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Sailor · 2011–2026

Volker Frank

eyc HandicapJ/105Olson 25

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Events
46

125 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 46

Podium rate
33%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 42%–48%, 610 boats)

Best class ranking
#1299

Crew in J/105 · rating -222

Most successful partnership
Bill Schwob

3 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Biggest lift
Bill Schwob

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grant Hayes

Jan 2011 – Sep 2021 · 21 events

Nemesis
Ryan Simmons

1–79 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Tom Struttmann

35–31 in 66 races

Signature result
1st of 27

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Schwob — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • Grant Hayes · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 21events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Sep 2021
  • Eric Stang · Juju, JuJu · J/105 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 76 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Tim Sullivan · Juju, JuJu · J/105 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 68 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Bill Schwob · Citlali, CITLALI · Handicap, Olson 25 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Shawny Maclaggan · Juju, JuJu · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Brian Cogley · Citlali, Juju · J/105, Olson 25 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 62 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Curtis Azevedo · Juju, JuJu · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 49 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Simon Verghese · Juju, JuJu · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 50 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Paul Dines · Juju · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 16th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Ilya Letuchy · Juju, JuJu · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 18th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-206-549720182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day RegattaMakaniMercuryCrew12th / 17
9 Aug 20262026 Gracie & George RegattaWarpathHandicapCrew4th / 11
19 Oct 20252025 Joe Logan RegattaMakaniMercuryCrew6th / 9
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesJujuJ/105Crew21st / 27
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestJuJuJ/105Crew20th / 23
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksCITLALIOlson 25Skipper3rd / 5
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianCITLALIHandicapSkipper5th / 8
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoCITLALIOlson 25Skipper1st / 5
18 Oct 20242024 Fall InvitationalCitlaliOlson 25Crew6th / 7
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesJujuJ/105Main Trimmer22nd / 30
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksCITLALIHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianCITLALIHandicapSkipper3rd / 13
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoCITLALIOlson 25Skipper1st / 4
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesJujuJ/105Main Trimmer22nd / 31
19 Aug 20232023 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaJujuJ/105Main Trimmer10th / 21
19 May 2023Elite Fleet Invitational RegattaJujuJ/105Crew17th / 25
18 Mar 20232023 - Round the RocksCITLALIHandicapSkipper1st / 9
25 Feb 20232023 - CorinthianCITLALIHandicapSkipper4th / 6
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoCITLALIOlson 25Skipper4th / 6
29 Sep 20222022 J/105 North American ChampionshipJujuJ/105Main Trimmer21st / 28
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesJujuJ/105Tactician16th / 29
25 Sep 20212021 - 42nd Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceVITESSE TOOHandicapSkipper4th / 5
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesJujuJ/105Other18th / 22
27 Mar 20212021 - Round the RocksVITESSE TOOHandicapSkipper7th / 13
13 Mar 20212021 - Rites of SpringVITESSE TOOHandicapSkipper1st / 5

Crew rating across all classes: -158, #60,484.Helm rating across all classes: 83. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.