Sailor · 2013–2026

Grant Cheney

PHRF handicap L30 Handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 45%

Biggest lift: David Keegin
Longest-running crew: Mitchell Padnos
Nemesis: Dorsey Ruley
Best day: 12 Jun 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Mitchell Padnos · #30, 20/20 Racing, El Ocaso, Sufficient Reason · Handicap, J/70, L30, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 42 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Feb 2026
Tracy Brand · El Ocaso, Sufficient Reason · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 28 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
David Keegin · #30, El Ocaso, Sufficient Reason · Handicap, L30, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2015 – Feb 2026
Joel Krissoff · Sufficient Reason · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
John Arendshorst · 20/20 Racing, El Ocaso, Sufficient Reason · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Mar 2015
Jamie Stuursma · #30, El Ocaso · Handicap, L30 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2015 – Feb 2026
David Sligh · El Ocaso, SuperFly · Handicap, Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Mar 2015
Devin Bader · Sufficient Reason · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2014
Eric Ash · Sufficient Reason · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
Mike Caldwell · El Ocaso · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2015 – Mar 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	#30	L30	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 8
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Sufficient Reason	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 8
27 Mar 2015	2015 St. Thomas International Regatta	El Ocaso	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 11
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Sufficient Reason	ORC handicap	Chef	3rd / 7
24 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	20/20 Racing	J/70	Tactician	35th / 60
23 Aug 2013	2013 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship presented by Audi Muskegon	SuperFly	Melges 20	Other	23rd / 26
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Sufficient Reason	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	119 provisional	#28160 band 16369–43932	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -21
Melges 20 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -83
L30 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 61

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Chef (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−19 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dorsey Ruley	15	7–8
Robert McManus	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Robert McManus (9–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	71%
2015	2	83%
2014	2	55%
2013	2	26%

Boats

Sufficient Reason · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2013–2015
#30 · L30 · 1 events · 2026
El Ocaso · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
20/20 Racing · J/70 · 1 events · 2014
SuperFly · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 119, #28,160. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.