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Sailor · 2016–2026

Steve Van Pelt

eastport yacht club J/30PHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
33

125 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 7 of 33

Podium rate
55%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 48%–59%, 254 boats)

Best class ranking
#49

Crew in J/30 · rating 208

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dale Eager

5 wins · 10 podiums in 17 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Dan Watson & Dale Eager

5 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Susan Sams

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Vickery Brewer

Jun 2016 – May 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Bruce Irvin

8–34 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Ron Anderson

25–22 in 47 races

Best day
2 May 2025

1-2-1-1 · 2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis

Signature result
1st of 10

2021 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can Series · J/30 · 21 May 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dale Eager — 5 wins · 10 podiums in 17 events together · 29% win rate
  • Dan Watson · Avita, Blackhawk · J/30, J/35, PHRF handicap 19events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 26% win rate · 25 of 91 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Dale Eager · Avita, AVITA · J/30, PHRF handicap 17events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 29% win rate · 25 of 85 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2025
  • Daniel Korwan · Avita · J/30 14events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 21% win rate · 14 of 60 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Apr 2025
  • Brian Barone · Avita, Blackhawk, Tropic Thunder · Handicap, J/30, J/35 13events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 23% win rate · 18 of 63 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Sep 2026
  • Michael Lovendusky · Avita, AVITA · J/30, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 23% win rate · 13 of 61 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2025
  • Susan Sams · Avita · J/30, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 14 of 44 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Thomas Watson · Avita, AVITA, Chaotic Flux, Cimarron · J/30, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 12 of 35 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2022
  • Corinne Smith · Avita, AVITA, Chaotic Flux, Cimarron · J/30, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 12 of 35 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2022
  • Clark Hoffman · Avita, AVITA · J/30 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Sep 2026
  • Stacy Gardner · Avita, Ippon · J/30, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 7 of 36 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-1713829220172019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Cal 25 & J/30 North American ChampionshipsAvitaJ/30In the way3rd / 10
24 May 20252025 Annapolis to Miles River RaceAvitaPHRF handicapIn the way2nd / 5
9 May 20252025 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans SeriesAvitaJ/30In the way1st / 6
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisAvitaJ/30In the way1st / 5
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1AvitaJ/30In the way2nd / 12
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaAvitaJ/30In the way2nd / 5
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceKyrieORC handicapIn the way6th / 6
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleIpponORC handicapIn the way13th / 14
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey4th / 8
23 Oct 20222022 J/35 North American ChampionshipBlackhawkJ/35Headsail Trimmer7th / 9
23 Sep 20222022 J/30 North American ChampionshipAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey12th / 15
29 Jun 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2AvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 13
4 Jun 20222022 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean RaceKyrieORC handicapIn the way2nd / 3
27 May 202272nd Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising CupKyrieORC handicapIn the way1st / 2
20 May 20222022 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 8
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey4th / 9
27 Apr 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1AvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 13
5 Sep 20212021 Annapolis Labor Day RegattaAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 9
10 Jul 20212021 Boomerang RaceAvitaJ/30In the way2nd / 5
30 Jun 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2AvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey13th / 15
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleIpponPHRF handicapIn the way8th / 12
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceKyrieORC handicapIn the way5th / 10
21 May 20212021 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesAvitaJ/30Cat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 10
8 May 20212021 Spring Race to OxfordKyrieORC handicapIn the way8th / 9
5 May 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1AvitaJ/30In the way6th / 15

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 277, #9,207. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.