Sailor · 2019–2025

Tim Bestler

peninsula yacht club J/88 PHRF handicap Beneteau First 40.7

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #262

Biggest lift: Greg Polek
Nemesis: John Leahey
Rival: Grace Gillian
Best day: 10 Jun 2022
Signature result: 2nd of 11

Partnerships · 36 sailors

John Polek · Alchemy, Ariel · J/88 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Greg Polek · Alchemy · J/88 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Paul Doucette · Alchemy · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Finn Geary · Wired · Beneteau First 40.7 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Michael Cook · Ariel · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Andy Graff · Exile · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Timothy Weiswasser · Alchemy · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Tony Wilkinson · Wired · Beneteau First 40.7 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Brandye VanderPloeg · Funky Monkey · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Robb Sands · Alchemy · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Funky Monkey	J/88	Chef	7th / 7
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Ariel	J/88	Floater	7th / 7
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Alchemy	J/88	Main Trimmer	5th / 15
19 Jun 2021	2021 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Exile	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 11
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Alchemy	J/88	Main Trimmer	6th / 12
5 Jun 2021	2021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Alchemy	J/88	Spinnaker trimmer	10th / 12
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Wired	Beneteau First 40.7	Floater	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	24 provisional	#39481 band 25652–52311	—
J/88 Crew	-91 provisional	#262 band 232–280	+1.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 40.7 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -10

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Main Trimmer (3) · Floater (2) · Chef (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	26%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Leahey	31	4–26
Andy Graff	31	6–24
Grace Gillian	27	11–15
Michael Frerker	23	13–9
Alexander Abell	23	12–10
Dave Dennison	21	4–16
Tim Wade	16	7–8
Jorgen Christiansen	16	11–4
Daniel Floberg	15	5–10
Lindsey Duda	15	4–10
Dave Tufts	13	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: Jorgen Christiansen (11–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	0%
2023	1	0%
2022	1	71%
2021	3	54%
2019	1	13%

Boats

Alchemy · J/88 · 3 events · 2021–2022
Funky Monkey · J/88 · 1 events · 2025
Ariel · J/88 · 1 events · 2023
Exile · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Wired · Beneteau First 40.7 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 6 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 24, #39,481. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.