Sailor · 2013–2026

Hugo Knef

vyc ORC handicap Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 41%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Edward Conti
Best trio: John Duys & Gregg Golembeski
Biggest lift: Erik Breedlove
Longest-running crew: Erik Breedlove
Nemesis: David Halliwill
Best day: 14 Sep 2023
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Edward Conti — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Erik Breedlove · Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+67 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
Gregg Golembeski · Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+67 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
John Arens · Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+67 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
Jim Coburn · Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+67 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
Paul Demers · Reverie · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 27 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+57 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
Randall Lesley · Reverie · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 27 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+57 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
Edward Conti · Reverie · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
John Duys · Reverie · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
Ben Burbridge · Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+54 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Aug 2026
Brett Dewire · Inspired Environments · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2013 – Sep 2013

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta	Reverie	ORC handicap	Crew	2nd / 11
11 Sep 2025	2025 Rolex Big Boat Series	Reverie	ORC handicap	Crew	2nd / 8
24 May 2025	2025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Reverie	PHRF handicap	Grinder	2nd / 7
12 Sep 2024	2024 Rolex Big Boat Series	Reverie	ORC handicap	Grinder	5th / 11
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Reverie	ORC handicap	Grinder	1st / 6
3 Jul 2019	2019 - Ciccerello, Smith and Van Dolson Perpetuals	PLAIN WHITE BOAT	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
1 Jun 2019	2019 - North Bay Series	PLAIN WHITE BOAT	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
3 Apr 2019	2019 - Ochs, Campbell and Race Committee Perpetuals	PLAIN WHITE BOAT	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
5 Jul 2017	2017 - Ciccerello, Smith and Van Dolson Perpetuals	ANNE BONNY	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 17
5 Apr 2017	2017 - Ochs, Campbell and Race Committee Perpetuals	ANNE BONNY	Handicap	Skipper	16th / 16
26 Sep 2013	2013 Rolex Big Boat Series	Inspired Environments	IRC handicap	Pit	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	126 provisional	#23907 band 13128–39204	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 2 races, 5 events · rating -19

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 20%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 70%

Positions: Grinder (3) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−36 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	23%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Rostas	14	14–0
David Halliwill	14	5–9

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Rostas (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	90%
2025	2	0	85%
2024	1	0	60%
2023	1	1	100%
2019	3	0	28%
2017	2	0	9%
2013	1	0	0%

Boats

Reverie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2023–2026
PLAIN WHITE BOAT · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2019
ANNE BONNY · Handicap · 2 events · 2017
Inspired Environments · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Vallejo Yacht Club · 5 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 3 events
San Francisco, CA · 2 events
California, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 126, #23,907.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -19. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.