Sailor · 2013–2026

Doug Van Der Aa

PHRF handicap J/111 Handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #269
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Stephen DeMello
Longest-running crew: Carl Hanssen
Nemesis: Bradley Faber
Best day: 7 Jun 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Carl Hanssen · Sea Senor, Standard Deviation, Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · Handicap, J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 70 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Jim Frisinger · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 64 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Bill Craig · ignatz, Standard Deviation, Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 43 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2020
Ken Visser · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2022
Stephen DeMelllo · Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau, Variance · J/111, Moorings 45, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2020
Shane Good · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2022
Garret Tenkel · Standard Deviation, Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 28 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2018
Stephen DeMello · Sea Senor, Standard Deviation · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Apr 2022
Todd Bakran · Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
Sam Robinson · Scheherezade · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Golden Child	PHRF handicap	Crew	18th / 22
3 Sep 2023	2023 Bi-State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRA	Scheherezade	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 12
1 Sep 2023	2023 Tri-State: Chicago to St. Joe	Scheherezade	PHRF handicap	Bow	12th / 16
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Variance	J/111	Bow	7th / 13
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Variance	J/111	Bow	5th / 6
1 Apr 2022	49th BVI Spring Regatta	Sea Senor	Handicap	Bow	4th / 6
3 Jun 2020	2020 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Variance	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 5
21 Aug 2019	2019 J 111 World Championship	Variance	J/111	Bow	19th / 23
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Variance	J/111	Bow	15th / 16
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Variance	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 7
29 Mar 2019	2019 BVI Spring Regatta	Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau	Moorings 45	Bow	7th / 9
19 Sep 2018	2018 J 111 North American Championship	Variance	J/111	Bow	15th / 16
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Variance	J/111	Bow	8th / 11
25 Jun 2016	2016 Commodore’s Cup and One Design Series	ignatz	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 6
25 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 9
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 10
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	94 provisional	#28166 band 18960–39217	—
J/111 Crew	-97 provisional	#269 band 230–291	−1

1 more class, not yet ranked

Moorings 45 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -55

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	17 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Bow (15)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Dickson	44	12–32
Jeff Schaefer	41	25–16
Kevin Saedi	37	7–30
John Kalanik	37	8–29
Bradley Faber	36	1–35
Richard Witzel	29	3–26
Peter Wagner	29	0–29
Daniel Kitchens	22	20–2
Colin Caliban	22	5–17
Rob Ruhlman	22	1–21
Jeffrey Davis	20	3–17
Donald Waller	17	14–3

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Kitchens (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	19%
2023	2	13%
2022	3	37%
2020	1	25%
2019	4	33%
2018	2	18%
2016	1	40%
2015	1	88%
2014	1	78%
2013	1	88%

Boats

Variance · J/111, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2018–2022
Standard Deviation · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2013–2015
Scheherezade · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023
Golden Child · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Sea Senor · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Team Variance/Pure Michigan ~ San Fredelau · Moorings 45 · 1 events · 2019
ignatz · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 2 events
Holland, MI, USA · 2 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 94 (±145), #28,166. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.