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Sailor · 2013–2026

Tom Klaban

pyc LightningHandicapJ/35

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Events
43

224 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 43

Podium rate
14%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 52%–57%, 1,032 boats)

Best class ranking
#99

Helm in Lightning · rating 241

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Beth Groesbeck

2 wins · 5 podiums in 17 events together · 12% win rate

Biggest lift
Beth Groesbeck

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Beth Groesbeck

Aug 2020 – Aug 2026 · 17 events

Nemesis
Ched Proctor

11–58 head to head in 69 races

Rival
Kevin Morin

26–23 in 49 races

Best day
15 May 2022

7-2-5 · 2022 Lightning Masters World Championships

Signature result
1st of 11

2020 Bayview One Design Regatta · Lightning · 15 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Beth Groesbeck — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 17 events together · 12% win rate
  • Beth Groesbeck · Cyber 9-1-1, Czechmate, Dean’s List · Handicap, J/35, Lightning 17events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 12% win rate · 10 of 96 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Steven Briggs · Dean's List, Dean’s List · J/35 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 34 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – May 2025
  • John Plummer · Dean's List, Dean’s List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2022 – May 2025
  • Nahil Edrisinha · Czechmate · Handicap, Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Oleg Nikolsky · Dean's List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Tony DeConick · Dean's List, Dean’s List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2022 – May 2025
  • Mark Whatley · Cyber 9-1-1, Czechmate, Dean’s List · Handicap, J/35, Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – May 2025
  • Raymond Plummer · Dean's List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Gytis Radvilavicius · Dean's List, Dean’s List · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2023 – May 2025
  • Andrew Rumptz · Dean's List · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

-89882642014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Aug 20262026 MCSA National ChampionshipBorzajaMC ScowSkipper67th / 95
7 Aug 20262026 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsCzechmateHandicapSkipper6th / 32
13 Jun 2026Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design RegattaCzechmateLightningSkipper2nd / 11
5 Jun 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoCzechmateLightningSkipper14th / 14
6 Sep 20252025 Whitecap RegattaCzechmateHandicapSkipper5th / 25
9 Aug 20252025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsCzechmateHandicapSkipper11th / 25
13 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaCzechmateLightningSkipper1st / 8
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitDean’s ListJ/35Strategist6th / 10
6 Sep 20242024 Whitecap RegattaCzechmateHandicapSkipper5th / 20
4 Aug 20242024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American ChampionshipCzechmateLightningOther18th / 35
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaCzechmateLightningSkipper2nd / 15
20 Oct 2023Wild Oyster Regatta 2023CzechmateLightningSkipper15th / 22
8 Aug 20232023 Top Gun Twilight Series - Summer SeriesDean's ListJ/35Helm7th / 9
2 Aug 20232023 Lightning WJM's - North American ChampionshipCzechmateLightningOther12th / 24
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaDean's ListJ/35Other6th / 8
23 Mar 20232023 Deep South Lightning RegattaTom KlabanLightningSkipper15th / 27
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipCzechmateLightningOther20th / 40
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipCzechmate (Master)LightningSkipper12th / 26
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipCzechmateLightningOther21st / 47
9 Sep 20222022 Whitecap / MI District ChampionshipCzechmateHandicapSkipper3rd / 25
4 Aug 20222022 Lightning WJM’s - North American ChampionshipCzechmateLightningSkipper9th / 24
2 Aug 20222022 Top Gun Twilight Series - Summer SeriesDean's ListJ/35Other6th / 9
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaDean's ListJ/35Co-Skipper5th / 8
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsCzechmateLightningSkipper31st / 50
15 May 20222022 Lightning Masters World ChampionshipsCzechmateLightningOther5th / 42

Helm rating across all classes: 233, #15,328.Crew rating across all classes: -48, #50,543. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.