Sailor · 2014–2023

Christian Olander

kdy PHRF handicap ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 40%
Podium rate: 73%
Typically beats: 64%
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Dirk Johnson
Best trio: Jim Madden & Dirk Johnson
Biggest lift: Jeff McCooey
Longest-running crew: Thomas Loughborough
Nemesis: Patrizio Bertelli
Best day: 7 Jul 2018
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dirk Johnson — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Thomas Loughborough · Bronco, Legacy, Peligroso, Stark Raving Mad IX · 12 Metre, C&C 30, Handicap, Melges 32 11events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 46% win rate · 19 of 51 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Jun 2023
Jim Madden · Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 31 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Jun 2023
Chris Busch · Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 16 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2022
Dylan Vogel · Bronco, Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VII, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, Melges 32, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2022
Jeff McCooey · Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VII, White Rhino 2 · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 5 of 10 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Sep 2022
Aidan naughton · Stark Raving Mad IX · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2023
Dirk Johnson · Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Sep 2022
Drew Freides · Stark Raving Mad IX, Stark Raving Mad VII · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Sep 2022
Spencer Ogden · Stark Raving Mad IX · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
Al Pleskus · Stark Raving Mad VII · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Feb 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Peligroso	Handicap	Chef	1st / 7
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Stark Raving Mad IX	ORC handicap	Chef	2nd / 7
11 Sep 2022	2022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Stark Raving Mad IX	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	1st / 10
4 Sep 2022	2022 95th - Around the Island Race	Stark Raving Mad IX	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	2nd / 7
12 Aug 2022	2022 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Stark Raving Mad IX	PHRF handicap	Chef	2nd / 5
13 Aug 2021	2021 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Stark Raving Mad IX	ORC handicap	Grinder	1st / 8
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	ORC handicap	Boat Captain	1st / 4
9 Jul 2019	2019 International 12 Metre Association World Championship	Legacy	12 Metre	Chef	1st / 4
6 Jul 2019	2019 Newport Regatta	Legacy	12 Metre	Other	3rd / 4
1 Aug 2018	2018 The Breakwater Yacht Club - Summer Series - With Penalties	Stark Raving Mad VIII	PHRF handicap	Grinder	9th / 10
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	Stark Raving Mad VIII	C&C 30	Runners	1st / 5
1 Mar 2018	2018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	Handicap	Grinder	5th / 5
14 Aug 2015	2015 Ida Lewis Distance Race	White Rhino 2	IRC handicap	Chef	3rd / 9
14 Jan 2015	2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	IRC handicap	Mast	6th / 9
15 Aug 2014	2014 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Bronco	Melges 32	Tactician	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	163 provisional	#18859 band 12203–28083	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

12 Metre · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 144
Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -95
C&C 30 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 129

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	15 events	6 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Chef (5) · Grinder (3) · Autopilot (2) · Boat Captain (1) · Runners (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Patrizio Bertelli	14	5–9
Arthur Santry	14	10–4
Johan Blach Petersen	14	14–0
Gunther Buerman	14	7–7

Most-beaten opponent: Johan Blach Petersen (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	2	1	92%
2022	3	1	86%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	2	1	67%
2018	3	1	37%
2015	2	0	56%
2014	1	0	13%

Boats

Stark Raving Mad IX · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2021–2023
Stark Raving Mad VII · ORC handicap, Handicap, IRC handicap · 3 events · 2015–2020
Legacy · 12 Metre · 2 events · 2019
Stark Raving Mad VIII · PHRF handicap, C&C 30 · 2 events · 2018
Peligroso · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
White Rhino 2 · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2015
Bronco · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 2 events
Costa Mesa, CA, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Jamestown, RI, USA · 1 events
Sag Harbor, NY, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 163, #18,859. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.