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Sailor · 2014–2025

Jason Lutz

metedeconk river yacht club LightningSandpiperJ/70

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Events
16

71 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 16

Podium rate
31%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–75%, 422 boats)

Best class ranking
#33

Crew in Lightning · rating 400

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Timmy Crann

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
David Starck & Timmy Crann

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
David Starck

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Timmy Crann

Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
David Starck

7–17 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

21–16 in 37 races

Best day
13 Jul 2025

3-1-1 · 2025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario Championship

Signature result
1st of 24

2025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario Championship · Lightning · 13 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Timmy Crann — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • David Starck · Team PatStrong · Lightning 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 26 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Timmy Crann · Black River, Team PatStrong · Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 22 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Jonathan Lutz · Black River, Black River Racing, Jonathan Lutz · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Jody Lutz · Black River Racing · J/70, Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Tommy Zanowic · Jason Lutz · Sandpiper 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Adam Starck · Team PatStrong · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Carly Starck · 15456 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
  • Kelsey Slack · Jonathan Lutz · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Douglas Strebel · Black River Racing · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Blake Caskey · Black River Racing · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018

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

Rating history

0219437201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20252025 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaJonathan LutzLightningCrew14th / 25
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCTeam PatStrongLightningCrew9th / 50
19 Jul 20252025 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipTeam PatStrongLightningOther2nd / 18
13 Jul 20252025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario ChampionshipTeam PatStrongLightningOther1st / 24
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Frigid DigitTeam PatStrongLightningCrew5th / 24
6 Jul 20242024 Lightning Class Canadian Open and Lake Erie DistrictsTeam PatStrongLightningOther2nd / 31
29 Jun 20242024 Lightning - Central Atlantic District ChampionshipBlack River RacingLightningSwitch Flipper2nd / 18
13 Jun 2024New England Lightning District Championship 2024Team PatStrongLightningCrew4th / 22
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg15456LightningIn the way3rd / 23
31 May 20232023 Thursday Evening One Design SeriesJason LutzSandpiperSkipper9th / 10
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningTactician10th / 42
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningCrew12th / 42
1 Jun 20222022 Thursday Evening One Design SeriesJason LutzSandpiperSkipper9th / 11
26 May 20212021 Thursday Evening Catboat SeriesJason LutzSandpiperSkipper7th / 9
24 Aug 20182018 Ted Hood RegattaBlack River RacingJ/70Strategist23rd / 47
26 Jul 2014Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJason LutzLightningSkipper24th / 42

Crew rating across all classes: 411, #3,379.Helm rating across all classes: 124, #28,838. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.