Sailor · 2017–2024

Steve VanderLaan

grand river sailing club S2 7.9 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #65

Most successful partnership: David Morgan
Best trio: Mary Kelly & Chuck Pitsch
Biggest lift: David Morgan
Nemesis: John Spierling
Signature result: 2nd of 10

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Morgan — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Brian Kelly · Meistari, Monkey Wrench · Handicap, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2024
Chuck Pitsch · Meistari · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+59 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2024
David Morgan · Meistari · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+61 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
Mary Kelly · Meistari · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+60 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Dave Ball · Meistari, Monkey Wrench · Handicap, S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2024 – Sep 2024
Alisha Commet · Meistari · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Sep 2022
Pitsch Kelly · Meistari · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Gretchen Kelly · Meistari · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Jason Hartman · Monkey Wrench · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Will Carol · Meistari · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Sep 2024	S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Monkey Wrench	S2 7.9	Other	21st / 24
9 Aug 2024	The 2024 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Meistari	Handicap	Crew	18th / 36
9 Sep 2023	2023 Anchorage Cup	Monkey Wrench	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 8
10 Sep 2022	2022 Anchorage Cup	Meistari	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
12 Aug 2022	2022 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Meistari	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
17 Sep 2021	2021 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Monkey Wrench	S2 7.9	Other	20th / 25
7 Aug 2020	2020 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Meistari	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
22 Sep 2017	2017 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Monkey Wrench	S2 7.9	Other	23rd / 28
16 Sep 2017	2017 S2 7.9 Great Lakes Championship	Monkey Wrench	S2 7.9	Other	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-186 provisional	#77161 band 66698–81175	—
S2 7.9 Helm	-196 provisional	#65 band 55–66	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 3 races, 4 events · rating 41

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 13%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 73%

How they race

Closer	+17 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	30%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Schwarz	22	2–20
John Spierling	22	0–22
Tom Bryant	22	4–18
Scott Derby	22	0–22
Joel Wolfe	18	4–14
Tyson Connolly	16	0–16
Paul Latour	16	3–13
Drew Hilger	16	0–16
Chris Craig	16	4–12
Tim Boak	13	9–4
Daniel Grabowski	12	3–9
Cary Diehl	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Tim Boak (9–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	2	0	32%
2023	1	0	14%
2022	2	1	94%
2021	1	0	21%
2020	1	0	50%
2017	2	0	9%

Boats

Monkey Wrench · S2 7.9, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2017–2024
Meistari · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2020–2024

Where they race

Holland, MI, USA · 6 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Muskegon, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -186 (±211), #77,161.Crew rating across all classes: 41 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.