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Sailor · 2007–2026

Steve Lesniak

cora PHRF handicapCHandicap

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Events
31

106 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
32%

32% win rate · 10 of 31

Podium rate
55%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (90%: 52%–62%, 242 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in C · rating 256

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
David Rodarte

10–28 head to head in 38 races

Best day
21 Apr 2017

1-1-2 · 2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week · about 1 in 103 by chance

Signature result
1st of 14

2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week · Handicap · 21 Apr 2017

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Ray Spellerberg · Celadon · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-92782482008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jun 2026Summer Series IICeledonBSkipper7th / 12
30 May 2026Military Salute Regatta Presented by BlackbaudCELADONHandicapSkipper8th / 11
13 May 2026Summer Series ICELADONBSkipper3rd / 13
14 Apr 20262026 St. Augustine Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapBoat Captain2nd / 6
11 Apr 2026Spring HarborCeladonBSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 20262026 Hangover Race - Frostbite 1CELADONBSkipper1st / 4
29 Nov 2025Turkey RegattaCeladonCSkipper1st / 3
8 Nov 20252025 ChYC Big Boat RegattaCeladonCSkipper2nd / 6
1 Nov 2025JIYC Centennial Cup/Fall Ocean RaceCeledonCSkipper1st / 2
25 Oct 2025Witches BrewCeladonCSkipper1st / 3
4 Oct 2025Fall HarborCELADOND FleetSkipper1st / 10
21 Sep 2025Alice CupCeladonCSkipper1st / 7
20 Sep 2025Alice CupCeladinCSkipper1st / 6
9 Jul 2025Summer Series IICeladonCSkipper1st / 8
7 Jun 2025Femme FataleCeladonD FleetSkipper1st / 4
27 May 20222022 GulfStreamer and GulfStreamer Sprint RaceCeladonHandicapSkipper5th / 10
21 Sep 20192019 Charleston Leukemia Cup RegattaCeladonPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapOther9th / 15
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCeladonHandicapOther9th / 18
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCeladonHandicapOther1st / 14
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapOther8th / 10
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekCeladonHandicapOther11th / 14
11 Apr 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
19 Apr 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
20 Apr 20122012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekCeladonPHRF handicapOther6th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 122 (±140), #29,119. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.