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Sailor · 2009–2025

Frank Kups

lakeside yc PHRF handicapHandicapJ/70

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Events
27

44 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
15%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
27%

of boats faced (range 21%–33%, 161 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bill Westbrook

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Bill Westbrook & Brad Welch

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bill Westbrook

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Mark Saffell

4–12 head to head in 16 races

Signature result
1st of 6

2012 Invitational Mills Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 8 Jun 2012

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Westbrook — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Bill Westbrook · Enpointe, EnPointe · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2013
  • Brad Welch · Enpointe, EnPointe · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2013
  • James Kups · Enpointe, EnPointe · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2012 – Jun 2013
  • William Mcgraw · Enpointe, EnPointe · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2013
  • Pete Bodonyi · Enpointe · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2012
  • Dale Willis · Enpointe · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2012
  • Meredith Merche · Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • Jason Fenton · Enpointe · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2012 – Jun 2012
  • Adrian Roche · EnPointe · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
  • Ben Sutterlin · Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

-154-593620102012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreExodusHandicapSkipper5th / 11
9 Aug 202487th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 28th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceExodusPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
31 Jul 20242024 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesExodusPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
20 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreExodusHandicapSkipper5th / 16
12 Aug 202386th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 27th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceStir It UpPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
2 Aug 20232023 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesStir It UpPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
21 Jul 20232023 The Ruhlman for Rainbow and Gulden McCarty Race & Women’s and Double-Handed RaceStir It UpPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
22 Jun 20232023 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreFrank KupsPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
23 Jul 20222022 The Ruhlman for Rainbow and Gulden McCarty Race Women’s and Double-Handed RaceStir It UpPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
23 Jun 20222022 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaStir It UpPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
7 Aug 202184th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 25th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceStir It UpPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
16 Jul 2021Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman for Rainbow/Gulden McCarty RaceVX 1 #140PHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 3
24 Jun 20212021 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaStir It UpPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
11 Aug 201880th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 22nd Annual Sundance Trophy RaceStir It UpPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
13 Jul 2018Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman Cup/Gulden McCarty RaceFree EnergyJ/70Skipper4th / 4
7 Jul 2017Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman CupStir it UpPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
22 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaStir It UpPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
13 Jan 20162016 Lauderdale to Key West RaceSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapCaptain6th / 7
10 Jul 2015Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman CupEnpointePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
18 Jun 2015Cleveland Race Week 2015 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODEnpointePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
19 Jun 2014Cleveland Race Week 2014 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODEnPointePHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
20 Jun 2013Cleveland Race Week 2013 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODEnPointePHRF handicapSkipper6th / 6
7 Jun 20132013 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceEnPointePHRF handicapOther8th / 8
8 Jun 20122012 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceEnpointePHRF handicapOther1st / 6
3 Aug 20112011 I-LYA Deepwater / SteeplechaseEn PointePHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -113, #72,684. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.