Sailor · 2014–2026

Erik Schwanz

port huron yacht club PHRF handicap S2 7.9 ORC handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #34
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Gary Wright
Longest-running crew: Mike Vigrass
Nemesis: Tyson Connolly
Best day: 11 Aug 2021
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Mike Vigrass · Bella J, First World Problem, Killing Me Softly, Tribal Knowledge · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2026
Raymond Rhinelander · Bella J · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2016
Paul Baker · Bella J · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2016
Simon Rees · Bella J · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Gary Wright · Tribal Knowledge · PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2023 – Sep 2024
Ken O'Brien · Bella J · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Evan Wilkins · Killing Me Softly · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Greg Bennert · Tribal Knowledge · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
Ryan Quinn · Killing Me Softly · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Greg Kinney · Tribal Knowledge · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Killing Me Softly	PHRF handicap	Tactician	5th / 6
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Killing Me Softly	ORC handicap	Tactician	8th / 9
12 Sep 2025	2025 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Tribal Knowledge	S2 7.9	Skipper	13th / 16
2 Aug 2025	2025 PHYC/SYC Special Series	Tribal Knowledge	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
20 Sep 2024	S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Tribal Knowledge	S2 7.9	Skipper	11th / 24
1 Sep 2024	2024 PHYC/SYC Labor Day Weekend	Tribal Knowledge	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
3 Aug 2024	2024 Lake Huron Championship Regatta	Tribal Knowledge	S2 7.9	Other	3rd / 4
28 May 2024	2024 PHYC/SYC Weekend Series	Tribal Knowledge	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
15 Sep 2023	2023 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Tribal Knowledge	S2 7.9	Other	6th / 20
2 Sep 2023	2023 PHYC/SYC Labor Day Weekend	Tribal Knowledge	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 8
28 May 2023	2023 PHYC/SYC Weekend Series	Tribal Knowledge	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 8
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Good Friday	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 15
19 Aug 2017	2017 Viper 640 Great Lake Championships	First World Problem	Viper 640	Tactician	8th / 11
24 Jun 2016	2016 Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta	Bella J	ORC handicap	Other	8th / 9
12 Jun 2016	2016 Onion Patch Series	Bella J	Handicap	Other	7th / 14
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Bella J	IRC handicap	Tactician	10th / 10
8 Jul 2014	2014 Route Halifax Saint-Pierre	Bella J	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	101 provisional	#32578 band 19978–49182	—
All classes Crew	-85 provisional	#54768 band 42709–61309	—
S2 7.9 Helm	48 provisional	#34 band 24–47	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Viper 640 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -107

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	0 wins	beats 53%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Tactician (4) · Main Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tyson Connolly	21	4–17
Paul Latour	21	11–10
Robert Van Hoorn	17	11–6
James O'Dell	15	11–4
John Spierling	15	4–11
Andrea Hill	15	7–8
Chris Craig	15	12–3
Scott Derby	15	2–13

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Craig (12–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	16%
2025	2	0	20%
2024	4	0	56%
2023	3	0	72%
2021	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	30%
2016	3	0	22%
2014	1	0	50%

Boats

Tribal Knowledge · S2 7.9, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2023–2025
Bella J · ORC handicap, Handicap, IRC handicap · 4 events · 2014–2016
Killing Me Softly · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2026
Good Friday · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
First World Problem · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Port Huron, MI, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 2 events
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Grosse Ile, MI, USA · 1 events
Point Edward, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 101 (±186), #32,578.Crew rating across all classes: -85 (±189), #54,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.