Sailor · 2020–2026

Steve Smith

S2 7.9 PHRF handicap

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Events: 4
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 48%

Nemesis: John Spierling
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Steve Tepel · Solo Cup · PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – May 2026
Brian Smith · Solo Cup · PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – May 2026
Thomas Lee · Solo Cup · PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – May 2026
Delaney Tepel · Solo Cup · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2026
James Abbott · Solo Cup · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020
Ben Hirdes · Solo Cup · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solo Cup	S2 7.9	Bow	3rd / 7
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solo Cup	S2 7.9	Bow	5th / 6
2 Oct 2021	2021 Bayview North Channel Race	Solo Cup	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 9
3 Oct 2020	2020 Bayview North Channel Race	Solo Cup	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	96 provisional	#28226 band 16565–43137	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

S2 7.9 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 104

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 44%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	+24 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrea Hill	15	4–11
Paul Latour	15	10–5
John Spierling	15	1–14

Most-beaten opponent: Paul Latour (10–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	67%
2025	1	20%
2021	1	88%
2020	1	0%

Boats

Solo Cup · S2 7.9, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2020–2026

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 3 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 96, #28,226. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.