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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ansel Koehn

cbsa ORC handicapVX OneHandicap

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Events
41

195 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 8 of 41

Podium rate
39%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–47%, 741 boats)

Best class ranking
#91

Crew in VX One · rating 42

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Richard McGarvie

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Rick Rothenbuhler & Sam Logan

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

Biggest lift
Richard McGarvie

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Caesar

Nov 2024 – Apr 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chris Alexander

3–35 head to head in 38 races

Rival
Timothy Pitts

16–18 in 34 races

Best day
29 Jul 2017

DNF-13-20-6-8-2-16-20-6 · Zhik 29er Class World Championship 2017 · about 1 in 19 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 19

RORC Caribbean 600 Race · IRC handicap · 20 Feb 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard McGarvie — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jim Caesar · Blitzkrieg · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Matthew Schaedler · Blitzkrieg · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Rick Rothenbuhler · Blitzkrieg · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Adam Wolfe · Blitzkrieg · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Stuart MacNeil · Rikki · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Bill Colombo · Callisto, CALLISTO · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Feb 2023
  • Ian Moore · Callisto, CALLISTO · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Feb 2023
  • Bruce Chafee · Rikki · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Adrian van der Wal · Rikki · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Sam Logan · Blitzkrieg · ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-13138207201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipFast ForwardIC37Headsail Trimmer25th / 34
6 Jun 20262026 Comox VX One RegattaMavXerickVX OneCrew4th / 8
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBlitzkriegORC handicapBow1st / 4
26 Feb 20262026 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceBlitzkriegORC handicapBow1st / 6
6 Feb 2026VX One Midwinter Championship (Winter Series #3) Powered by Evolution SailsIsland VibeVX OneSkipper15th / 26
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceDream CrusherORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 5
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekJaxORC handicapIn the way3rd / 3
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaDefiancePHRF handicapBow5th / 5
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceDream CrusherORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 7
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointZulu WarriorMelges 32Crew5th / 8
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaMild KingdomVX OneCrew9th / 35
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceBlitzkriegORC handicapBow3rd / 8
7 Dec 20242024-2025 VX One Winter Series Event #1AuroraVX OneOther9th / 9
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBlitzkriegORC handicapBow1st / 7
21 Nov 20242024 SORC Sailors' Choice RaceBlitzkriegORC handicapBow2nd / 5
14 Nov 20242024 VX One North American ChampionshipColombia princessVX OneNav/Tac28th / 41
9 Nov 20242024 VX One North American Championship Warm Up RegattaColombian PrincessVX OneNav/Tac8th / 19
6 Jul 2024Newport Cup - Around the Island RaceVX1 307PHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaRikkiORC handicapOther11th / 12
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMeow!Viper 640Cat 3 Cooler Jockey8th / 24
5 Apr 20242024 BVI Spring RegattaRikkiHandicapOther3rd / 6
3 Apr 20242024 BVI Sailing Festival - Scrub Island InvitationalRikkiHandicapOther7th / 12
2 Apr 20242024 BVI Sailing Festival - Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay CupRikkiHandicapOther7th / 12
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaLexieVX OneOther31st / 32
9 Feb 20242023/2024 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 2Brass MonkeyMelges 20Headsail Trimmer7th / 7

Crew rating across all classes: 112 (±117), #25,561.Helm rating across all classes: 193 (±210), #19,460. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.