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Sailor · 2013–2024

Chip Whipple

nyyc boothbay harbor yc southort me yc HandicapIC37ORC handicap

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Events
22

147 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 4 of 22

Podium rate
46%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 70%–79%, 288 boats)

Best class ranking
#270

Crew in IC37 · rating 59

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Caunter

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kenneth Colburn & John Caunter

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

Biggest lift
John Caunter

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kenneth Colburn

Jun 2015 – Jun 2024 · 8 events

Nemesis
Andrew Fisher

7–15 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Christopher Culver

16–20 in 36 races

Best day
28 Jul 2017

1-1-2-7-2-5 · 2017 H Class Championship

Signature result
1st of 29

2017 H Class Championship · H Class - Senior · 28 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: John Caunter — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kenneth Colburn · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, Swan 42 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 54 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Tim Fetsch · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, Swan 42 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 42 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Ginny Colburn · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, Swan 42 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 14 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Jeffrey Sammis · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 34 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Tod Yankee · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 31 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Lynne Whipple · Breezing Up, Marilee, MARILEE, Rum Punch · Etchells, H12, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 33 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2024
  • Robert Slattery · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, Swan 42 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 42 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Peter Benedetto · Arethusa, Daring, Mahi · IRC handicap, Shields, Swan 42 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 30 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2017
  • Billy Liberty · Cool Breeze · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Sep 2018
  • David Hyer · Cool Breeze · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

0229457201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Aug 20242024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island RaceRum PunchPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaMarileeHandicapMain Trimmer1st / 3
14 Jun 20242024 SIYC H12 Summer SeriesBreezing UpH12Skipper4th / 11
28 Jul 20232023 H Class ChampionshipBreezing UpH12Other5th / 36
26 Jun 20212021 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics RegattaMARILEEHandicapMain Trimmer2nd / 9
28 Sep 20192019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaApparition37IC37Tactician8th / 11
27 Sep 20192019 Melges IC37 National ChampionshipApparition37IC37Tactician12th / 20
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaApparitionORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 7
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaApparition37IC37Main Trimmer3rd / 17
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekApparitionORC handicapMain Trimmer7th / 12
22 Sep 20182018 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaCool BreezeIRC handicapMain Trimmer5th / 10
28 Jul 20172017 H Class ChampionshipBreezing upH Class - SeniorSkipper1st / 29
23 Jun 20172017 Etchells Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWhite BoatEtchellsOther6th / 25
21 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekDaringIRC handicapMain Trimmer5th / 9
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCool BreezeORC handicapMain Trimmer4th / 6
25 Jun 20162016 Etchells Long Island Sound Championship1167EtchellsOther2nd / 26
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCool BreezePHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 7
10 Sep 20152015 Shields NationalsMahiShieldsStrategist9th / 24
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIApparitionSwan 42Main Trimmer2nd / 6
27 Mar 20152015 St. Thomas International RegattaKismetHandicapMain Trimmer8th / 11
24 Jan 2014Quantum Key West Race Week 2014ArethusaIRC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 10
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVArethusaSwan 42Main Trimmer5th / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 457, #2,361.Helm rating across all classes: 290, #10,996. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.