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Sailor · 2008–2026

Dan Knight

bayview yacht club ORC handicapPHRF handicapCal 25

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Events
26

60 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 9 of 26

Podium rate
65%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 60%–72%, 173 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stu Pettit

5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate

Best trio
Bill Babel & Stu Pettit

5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Stu Pettit

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Martin

Aug 2008 – Jul 2024 · 17 events

Nemesis
Bruce Aikens

9–11 head to head in 20 races

Best day
15 Aug 2008

2-1-2 · 2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race · ORC handicap · 6 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Stu Pettit — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate
  • Mike DeLano · Stripes, Valor dba Stripes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 14 of 39 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Bill Martin · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 15 of 45 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
  • Eric Rasmussen · Stripes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 33% win rate · 11 of 34 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Bill Babel · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 47% win rate · 14 of 39 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
  • John Teeter · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 46% win rate · 13 of 31 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
  • Mike Martin · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 44% win rate · 8 of 22 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Aug 2021
  • Bruce Nelson · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 50% win rate · 12 of 34 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
  • David Holme · Stripes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 21 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2019
  • Stu Pettitt · Stripes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Chris Woodall · Stripes · ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

0172343200920122015201820212024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaValorORC handicapBoat Captain9th / 12
2 Aug 20252025 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceValor dba StripesORC handicapBoat Captain1st / 7
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoStriking BackORC handicapBow4th / 15
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapBow6th / 10
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapBow2nd / 6
30 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapBow1st / 5
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RacePied PiperORC handicapBow5th / 5
6 Aug 20212021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceStripesORC handicapBow1st / 8
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapOther1st / 7
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceStripesORC handicapBow3rd / 5
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapOther1st / 5
28 Jun 20192019 Muskegon Yacht Club - TRANS-Michigan Cup RaceStripesPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
31 May 20192019 Susan Hood Trophy RaceRazorbillPHRF handicapTactician5th / 7
27 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapOther2nd / 6
14 Jul 20182018 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeRazorbillPHRF handicapGrinder3rd / 7
1 Jun 20182018 Susan Hood Trophy RaceRazorbillPHRF handicapTactician4th / 9
5 Aug 20172017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceStripesORC handicapOther3rd / 6
28 Jul 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapOther3rd / 9
15 Jul 20172017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHGRazorbillPHRF handicapGrinder1st / 6
23 Jun 20172017 Muskegon Yacht Club - TRANS-Michigan Cup RaceStripesPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
29 Jul 20162016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesORC handicapOther2nd / 9
10 Jun 20162016 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceStripesPHRF handicapBow5th / 7
31 Jul 20152015 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceStripesPHRF handicapBow3rd / 4
30 May 20142014 Bayview One Design RegattaWhitefangCal 25Other12th / 17
27 Jul 20132013 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaStripesPHRF handicapOther1st / 8

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 319, #6,806. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.