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Sailor · 2010–2025

Chip Bunata

grapevine sailing club HandicapPortsmouth handicapCatalina 22

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Events
19

75 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 4 of 19

Podium rate
63%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 52%–65%, 140 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chip Embrey

2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Chip Embrey

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chip Embrey

Apr 2022 – Jun 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Jennifer Loehlin

2–15 head to head in 17 races

Best day
3 Nov 2023

1-2-4-2-2 · Wurstfest Regatta I

Signature result
1st of 11

Gold Rush Regatta 2024 · Handicap · 14 Sep 2024

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chip Embrey — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Chip Embrey · Chickin ship, Chickin Ship, Chikin Ship · Handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 22 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Catherine McBride · Bushwacker · Catalina 22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Jim Covey · Bushwacker · Catalina 22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Erik Hansen · Chickin Ship · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

057113201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Sep 2025Gold Rush Regatta 2025AproposHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jun 2025Mayor's Cup 2025Chickin ShipHandicapCrew3rd / 6
1 Nov 2024Wurstfest Regatta IAproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 4
26 Oct 2024Terlingua-In-Exile Regatta 2024BushwackerCatalina 22Crew6th / 7
14 Sep 2024Gold Rush Regatta 2024Chickin ShipHandicapCrew1st / 11
2 Dec 2023Winter RegattaAproposHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
3 Nov 2023Wurstfest Regatta IAproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Sep 2023Gold Rush Regatta 2023Chikin ShipHandicapCrew1st / 8
10 Sep 2022Gold Rush RegattaChickin ShipHandicapCrew3rd / 10
30 Apr 2022Mayor's CupChickin shipHandicapCrew2nd / 5
5 Nov 2021Wurstfest Regatta I 2021AproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 9
12 Dec 20202020 Winter Regatta and Toy DriveAproposHandicapSkipper1st / 3
14 Dec 20192019 Winter Regatta and Toy DriveAproposHandicapSkipper5th / 6
13 Sep 2019Gold Rush Cup RegattaAproposHandicapSkipper1st / 3
3 Nov 2017Wurstfest Regatta 1AproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper9th / 20
4 Nov 2016Wurstfest Regatta 1AproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper5th / 8
6 Nov 2015Wurstfest Regatta 1AproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper11th / 17
1 Nov 2013Wurstfest Regatta 1AproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 13
29 Oct 2010Wurstfest 2010 Regatta IAproposPortsmouth handicapSkipper11th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 59, #41,032.Crew rating across all classes: -2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.