Sailor · 2014–2023

Paul Gross

cyc J/105 ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #457
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Dan Ebin
Longest-running crew: Ted Towey
Nemesis: Rick Kaiser
Rival: Mike Sheppard
Best day: 7 Jun 2014
Signature result: 4th of 10

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Ted Towey · China Girl, Entourage, Entourage II, Rocking Horse · Etchells, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 65 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
Michael Dannecker · China Girl, Entourage, Entourage II, Rocking Horse · Etchells, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Jun 2023
Mark Boruta · Entourage, Entourage II, Rocking Horse, Southbound · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
Patrick Tray · China Girl, Entourage, Entourage II, Southbound · Etchells, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
Rob Cardenas · Entourage II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
Alex Curtiss · Rocking Horse · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2014 – Aug 2016
Dan Ebin · Entourage II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Jun 2023
Michael Danneker · Rocking Horse · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Sam Irwin · Entourage II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Jun 2023
William Curtiss · Rocking Horse, William Curtiss · J/105, Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Entourage II	ORC handicap	Navigator	6th / 10
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Entourage II	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	2nd / 5
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Entourage II	ORC handicap	Navigator	8th / 12
7 Aug 2020	2020 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Entourage II	ORC handicap	Bow	4th / 7
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Entourage II	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 5
13 Sep 2018	2018 International Etchells North American Championship	China Girl	Etchells	Main Trimmer	22nd / 23
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Entourage	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 6
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Southbound	J/105	Bow	6th / 8
20 May 2017	2017 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	China Girl	Etchells	Skipper	7th / 8
26 Mar 2017	2017 Spring Frostbite Series	Wild Ride	Sonar	Skipper	7th / 8
13 Aug 2016	2016 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Rocking Horse	J/105	Bow	4th / 7
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Rocking Horse	J/105	Bow	4th / 10
26 Sep 2015	CMRC Autumn Invitational 2015	William Curtiss	Match racing	Crew	1st / 2
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Rocking Horse	J/105	Bow	5th / 11
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Rocking Horse	J/105	Bow	6th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	267 provisional	#9731 band 5701–15652	—
J/105 Crew	132 provisional	#457 band 253–702	+1.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -149
Match racing · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 64

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 14%
As crew	13 events	1 wins	beats 45%

Positions: Bow (7) · Navigator (2) · Nav/Tac (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Clark Pellett	32	9–23
Mike Sheppard	31	15–16
Vanessa Gates	30	26–4
Gyt Petkus	29	12–17
Rick Kaiser	27	1–25
Jon Weglarz	25	10–15
Judith McLean	20	18–2
Michael Frerker	18	3–15
Kathie Newman	16	12–4
Fred Joosten	16	1–15
Mark Gurney	13	6–7
Kenneth Ganch	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: Vanessa Gates (26–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	44%
2022	2	0	56%
2020	1	0	50%
2019	1	0	25%
2018	2	0	2%
2017	3	0	19%
2016	2	0	58%
2015	2	1	80%
2014	1	0	38%

Boats

Entourage II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2019–2023
Rocking Horse · J/105 · 4 events · 2014–2016
China Girl · Etchells · 2 events · 2017–2018
Entourage · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Southbound · J/105 · 1 events · 2017
Wild Ride · Sonar · 1 events · 2017
William Curtiss · Match racing · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 8 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 4 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Chicago Match Race Center · 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: 267 (±156), #9,731. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.