Sailor · 2017–2026

Spencer Klingman

columbia Handicap T-10 PHRF handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #283
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Christopher Faris
Longest-running crew: Robert Cohen
Nemesis: Amy Cermak
Rival: Felicia Platzke
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Robert Cohen · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 67 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
William Milleker · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 59 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Jun 2026
Till Kroeger · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 50 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – May 2026
Kate Milleker · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 41 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Jun 2026
Nathan Worthington · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Benton Turner · Perspicacity · Handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Jun 2026
Clayton Lewis · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – May 2026
Oleg Troian · Perspicacity · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – May 2026
Sean Francis · Perspicacity · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Aimee Smith · Cheap Thrill, Perspicacity · Handicap, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Perspicacity	T-10	Bow	12th / 15
27 May 2026	2026 Chicago Beer Can Series	Perspicacity	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 12
7 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Perspicacity	T-10	Bow	16th / 17
21 May 2025	2025 Chicago Beer Can Series	Perspicacity	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 12
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	12th / 13
19 Jun 2024	2024 Chicago Beer Can Series	Perspicacity	PHRF handicap	Bow	8th / 12
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	12th / 17
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	16th / 18
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	13th / 16
19 Sep 2020	2020 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRA	Perspicacity	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 8
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Perspicacity	Handicap	Floater	24th / 25
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Cheap Thrill	Handicap	Other	9th / 22
3 Aug 2017	2017 T-10 North American Championship	Cheap Thrill	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-246 provisional	#63964 band 60946–64908	—
T-10 Crew	-120 provisional	#283 band 225–324	—

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	0 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Bow (8) · Floater (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Schellenbach	57	10–47
Steve Karstrand	50	13–37
Amy Cermak	44	0–44
Piotr Madrzyk	42	15–27
Steven Fink	41	31–10
Brian Kaczor	38	1–37
Craig Roehl	38	1–37
Blane Boynton	38	3–35
Jeff Wittenberg	37	4–33
Felicia Platzke	37	15–22
Tim Rathbun	32	7–25
Christopher Manick	32	8–24

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Fink (31–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	56%
2025	2	49%
2024	3	25%
2023	1	12%
2022	1	20%
2020	1	71%
2019	1	4%
2018	1	62%
2017	1	52%

Boats

Perspicacity · T-10, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 11 events · 2019–2026
Cheap Thrill · Handicap, T-10 · 2 events · 2017–2018

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 8 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 2 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -246, #63,964. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.