Sailor · 2009–2026

Chad Olness

wayzata yacht club A Scow J/70 J/22

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 62%

Nemesis: Travis Odenbach
Best day: 19 Jun 2019
Signature result: 3rd of 38

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Peter Cucci · Dawn Patrol · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
Jon Monson · Dawn Patrol · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
Thorn Turner · Dawn Patrol · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
Mark Olson · Animal House, Lucky · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2025 – Jun 2026
Mimi Solum · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Leif Fixen · Lucky · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Jeff Solum · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Ned Feist · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Bill Worms · Animal House · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Ben O’Laughlin · Lucky · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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Rating history

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

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jun 2026	2026 NCASA Annual Championship	Lucky	A Scow	Crew	9th / 22
10 Aug 2025	2025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship Regatta	Animal House	A Scow	Crew	11th / 15
15 May 2025	2025 J/70 US National Championship	Dawn Patrol	J/70	Crew	17th / 34
3 May 2025	2025 Dave Cool Icebreaker	Dawn Patrol	J/70	Crew	2nd / 12
19 Jun 2019	2019 J22 North American Championship	Fish Grease	J/22	Skipper	3rd / 38
19 Sep 2017	2017 J 24 World Championship Regatta	Zoom	J/24	Other	41st / 63
17 Sep 2015	2015 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Usain Boat	S2 7.9	Other	3rd / 29
27 Sep 2009	2009 J/22 North American Championship	Let's Boogie	J/22	Skipper	14th / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	205 provisional	#18097 band 8531–34745	—
All classes Crew	98 provisional	#27585 band 13983–45823	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/22 · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating 120
A Scow · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 55
J/24 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 18
S2 7.9 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 69
J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating 27

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 72%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 58%

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Freedman	16	8–8
John Peterson	15	9–6
Keith Zars	15	10–5
Chris Doyle	15	4–11
Travis Odenbach	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: Keith Zars (10–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	62%
2025	3	57%
2019	1	95%
2017	1	36%
2015	1	93%
2009	1	64%

Boats

Dawn Patrol · J/70 · 2 events · 2025
Lucky · A Scow · 1 events · 2026
Animal House · A Scow · 1 events · 2025
Fish Grease · J/22 · 1 events · 2019
Zoom · J/24 · 1 events · 2017
Usain Boat · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2015
Let's Boogie · J/22 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Wayzata, MN · 2 events
Wayzata , MN · 1 events
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Bellaire, MI, USA · 1 events
Rush Creek Yacht Club · 1 events
Wayzata, MN, 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: 205 (±248), #18,097.Crew rating across all classes: 98 (±240), #27,585. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.