Sailor · 2011–2026

Chris Thompson

minnetonka A Scow E Scow 420 Some links uncertain

Possibly the same person: Chris Thompson (2011, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #28
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Kevin Caulfield
Best trio: Cory Fleming & Kevin Caulfield
Biggest lift: Cory Fleming
Longest-running crew: Cory Fleming
Nemesis: Vincent Porter
Rival: Chuck Lamphere
Best day: 13 Aug 2019
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Caulfield — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Cory Fleming · Instigator · A Scow 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 55 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Tom Burton · Instigator · A Scow 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 55 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Judson Dayton · Instigator · A Scow 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 55 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Richie Anderson · Instigator · A Scow 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 43 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Kevin Caulfield · Instigator · A Scow 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 40 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Mike Hanson · Instigator · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2023
Kevin Caufield · Instigator · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2022
David Chute · China Cat · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2019 – Aug 2023
Nash Chute · China Cat · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Sam Chute · China Cat · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2026	2026 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	20th / 21
13 May 2025	A Scow 2025 Club Racing	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	3rd / 5
10 Aug 2024	2024 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	10th / 16
17 May 2024	A Scow 2024 Club Racing	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	1st / 6
15 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	China Cat	E Scow	Crew	21st / 53
15 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	7th / 20
24 Jun 2022	2022 NCASA Annual Championship	Instigator	A Scow	Other	6th / 16
15 Aug 2021	2021 ILYA Championships	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	8th / 16
13 Aug 2019	2019 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Instigator	A Scow	Crew	3rd / 16
10 Jul 2019	2019 ILYA E- Class Invitational	China Cat	E Scow	Crew	14th / 28
20 Jun 2014	2014 Jaguar Land Rover of Minneapolis A Scow National Championship	Instigator	A Scow	Other	5th / 20
5 Jul 2011	2011 Area K Semi-Finals for The US Junior Championship for the Sears Cup	8	420	Skipper	21st / 28

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	307 provisional	#7301 band 4411–11584	—
A Scow Crew	236 provisional	#28 band 13–48	+8.1

3 more classes, not yet ranked

E Scow · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 28
420 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -15
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -17

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 26%
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 60%

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ben Burgum	33	21–12
Hans Zinn	30	21–8
Tom Freytag	29	7–22
Chuck Lamphere	27	12–15
Gary Christensen	26	20–6
Jonathan McDonagh	25	22–3
Vincent Porter	23	1–22
Todd Haines	22	16–6
Lee Alnes	20	18–2
David Byczek	17	12–5
Eddie Cox	15	1–14
Paul Reilly	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: Jonathan McDonagh (22–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	5%
2025	1	0	50%
2024	2	1	70%
2023	2	0	65%
2022	1	0	67%
2021	1	0	53%
2019	2	0	69%
2014	1	0	79%
2011	1	0	26%

Boats

Instigator · A Scow · 9 events · 2014–2026
China Cat · E Scow · 2 events · 2019–2023
8 · 420 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

East Troy, WI · 5 events
Excelsior, MN · 2 events
Minnetonka Yacht Club · 1 events
Wayzata, MN, USA · 1 events
Green Lake, WI, USA · 1 events
Grand Traverse Yacht Club & Traverse Area Community Sailing · 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: 307, #7,301.Helm rating across all classes: -17. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.