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Sailor · 2010–2026

Chip Balough

eugene yc ThistleLido 14Lido14A

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Events
32

193 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 32

Podium rate
28%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–48%, 541 boats)

Best class ranking
#80

Helm in Thistle · rating 218

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Terry Lettenmaier

5–66 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Wayne Balsiger

48–68 in 117 races

Best day
27 Jul 2023

DNF-1-4-2-3 · 2023 Lido 14 Class Championship Regatta · about 1 in 128 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 17

Al Morris Regatta at Yale Lake · Thistle · 5 Aug 2017

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • Kyle Vickstrom · Mary B, Ramming Speed · Lido 14, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Desiree Braziel · My Precious · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Dave Clay · Mary B · Lido 14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Eli Templeton · My Precious · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Bryce Cumpton · My Precious · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • George Samuels · Sayonara · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Zane Globus-O’Harra · Mary B · Lido 14 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Sally Silsby · My Precious · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Julianne Vickstrom · Mary B · Lido 14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 14th · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Jaden Dart · Ramming Speed · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-114103319201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Harvest Day Regatta 2026Mary BLido 14Skipper2nd / 10
19 Jun 2026Don Kimball Memorial RegattaMary BLido14ASkipper6th / 8
23 May 2026Memorial Day Regatta 2026My PreciousThistleSkipper7th / 23
2 May 2026WSC Lido Turtle RegattaMary BLido 14Skipper14th / 20
2 Apr 2026Thursday Night Racing 2026My PreciousHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
28 Jan 2026Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026SayonaraThistleCrew25th / 25
27 Sep 2025Fall Thistle RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper4th / 5
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaMary BLido 14Skipper4th / 16
12 Jul 2024Tom Beckham Memorial Regatta 2024Ramming SpeedThistleCrew6th / 7
26 Aug 20232023 Harvest RegattaMary BLidoSkipper2nd / 4
27 Jul 20232023 Lido 14 Class Championship RegattaMary BLido 14Skipper14th / 51
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipMy Precious1114Skipper29th / 42
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipMy Precious1113Skipper78th / 85
27 May 20232023 Memorial Day RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper9th / 17
27 Aug 20222022 Harvest RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper4th / 4
28 May 20222022 Memorial Day RegattaChip BaloughThistleSkipper7th / 10
21 Aug 20212021 Sequim Bay RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper4th / 8
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipMy PreciousThistleOther38th / 56
10 Jul 20212021 MidSummer Regatta (aka Memorial Day Regatta)My PreciousThistleSkipper5th / 14
7 Sep 20192019 Harvest RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper2nd / 7
25 May 20192019 Memorial Day RegattaMy PreciousThistleSkipper8th / 13
21 Jul 2018Emerald Cup 2018My PreciousThistleSkipper2nd / 6
26 May 2018Memorial Day Regatta 2018Chip BaloughThistleSkipper8th / 14
5 Aug 2017Al Morris Regatta at Yale Lake3956ThistleSkipper3rd / 17
27 May 2017Memorial Day Regatta 2017My PreciousThistleSkipper3rd / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 262 (±127), #12,797.Crew rating across all classes: -114 (±210). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.