Sailor · 2012–2026

Bob Vander Ploeg

thunder bay yacht club PHRF handicap Handicap J/35

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Events: 19
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 48%

Biggest lift: Chris Hache
Longest-running crew: Cam McWhirter
Nemesis: Jim Vaudreuil
Rival: Andy Spence-Parsons
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Alec Smith · Bella, Bobsled · J/35, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2023
Cam McWhirter · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, J/35, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Jun 2026
Michelle Willows · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2026
Lindsey MacDonnell · Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Kevin Anderson · Bobsled · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Caleb Vander Ploeg · Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jun 2026
Hugh Briggs · Bobsled · J/35, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Jul 2019
Morgan Ellis · Bobsled, Chas · J/35, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Jul 2018
Terry Cano · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
Geoff Hall · Bobsled · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jun 2026	AIS Bayfield Race Week 2026	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	7th / 9
27 Jun 2026	AIS Around the Islands 2026	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	9th / 20
2 Aug 2025	2025 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 8
30 Jun 2025	AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 12
28 Jun 2025	AIS Around the Islands 2025	Bobsled	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 24
5 Aug 2023	2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bella	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
3 Jul 2023	2023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 11
2 Aug 2019	2019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bella	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 8
1 Jul 2019	2019 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
2 Jul 2018	2018 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Helm	3rd / 7
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
3 Jul 2017	2017 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 12
4 Jul 2016	2016 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
30 Jun 2015	2015 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
22 Aug 2014	2014 J 35 North American Championship	Bobsled	J/35	Skipper	6th / 8
1 Jul 2014	2014 WYC AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 10
2 Aug 2013	2013 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
1 Jul 2013	2013 WYC AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	12th / 12
2 Jul 2012	2012 WYC AIS Bayfield Race Week	Chas	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	103 provisional	#32916 band 21361–47756	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/35 · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -25
Full-size sailing · Crew · 2 races, 4 events · rating 24

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	15 events	0 wins	beats 45%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 63%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Keith Stauber	56	9–47
Jim Vaudreuil	52	6–46
Charles Schroeder	47	13–34
Andy Spence-Parsons	42	20–22
Chris Wells	36	7–29
Pia Castelline	35	24–11
Steve Schick	28	7–21
David Crum	26	8–18
Mike Moyle	24	17–7
Bill Peterson	20	0–20
Mark Gross	18	17–1
Peterson Nimmer	16	1–15

Most-beaten opponent: Mark Gross (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	41%
2025	3	59%
2023	2	65%
2019	2	61%
2018	1	67%
2017	2	88%
2016	1	40%
2015	1	33%
2014	2	25%
2013	2	6%
2012	1	31%

Boats

Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap, J/35 · 16 events · 2013–2026
Bella · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019–2023
Chas · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Bayfield, WI, USA · 7 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 5 events
Wayzata Yacht Club · 4 events
Apostle Islands, WI, USA · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 103, #32,916.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 24. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.