Sailor · 2008–2026

Alan Blum

ccyc T-10 Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #148

Biggest lift: Lonnie Jansen
Longest-running crew: Steve Karstrand
Nemesis: Craig Roehl
Rival: Jeff Wittenberg
Best day: 6 Jun 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 28

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Steve Karstrand · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 87 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Aug 2026
Dave Hurst · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 65 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
Greg Janes · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 69 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
Jessica Randel · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 61 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Kate Carolan · Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 59 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
Sharon Gilbert · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 52 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2024
Elizabeth Chabot · Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2022
Cheryl Hurst · Lightning, Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2023
Trisha De Preter · Thunderbolt · Handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
Keith Adkins · Thunderbolt · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Thunderbolt	T-10	Skipper	9th / 14
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Thunderbolt	T-10	Bow	9th / 17
22 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americans	Thunderbolt	T-10	Bow	19th / 24
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Thunderbolt	Handicap	Bow	10th / 14
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Thunderbolt	Handicap	Bow	7th / 18
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Thunderbolt	Handicap	Bow	14th / 16
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Thunderbolt	T-10	Bow	6th / 20
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Thunderbolt	Handicap	Pit	7th / 23
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Thunderbolt	Handicap	Pit	8th / 22
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Lightning	T-10	Bow	2nd / 28
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Lightning	T-10	Bow	16th / 31
22 Aug 2008	2008 T10 North American Championship	Lightning	T-10	Other	15th / 34

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-6 provisional	#45023 band 29899–56889	—
T-10 Crew	118 provisional	#148 band 89–218	−2.6

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 17
T-10 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 12

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 39%
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Bow (8) · Pit (2)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Schellenbach	78	27–50
Jeff Wittenberg	67	32–35
Brian Kaczor	63	16–47
Piotr Madrzyk	59	46–13
Blane Boynton	59	17–42
Tim Rathbun	58	19–39
Darren Beck	55	28–27
Craig Roehl	55	5–50
Jovan Brankov	48	32–16
Christopher Manick	47	24–23
Steven Fink	45	44–0
Amy Cermak	44	10–34

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Fink (44–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	39%
2025	1	50%
2024	1	22%
2023	2	48%
2022	2	44%
2019	1	73%
2018	1	67%
2014	1	96%
2013	1	50%
2008	1	58%

Boats

Thunderbolt · T-10, Handicap · 9 events · 2018–2026
Lightning · T-10 · 3 events · 2008–2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 10 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -6, #45,023.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 17. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.