Sailor · 2007–2025

Christopher Lamb

gtyc Melges 24 J/111 PHRF handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 58%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #84
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Richie Ellis
Longest-running crew: Tom Babel
Nemesis: Mike Dow
Rival: Scot Zimmerman
Best day: 18 Aug 2018
Signature result: 1st of 24

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Tom Babel · No Surprise, nosurprise, Padawan 3 · J/111, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 41 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2020
Andrew Berge · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
David Irish · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Patrick Farrell · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Richie Ellis · Padawan 3 · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 23 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2016 – Jun 2020
Nick Ford · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Trevor Davis · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Michael Elcoate · Padawan 3 · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2016 – Aug 2019
Marty Jensen · nosurprise · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Noah Robitshek · Padawan 3 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2020 – Jun 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 · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Padawan 4	J/111	Skipper	5th / 14
31 Aug 2024	2024 Red Fox Regatta	Padawan 4	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
14 Jun 2023	2023 Melges 24 Sprint Series	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Skipper	1st / 10
7 Jun 2023	2023 GTYC Wednesday Night Race Season	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Skipper	3rd / 13
17 May 2022	2022 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24	Padawan3	Melges 24	Skipper	3rd / 14
19 May 2021	2021 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24 - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 14
17 Jun 2020	2020 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24 - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 15
16 Aug 2019	2019 Melges 24 North American Championship	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	15th / 41
15 May 2019	2019 Wednesday Night Series - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	4th / 16
18 Aug 2018	2018 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	1st / 24
16 May 2018	2018 Wednesday Night Series - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 13
19 Aug 2017	2017 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	16th / 21
24 May 2017	2017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Melges 24 Sprint Series	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	6th / 9
17 May 2017	2017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Padawan 3	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 11
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Padawan 3	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 12
16 Jun 2015	2015 J 111 World Championship	No Surprise	J/111	Main Trimmer	11th / 25
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Nosurprise	J/111	Main Trimmer	14th / 19
24 Jul 2014	2014 J 111 North American Championship	nosurprise	J/111	Strategist	2nd / 13
21 Sep 2007	2007 Audi Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Padawan3	Melges 24	Skipper	44th / 52

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	336 provisional	#7747 band 4943–11756	—
Melges 24 Helm	270 provisional	#84 band 55–129	+10.3
J/111 Crew	79 provisional	#174 band 104–236	—
All classes Crew	58 provisional	#33864 band 18463–50633	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/111 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 46

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	16 events	2 wins	beats 75%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 59%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	46%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Dow	143	39–104
Christopher Jeffries	131	85–45
Scot Zimmerman	128	68–59
Jerry Miller	115	106–9
Claek Phelps	110	86–24
Bill Babel	91	60–31
Jeff Bodie	73	54–19
Adam Prettyman	71	46–25
Tom Roop	54	31–22
Kent Sisk	53	37–16
Jason Gross	43	36–7
Chris Branson	36	35–1

Most-beaten opponent: Jerry Miller (106–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	69%
2024	1	0	80%
2023	2	1	92%
2022	1	0	85%
2021	1	0	92%
2020	1	0	93%
2019	2	0	73%
2018	2	1	96%
2017	3	0	51%
2016	1	0	91%
2015	2	0	43%
2014	1	0	92%
2007	1	0	16%

Boats

Padawan 3 · Melges 24, PHRF handicap · 12 events · 2016–2023
Padawan 4 · J/111, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2024–2025
Padawan3 · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2007–2022
Nosurprise · J/111 · 2 events · 2014–2015
No Surprise · J/111 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Traverse City, MI, USA · 9 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Traverse City, MI · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Charlevoix, 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.

Helm rating across all classes: 336 (±129), #7,747.Crew rating across all classes: 58 (±230), #33,864. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.