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Sailor · 2017–2026

Volker Petersen

wayzata yc PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
24

59 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 4 of 24

Podium rate
46%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 59%–68%, 272 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lizzie Easter

4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Lizzie Easter & Dale Peters

3 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jon Lee

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dale Peters

Aug 2019 – Jun 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Dan Lewis

4–9 head to head in 13 races

Signature result
1st of 8

2022 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week · PHRF handicap · 5 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Lizzie Easter — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate
  • Dale Peters · Andreas, Zig Zag, ZigZag · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Lizzie Easter · Andreas, Zig Zag, ZigZag · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Jim Vaudreuil · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 15% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Judy Woellner · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 18 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Nathan Ritsch · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Lisa Skluzacek · Andreas, ZigZag · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Lisa Skluzacak · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Hyland Garvey · Chase, ZigZag · J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Zach Latimore · Zig Zag, ZigZag · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Jon Lee · ZigZag · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-124-227920182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 2026AIS Around the Islands 2026ZigZagHandicapCrew8th / 20
27 Jun 2026LSYA Offshore ChampionshipZig ZagPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
13 Jun 2026AIS Single/Double Hander 2026Zig ZagHandicapCrew3rd / 11
26 Jun 20252024 Summer Season Championship - Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)Zig ZagPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
14 Jun 2025AIS Single/Double Hander 2025Zig ZagHandicapCrew2nd / 8
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300AndreasORC handicapNavigator2nd / 3
24 May 2025AIS Spring Series 2025Wylie CoyoteHandicapCrew13th / 14
13 Sep 20242024 Star of the NorthOff LineHandicapCrew8th / 19
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300AndreasORC handicapNavigator1st / 3
23 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS MW Dobson RegattaZigZagPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 11
2 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain7th / 17
5 Aug 20232023 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain1st / 7
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain5th / 11
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain3rd / 23
27 May 20232023 WYC/AIS Spring Series RegattaZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain9th / 13
3 Sep 20222022 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain4th / 10
5 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain1st / 8
2 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceZigZagPHRF handicapOther9th / 26
6 Aug 20212021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain4th / 9
29 Jul 20212021 J 109 North American ChampionshipChaseJ/109Main Trimmer10th / 10
3 Jul 20212021 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceZigZagPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 23
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceZigZagPHRF handicapWatch Captain3rd / 8
29 Jun 20192019 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceZigZagPHRF handicapMain Trimmer9th / 23
5 Aug 20172017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceWylie CoyotePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 72, #31,593. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.