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Sailor · 2009–2026

Chris Saxton

bayview yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapJ/70

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Events
57

126 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 9 of 57

Podium rate
46%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–54%, 689 boats)

Best class ranking
#963

Helm in J/70 · rating -36

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Bennett

4 wins · 8 podiums in 11 events together · 36% win rate

Best trio
David Bennett & Rob Linden

4 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tim Groustra

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Schaupeter

Jun 2009 – Jun 2023 · 8 events

Nemesis
John Brim

2–26 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Charles Bayer

22–17 in 39 races

Best day
28 Jul 2018

1-3 · 2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta · about 1 in 3 by chance

Signature result
1st of 85

2024 Queen's Cup Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 57 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Bennett — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 11 events together · 36% win rate
  • Todd Riley · Aisle Salmon, Evolution, Nighthawk, Vortices · J/70, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2021
  • Rob Linden · Evolution, Vortices, Vortices 2 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 31% win rate · 4 of 13 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Feb 2025
  • Todd Jones · Aisle Salmon, Vortices, Vortices 2 · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 18 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Feb 2025
  • David Bennett · Vortices 2 · ORC handicap 11events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 36% win rate · 4 of 11 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Feb 2025
  • Chris Baubie · Vortices 2 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 30% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Feb 2025
  • John Hayes · Vortices, Vortices 2 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Feb 2025
  • Scott Schaupeter · Aisle Salmon, Nighthawk, Vortices, Vortices 2 · J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2023
  • Christopher Balliet · Aisle Salmon, Vortices · J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 34 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Apr 2016
  • David Bauermeister · Evolution, Nighthawk, Vortices, Vortices 2 · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2023
  • David Skupien · Evolution, Nighthawk, Vortices · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-7122251201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Ambassador CupEvolutionSC 70Skipper3rd / 4
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapSkipper4th / 11
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapSkipper5th / 8
20 Feb 20252025 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther4th / 9
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther1st / 7
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther1st / 6
21 Nov 20242024 SORC Sailors' Choice RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther2nd / 5
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapOther5th / 10
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceEvolutionORC handicapSkipper1st / 31
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceEvolutionPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 85
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceVortices 2PHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther3rd / 7
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther3rd / 7
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther1st / 6
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther1st / 4
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapOther3rd / 6
9 Jun 20232023 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceVortices 2PHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
30 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapOther4th / 5
18 Mar 20222022 SORC Sailors Choice RaceVortices 2ORC handicapSkipper4th / 7
17 Feb 2022Inaugural SORC Port Canaveral RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther9th / 10
5 Jan 20222022 Lauderdale to Key West RaceVortices 2ORC handicapOther1st / 7
3 Dec 20212021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceVortices 2ORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaEvolutionORC handicapOther3rd / 7
17 Jun 20212021 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesVortices 2PHRF handicapOther12th / 14
10 Jun 20212021 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceEvolutionPHRF handicapOther5th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 245 (±127), #14,257. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.