Sailor · 2011–2026

Chris Stearns

gtyc Melges 24 E Scow Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #748
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Mike Dow
Best day: 7 Jun 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 17

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Heather Sisk · Pulse · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Jessica Gerber · Pulse · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Leo Guba · Liberation · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – Aug 2025
Daniel Birgy · Liberation · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – Aug 2025
Kent Sisk · Pulse · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Adam Prettyman · Ghost, Two Trailer Park Girls · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – Jun 2024
Cindy Boynton · Ghost · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Katie Laes · Two Trailer Park Girls · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
William O'Haver · Two Trailer Park Girls · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Mike Schroff · Two Trailer Park Girls · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Pulse	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	23rd / 46
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Pulse	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 19
16 Aug 2025	2025 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 Regatta	Liberation	Melges 24	Crew	22nd / 22
28 May 2025	2025 Wednesday Night Race Series	Liberation	Melges 24	Crew	8th / 11
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Two Trailer Park Girls	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 17
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Ghost	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 11
28 Jul 2016	2016 Western Michigan E-Scow Invitational Regatta	Phantom	E Scow	Other	24th / 28
9 Sep 2011	National E-Scow Championships	Phantom	E Scow	Skipper	75th / 79

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	11 provisional	#41678 band 27659–53767	—
Melges 24 Crew	-225 provisional	#748 band 683–767	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -117
E Scow · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -120

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 10%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	34%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	24%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Dow	26	2–24
James Hulderman	22	7–15
Scot Zimmerman	21	3–18
Ken Mungan	19	4–15
Kent Sisk	16	1–15
Sam Nedeau	15	5–10
Jaime Torres	15	2–13
Rob Terry	15	1–14

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	56%
2025	2	15%
2024	2	89%
2016	1	15%
2011	1	5%

Boats

Pulse · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2026
Liberation · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2025
Phantom · E Scow · 2 events · 2011–2016
Two Trailer Park Girls · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Ghost · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Traverse City, MI · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Torch Lake Yacht Club · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
TRAVERSE CITY, MI, United States · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 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: 11 (±183), #41,678.Helm rating across all classes: -117 (±244). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.