Sailor · 2014–2024

Lance Polen

eyc PHRF handicap Handicap Highlander

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Events: 16
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #3
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Wes Whitmyer Jr
Nemesis: Tod Sackett
Best day: 18 May 2014
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Wes Whitmyer Jr · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37, J/70 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 22 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Paul Barringer · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Declan Whitmyer · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Jun 2024
Jonny Goldsberry · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Jun 2024
Haddon Hughes · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Ragna Agerup · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Robbie Upton · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Jack Gerli · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Bill Hardesty · Slingshot · IC37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Russell Clarida · SLINGSHOT · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2024	2024 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Slingshot	Handicap	Crew	4th / 10
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	SLINGSHOT	J/70	Other	2nd / 6
22 Sep 2023	The 216 Regatta 2023	PJ Blonski	Jet 14	Crew	1st / 7
13 Aug 2022	85th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 26th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Miss Universe	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
16 Jun 2022	2022 Highlander Class National Championships	Slingshot !	Highlander	Other	1st / 14
7 Aug 2021	84th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 25th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Miss Universe	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 5
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Slingshot	IC37	Other	8th / 16
5 Jun 2021	2021 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	SLINGSHOT	Handicap	Other	5th / 14
10 Aug 2019	81st Annual Falcon Cup Race / 23rd Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Miss Universe	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
31 Jul 2019	2019 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Miss Universe	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 5
2 Oct 2016	2016 Sea Dog/Van Newberry Race	Highlander 1001	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 18
25 May 2015	"The Claire" Memorial Day Race	This side down	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 35
23 Aug 2014	Century Turn Trophy Race	US 1001	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
26 May 2014	"The Claire" Memorial Day Race	Rocket	Handicap	Skipper	27th / 47
18 May 2014	Edgewater Yacht Club 2014 Club Racing Sunday Series	Rocket	Highlander	Skipper	6th / 18
18 May 2014	Edgewater Yacht Club 2014 Club Racing Wednesday Series	Rocket	Highlander	Skipper	3rd / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	311 provisional	#9492 band 4668–17810	—
Highlander Helm	304 provisional	#3 band 1–8	—
All classes Crew	80 provisional	#30710 band 17259–47011	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 68
IC37 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 9
Jet 14 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 29

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	1 wins	beats 56%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 74%

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jonathan Smith	15	11–4
Gary Vinicky	14	13–1
James Mylett	13	9–4
Tod Sackett	12	4–8
Charles Smith	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Gary Vinicky (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	2	0	73%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	2	1	60%
2021	3	0	41%
2019	2	0	48%
2016	1	0	47%
2015	1	0	62%
2014	4	0	72%

Boats

Slingshot · Handicap, J/70, IC37 · 4 events · 2021–2024
Miss Universe · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2019–2022
Rocket · Handicap, Highlander · 3 events · 2014
PJ Blonski · Jet 14 · 1 events · 2023
Slingshot ! · Highlander · 1 events · 2022
Highlander 1001 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016
This side down · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
US 1001 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Cleveland, OH · 8 events
Mentor, OH, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 311, #9,492.Crew rating across all classes: 80, #30,710. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.