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Sailor · 2011–2024

Alex Simon

Melges 24Cal 25Beneteau First 36.7

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Events
47

271 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 47

Podium rate
23%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 61%–67%, 778 boats)

Best class ranking
#105

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 231

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Champ Glover

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Champ Glover & Leigh Savage

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nicholas VanAntwerp

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dave Simon

Aug 2011 – Aug 2022 · 15 events

Nemesis
Bruce Ayres

7–57 head to head in 64 races

Rival
KC Shannon

44–41 in 85 races

Best day
13 Apr 2019

3-5-11-2 · 2019 Sperry Charleston Race Week

Signature result
1st of 10

2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago · ORC handicap · 11 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Champ Glover — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Hunter Ratliff · As You Wish, Das Boot, Das Boot 3.0, Decorum · Beneteau First 36.7, Beneteau First 40.7, Cal 25, Melges 24 24events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4% win rate · 8 of 160 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2021
  • Megan Ratliff · As You Wish, Decorum · Beneteau First 36.7, Melges 24 18events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 6% win rate · 4 of 128 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Dec 2019
  • Dave Simon · 42, As You Wish, Forty-two · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 15events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 95 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Aug 2022
  • Leigh Savage · 42, As You Wish, Patriot · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 47 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2024
  • Charlie Arnett · As You Wish · Beneteau First 36.7 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2020
  • Jay Muller · Das Boot, Das Boot 3.0 · Beneteau First 40.7, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2021
  • Cindy Muller · Das Boot, Das Boot 3.0 · Beneteau First 40.7, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2021
  • Brad Terpstra · As You Wish, Das Boot, Decorum · Beneteau First 36.7, Beneteau First 40.7, Melges 24 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 48 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Sep 2018
  • Ed Frankowski · Das Boot, Das Boot 3.0 · Beneteau First 40.7, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2021
  • Tom Dawson · As You Wish · Beneteau First 36.7 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 42 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-681363392012201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design Regatta42Cal 25Other6th / 11
1 Oct 20222022 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other3rd / 9
26 Aug 20222022 Cal 25 National Championship42Cal 25Other11th / 18
27 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design Regatta42Cal 25Other9th / 14
14 Aug 20212021 Verve Cup Offshore Distance RegattaLucky DubieORC handicapOther1st / 5
20 Jun 20212021 Waukegan to Chicago - CASRADas Boot 3.0PHRF handicapOther6th / 14
19 Jun 20212021 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRADas Boot 3.0PHRF handicapOther10th / 12
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoLucky DubieORC handicapOther1st / 10
3 Oct 20202020 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other4th / 7
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaAs You WishBeneteau First 36.7Bow4th / 5
14 Dec 20192020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1DecorumMelges 24Other5th / 28
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoDas BootBeneteau First 40.7Other2nd / 9
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaAs You WishBeneteau First 36.7Bow1st / 7
24 May 20192019 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipDecorumMelges 24Crew13th / 35
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekDecorumMelges 24Other8th / 37
8 Mar 20192019 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaDecorumMelges 24Other13th / 25
19 Jan 20192019 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2DecorumMelges 24Other4th / 17
1 Dec 20182019 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1DecorumMelges 24Other6th / 20
29 Sep 20182018 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other5th / 12
7 Sep 20182018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipAs You WishBeneteau First 36.7Other3rd / 11
8 Jun 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoDas BootBeneteau First 40.7Other2nd / 9
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaAs You WishBeneteau First 36.7Bow1st / 6
16 Feb 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgDecorumMelges 24Other5th / 18
30 Sep 20172017 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other2nd / 13
10 Aug 20172017 Cal 25 National ChampionshipPatriotCal 25Other4th / 25

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 293, #8,207. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.