Sailor · 2017–2024

Howie Buse

ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7 PHRF handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 32%
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Ken Sharpe
Best day: 9 Jun 2023
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 51 sailors

Brett Rogers · Blondie, Blondie 2 · J/88, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Arthur J. LeVasseur · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Reid Stromberg · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Tod Patton · Blondie, Blondie 2 · J/88, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Heidi Patton · Blondie, Blondie 2 · J/88, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Bill Baisden · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Luke Bosma · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
George Andaluz · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Chris Johnston · Blondie, Blondie 2 · J/88, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
James Mowbray · War Chant 2, War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	TRIDENT	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 10
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Blondie	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 6
3 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	10th / 10
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Blondie 2	J/88	In the way	11th / 12
28 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	War Chant2	Beneteau First 36.7	Mid Mast	4th / 5
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	War Chant 2	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	82 provisional	#29927 band 18049–44253	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 50
J/88 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -106

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 37%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (1) · In the way (1) · Mid Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jr. William Gilbride	15	5–10
Jim Baubie	13	11–2
Ken Sharpe	13	3–10
Dave Simon	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: Jim Baubie (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	56%
2023	2	1	50%
2021	1	0	9%
2017	2	0	28%

Boats

TRIDENT · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Blondie · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Vanguard · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
Blondie 2 · J/88 · 1 events · 2021
War Chant2 · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2017
War Chant 2 · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, 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.

Crew rating across all classes: 82, #29,927. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.