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Sailor · 1970–2024

Dennis Powers

essex yacht club PHRF handicapEtchellsIRC handicap

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Events
20

40 races · 1 race win

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
35%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 40%–50%, 250 boats)

Best class ranking
#928

Helm in Etchells · rating -83

Biggest lift
Chris Powers

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Powers

Aug 2008 – May 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Dave Gundy

4–16 head to head in 20 races

Best day
10 Sep 1995

7-10-13-15-9 · 1995 Etchells Fleet 4 Fall Series

Signature result
3rd of 11

2022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race · PHRF handicap · 20 May 2022

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Chris Powers · Heron, Heron - DH, Quest · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – May 2024
  • Joel Powers · Quest · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Sep 2009
  • John Muller · Quest · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Sep 2009
  • Jason Boxerman · Quest · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – May 2009
  • David LeGrand · Quest · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Aug 2008
  • Don Horton · Quest · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2009 – May 2009
  • Carlos Spinelli · Quest · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
  • Morgan Powers · Heron · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-115-77-3919711978198519921999200620132020Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 May 20242024 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceHeronPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
23 Jul 20222022 The Essex Rum ChallengeHeronPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
20 May 20222022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight RaceHeron - DHPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 11
24 Jul 20212021 The Essex Rum ChallengeHeronPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
21 May 202169th Annual Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight RaceHeronPHRF handicapOther2nd / 3
21 Aug 20152015 Wetherill Overnight RaceQuestPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
31 Aug 20122012 Vineyard RaceQuestPHRF handicapOther8th / 10
25 May 20122012 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceQuestPHRF handicapOther9th / 12
27 May 20112011 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceQuestPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
4 Sep 20102010 Vineyard RaceQuestPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
4 Sep 20092009 Vineyard RaceQuestPHRF handicapOther4th / 11
22 May 20092009 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceQuestIRC handicapSkipper5th / 5
29 Aug 20082008 Vineyard RaceQuestIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 3
23 May 20082008 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceQuestIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 6
31 Aug 20072007 Vineyard RaceQuestPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
10 Sep 19951995 Etchells Fleet 4 Fall SeriesUSA 467EtchellsSkipper18th / 37
28 Jul 19951995 Etchells Northeast ChampionshipUSA 467EtchellsSkipper27th / 42
20 May 19951995 Etchells Eastern Spring SeriesUSA 467EtchellsSkipper10th / 21
1 Jan 19951995 Etchells Labor Day RegattaUSA 467EtchellsSkipper11th / 37
1 Jan 19701970 Etchells 22 Championship3EtchellsSkipper25th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -65, #69,213. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.