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Sailor · 2018–2026

Garrett Koontz

scyc Santa Cruz 27PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
38

163 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 4 of 38

Podium rate
26%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 41%–50%, 399 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in Santa Cruz 27 · rating 249

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Eddie Star

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Biggest lift
Eddie Star

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mateo Krok

Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Kyle Nguyen

1–15 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Ryan Schuyler

14–19 in 33 races

Best day
30 Sep 2022

2-5-2-1-1-1-1-1 · 2022 BAYS Winter Series # 1 SCYC

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 BAYS Winter Series # 1 SCYC · FJ · 30 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eddie Star — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Eddie Star · Duet · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 27, SC27 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 32 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Mateo Krok · CruzSea Baby, Duet, Garrett Koontz · 420, FJ, PHRF handicap, Santa Cruz 27 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Gregory Hood · UnMoore'd, UNMOORED · Handicap, Moore 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Ralph Wedge · Swift Ness · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Reuben Rocci · Swift Ness · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Nesrin Basoz · Swift Ness · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • David Steichen · Swift Ness · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Yasmine Crum · Garrett Koontz · RS21 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Jack Feller · Swift Ness · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Julie Koontz · Bluefin, UnMoore'd · Handicap, Santana 22 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-218102382019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 | Santana 22 NationalsBluefinSantana 22Crew14th / 21
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupMain SqueezeExpress 37Handicaper5th / 5
26 Sep 20252025 | Santa Cruz 27 NationalsDuetSanta Cruz 27Crew7th / 18
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSwift NessORC handicapCrew8th / 9
16 Aug 2025Fall One Design Series 2025DuetSanta Cruz 27Crew6th / 11
8 Aug 2025Friday Evening Dinghy RacingGarrett KoontzILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 6
14 Jun 20252024 SCYC Champion of Champions (rescheduled)DuetHandicapSkipper9th / 13
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupSwift NessPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 10
19 Apr 2025Spring One Design Series 2025DuetSanta Cruz 27Crew1st / 9
12 Apr 20252025 | Año Nuevo RaceBuona SeraPHRF handicapCrew1st / 3
15 Nov 2024Mid Winter SeriesDuetSC27Skipper2nd / 8
28 Sep 2024Jack and JillKasatkaHandicapCrew3rd / 6
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSwift NessORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer6th / 9
16 Aug 2024Fall One Design Series 2024DuetSanta Cruz 27Crew1st / 7
12 Jul 2024Santa Cruz 27 National ChampionshipDuetSanta Cruz 27Skipper7th / 12
15 Jun 2024Commodore's Regatta (rescheduled)DuetPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 10
25 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupCruzSea BabyPHRF handicapBow8th / 12
20 Apr 2024Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco - RescheduledUnMoore'dHandicapCrew8th / 13
19 Apr 2024Spring One Design Series 2024DuetSanta Cruz 27Skipper6th / 8
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoUNMOOREDMoore 24Skipper14th / 29
18 Nov 2023Mid-Winter Series RegattaDynaflowPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 20
27 Oct 2023SFYC Fall RS21 Youth Invitational RegattaGarrett KoontzRS21Skipper5th / 6
23 Sep 2023Jack and Jill RegattaUnMoore'dHandicapCrew2nd / 2
11 Aug 2023ILCA Northern California and District 24 ChampionshipsGarrett KoontzILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 6
28 Jul 2023BAYS Summer Series #3Garrett Koontz420Skipper4th / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 15, #50,062.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 209, #14,382. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.