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Sailor · 1994–2026

Chris Impens

buddy melges racing team E ScowA ScowC Scow

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Events
24

136 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 24

Podium rate
29%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 43%–49%, 857 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in A Scow · rating 451

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hans Melges

2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Dave Navin & Ryan Fitzgerald

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hans Melges

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Keck

Aug 2019 – Mar 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Vincent Porter

20–50 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Tom Freytag

31–33 in 65 races

Best day
13 May 2019

2-2-2-2-3-2-3-1-3-1-2-3-1-1-2 · A SCOW A SERIES

Signature result
2nd of 20

2021 E Scow Blue Chip · E Scow · 22 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hans Melges — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Peter Keck · Full Send, White Heat · A Scow, E Scow 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Hans Melges · White Heat, WHITE HEAT, WHITEHEAT · A Scow 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 12 of 51 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
  • Mark Hetzler · Full Send · E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Mar 2025
  • Greg Gifford · White Heat, WHITE HEAT · A Scow 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 36 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
  • Kyle Navin · White Heat, WHITE HEAT · A Scow 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 36 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
  • Dave Navin · WHITE HEAT · A Scow 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 31 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
  • Ryan Fitzgerald · White Heat, WHITE HEAT · A Scow 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
  • Johnny Kiefer · Bad Neighborhood!, I-59, Wide Open · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2023
  • Morgan Keck · Full Send · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Rob Rowe · Bad Neighborhood!, I-59 · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jul 2018 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

-2081334741995200020052010201520202025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMadcapE ScowSkipper10th / 49
28 Mar 20252024-25 Melges E Scow Winter Series #3Full SendE ScowCrew3rd / 5
10 Jul 20242024 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFull SendE ScowCrew5th / 25
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipFull SendE ScowOther30th / 126
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaBad Neighborhood!E ScowCrew40th / 53
29 Apr 20232023 LGYC MELGES 24 A SERIESBlastMelges 24Crew6th / 7
21 Sep 20222022 E Scow Blue ChipFull SendE ScowCrew13th / 24
9 Sep 20222022 E Scow National ChampionshipFull SendE ScowOther30th / 69
22 Sep 20212021 E Scow Blue ChipWide OpenE ScowCrew2nd / 20
7 Jul 20212021 E Class Invitational RegattaFull SendE ScowCrew10th / 43
11 Jun 202162nd E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)Full SendE ScowCat 3 Cooler Jockey25th / 56
31 Dec 2020A SCOW A SERIES 2021WHITE HEATA ScowCrew4th / 9
31 Dec 2020A SCOW SPRING 2021WHITE HEATA ScowCrew2nd / 8
31 Dec 2019A SCOW A SERIES 2020WHITE HEATA ScowCrew2nd / 6
31 Dec 2019A SCOW SPRING 2020WHITE HEATA ScowCrew1st / 5
13 Aug 20192019 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaWhite HeatA ScowCrew2nd / 16
13 May 2019A SCOW A SERIESWHITEHEATA ScowCrew1st / 6
12 Aug 20182018 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta — A ScowWHITE HEATA ScowCrew6th / 19
12 Jul 20182018 ILYA E Class Invitational Regatta — E ScowI-59E ScowSkipper34th / 46
17 Aug 2016ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMADE ScowSkipper44th / 58
19 Aug 2015ILYA Annual Championship RegattaWilly TE ScowSkipper48th / 53
18 Aug 19961996 ILYA Championship Regatta — C ScowI-700C ScowSkipper59th / 64
20 Aug 19951995 ILYA Championship Regatta — C ScowDL-00C ScowSkipper51st / 52
25 Aug 19941994 ILYA Championship Regatta — C ScowBL-6C ScowSkipper61st / 62

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 388, #4,343.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -143, #80,312. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.