Sailor · 2012–2022

Ken Visser

J/111 PHRF handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #285
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Stephen DeMelllo
Best trio: Stephen DeMelllo & Doug Van Der Aa
Biggest lift: Bill Craig
Longest-running crew: Carl Hanssen
Nemesis: Bradley Faber
Best day: 7 Jun 2013
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen DeMelllo — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Carl Hanssen · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Jim Frisinger · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Doug Van Der Aa · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Bill Craig · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 33 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2020
Garret Tenkel · Joie De Vie, Standard Deviation, Variance · Beneteau First 36.7, J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 34 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2018
Stephen DeMelllo · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2020
Mark Tescari · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2020 – Jul 2022
Shane Good · Variance · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
Fred Parker · Standard Deviation · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2014
Stephen DeMello · Standard Deviation · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Variance	J/111	Pit	7th / 13
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Variance	J/111	Pit	5th / 6
3 Jun 2020	2020 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Variance	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
19 Sep 2018	2018 J 111 North American Championship	Variance	J/111	Mast	15th / 16
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Variance	J/111	Mast	8th / 11
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Variance	J/111	Offside trimmer	15th / 15
25 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 9
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 11
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 9
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Joie De Vie	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	7th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	154 provisional	#19981 band 12601–30242	—
J/111 Crew	-119 provisional	#285 band 245–306	−2.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 29

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Pit (2) · Main Trimmer (2) · Mast (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Offside trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	31%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Kalanik	28	5–23
Kevin Saedi	28	5–23
Tom Dickson	28	9–19
Jeff Schaefer	25	19–6
Bradley Faber	25	1–24
Karl Brummel	20	2–18
Richard Witzel	20	4–16
Donald Waller	17	14–3
Larry Schell	15	14–1
Guy Hiestand	15	9–6
Dreher Miz	14	8–6
Antoni Czupryna	14	9–5

Most-beaten opponent: Larry Schell (14–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	2	0	35%
2020	1	1	100%
2018	2	0	18%
2016	1	0	0%
2015	1	0	88%
2014	1	0	80%
2013	1	0	88%
2012	1	0	46%

Boats

Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2016–2022
Standard Deviation · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2013–2015
Joie De Vie · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 154, #19,981. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.