Sailor · 2015–2026

Melissa Schastok

ccyc ORC handicap Farr 40 IC37

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Events: 13
Win rate: 31%
Podium rate: 62%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #287
Longest win streak: 11

Most successful partnership: Aaron Housten
Best trio: John Mollicone & Ian Savage
Biggest lift: Ian Savage
Longest-running crew: Aaron Housten
Nemesis: Leif Sigmond
Rival: John Gottwald
Best day: 12 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Aaron Housten — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Aaron Housten · Firebolt, Inferno · Etchells, Farr 40, ORC handicap 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 23 of 64 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2026
Philip Dowd · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 15 of 60 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
Jeffrey Shuert · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 53 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2026
John Mollicone · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 20 of 54 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2026
Ian Savage · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 43% win rate · 22 of 46 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2026
James Myatt · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 17 of 38 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
Haley Carter · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 34 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
Andrew Mulford · Inferno · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2016 – Aug 2018
Doug Baker · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
Jodi Bingham · Team Pine Pointe · IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Oct 2026	IC37 North American Championship	Team Pine Pointe	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 34
9 Oct 2026	IC37 North American Championship	Team Pine Pointe	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 34
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Inferno	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 5
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Inferno	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 4
28 Jun 2025	2025 Red Horse Regatta	Firebolt	Etchells	Crew	1st / 6
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Taipan/Inferno	ORC handicap	Offside trimmer	2nd / 7
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Inferno	ORC handicap	Pit	2nd / 4
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Inferno	ORC handicap	Pit Assist	2nd / 4
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Inferno	ORC handicap	Floater	3rd / 7
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Inferno	Farr 40	Floater	8th / 10
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Inferno	Farr 40	Other	6th / 8
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Inferno	Farr 40	Grinder	4th / 8
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Inferno	Farr 40	Other	1st / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	208 provisional	#14450 band 9571–21467	—
Farr 40 Crew	7 provisional	#287 band 232–334	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

IC37 · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 27
Etchells · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 56

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	13 events	4 wins	beats 71%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Floater (2) · Offside trimmer (1) · Pit (1) · Pit Assist (1) · Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−23 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Gottwald	54	30–24
Leif Sigmond	28	9–19
Joel Carroll	28	24–4
Jerry O'Neill	26	11–15
Christopher Whitford	22	8–14
Lloyd Karzen	21	15–6
Evan Jahn	15	3–12
David Ward	13	13–0
Chris Lewis	12	5–7
Thomas Newman	12	12–0
Lance Fraser	12	4–8
Benjamin Swett	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Joel Carroll (24–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	79%
2025	2	2	100%
2024	1	0	83%
2022	2	0	67%
2021	1	0	67%
2018	2	0	25%
2016	1	0	57%
2015	1	1	100%

Boats

Inferno · ORC handicap, Farr 40 · 9 events · 2015–2026
Team Pine Pointe · IC37 · 2 events · 2026
Firebolt · Etchells · 1 events · 2025
Taipan/Inferno · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 7 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, United States · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 208, #14,450. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.