940	Lightning	Other	6th / 17
29 Sep 2012	2012 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	14940	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 17
1 Oct 2011	2011 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	14940	Lightning	Other	5th / 12
25 Jul 2009	Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta	Mark Kaplan	Lightning	Skipper	50th / 59

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	23 provisional	#47151 band 33351–61192	—
Flying Scot Helm	32 provisional	#346 band 229–440	−3.9
Lightning Helm	-65 provisional	#425 band 304–500	−5.9

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -21
Lightning · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -25

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	17 events	2 wins	beats 41%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 10%

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	15%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Schneider	20	2–18
John Faus	19	2–17
Dmitriy Yakovenko	18	9–9
Sean O'Donnell	17	1–16
David Lawrence	17	1–16
Rich Warren	15	0–15
Charlie Wardwell	15	2–13
Tim Porter	14	0–14
John Parker	14	7–7
Gary Swangler	14	6–8
Steve Listhaus	14	13–1
Richard Moyer	14	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: Kent Steinriede (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	5	1	50%
2025	5	1	41%
2024	3	0	21%
2022	1	0	10%
2013	1	0	69%
2012	1	0	38%
2011	1	0	64%
2009	1	0	16%

Boats

Mark Kaplan · Lightning, Flying Scot, Portsmouth handicap · 14 events · 2009–2026
14940 · Lightning · 3 events · 2011–2013
Tyler Menninger · Lightning · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Mooresville, NC · 11 events
Surf City, NJ · 3 events
Philadelphia, PA, USA · 3 events
Toms River Yacht Club · 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: 23 (±156), #47,151.Crew rating across all classes: -21 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.