Sailor · 2015–2026

Linda Hanks

chicago yacht club J/105 J/109 PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #579
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Brett Eickenberg
Longest-running crew: Mike Sheppard
Nemesis: Richard Stearns
Rival: Josh Lutton
Best day: 11 Aug 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 12

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Mike Sheppard · Flying Pig · J/105, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 64 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Amanda Bohl · Flying Pig · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 37 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Aug 2026
Robert Hann · Flying Pig · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Gerard O'Neil · Flying Pig · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 31 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
Brett Eickenberg · Blackfin · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
Scott Ferron · Flying Pig · J/105, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Tim McKenna · Blackfin · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
Keith Eickenberg · Blackfin · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
Spenser Sheppard · Flying Pig · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2022
John Madey · Blackfin · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Women's Offshore Challenge	Flying Pig	PHRF handicap	Crew	24th / 33
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Flying Pig	J/105	Crew	10th / 15
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Flying Pig	J/105	Pit Assist	6th / 12
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Flying Pig	J/105	Crew	5th / 13
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Flying Pig	J/105	Pit Assist	5th / 13
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Flying Pig	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 12
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Flying Pig	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 11
25 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Tide in Knots	Sonar	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 8
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Flying Pig	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Flying Pig	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 8
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Flying Pig	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 8
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Blackfin	J/109	Pit	4th / 10
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Blackfin	J/109	Pit	2nd / 5
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Blackfin	J/109	Pit	3rd / 8
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Das Boot	Beneteau First 40.7	Pit	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	186 provisional	#16335 band 10744–24227	—
J/105 Crew	90 provisional	#579 band 361–822	+0.7
J/109 Crew	59 provisional	#280 band 195–379	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 40.7 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 81
Sonar · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -28

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	15 events	0 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (6) · Pit (4) · Pit Assist (2)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Clark Pellett	59	22–36
Jon Weglarz	57	21–36
Josh Lutton	56	33–23
Judith McLean	48	31–17
Mark Fruin	43	16–27
Richard Stearns	25	5–20
Keith Krause	25	8–17
John Kalanik	25	15–10
Dimitry Braznichenko	25	14–11
Daniel Fallon	23	19–3
Kathie Newman	20	13–6
Jack Toliver	16	10–6

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Fallon (19–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	40%
2025	2	67%
2024	2	61%
2023	1	29%
2022	2	46%
2021	1	14%
2019	1	67%
2018	2	73%
2015	1	71%

Boats

Flying Pig · PHRF handicap, J/105 · 10 events · 2021–2026
Blackfin · J/109 · 3 events · 2018–2019
Tide in Knots · Sonar · 1 events · 2023
Das Boot · Beneteau First 40.7 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 10 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 186, #16,335. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.