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Sailor · 1988–2026

Steve Harris

sdyc LightningHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
74

338 races · 51 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 13 of 74

Podium rate
38%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–63%, 1,314 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Helm in Lightning · rating 329

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Eric Harris

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Geoff Boettcher

Jan 1988 – Dec 2009 · 7 events

Nemesis
David Starck

12–71 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Joe Starck

31–43 in 74 races

Best day
27 Feb 2016

1-1-1-2-1-4-2 · 2016 HYC Mid-Winter Regatta · about 1 in 64 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2014 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta · Cape Dory Typhoon · 4 Oct 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Geoff Boettcher · Hardys Secret Mens, KA 168, Secret Mens, Secret Mens Business 3 · Etchells, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 1988 – Dec 2009
  • Amy Simonsen · Lucille, Steve Harris · Handicap, Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Eric Harris · Lucille, Lucille Moment, Lucille Moment (Masters) · Handicap, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Tim Cowen · Hardys Secret Mens, Secret Mens Business 3, Secret Mens Business 3.5 · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2009
  • Gordon Nelson · Sierra Rose · Cape Dory Typhoon 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Oct 2015
  • Erika Carne · Lucille Moment, Lucille Moment (Masters) · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 13th · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Wei Si Huang · Lucille Moment · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Jason Clark · Secret Mens Business 3, Secret Mens Business 3.5 · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2009
  • Homer Lighthall · Frisky · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Steve Kemp · Secret Mens Business 3, Secret Mens Business 3.5 · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2009

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

Rating history

-2715834319891994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipLucille MomentLightningAlternate14th / 53
7 Aug 20262026 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsLucille MomentHandicapSkipper7th / 32
15 Jul 2026Wednesday Night Summer Series IIShake-n-BakeHandicapSkipper1st / 5
20 May 2026Wednesday Night Summer Series IShake-n-bakeHandicapSkipper5th / 5
21 Mar 2026Spring Saturday SeriesUnknownS2Skipper1st / 2
19 Mar 20262026 Deep South Lightning RegattaSteve HarrisLightningSkipper7th / 23
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipLucille MomentLightningChef17th / 34
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipLucille (Master)LightningSkipper7th / 18
11 Mar 20262026 Wednesday Night Spring seriesShake 'n BakeBSkipper1st / 2
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgLucille MomentLightningChef15th / 27
6 Sep 20252025 Whitecap RegattaLucille MomentHandicapSkipper4th / 25
17 May 20252025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE DistrictsSteve HarrisLightningSkipper5th / 17
20 Mar 20252025 Deep South Lightning RegattaSteve HarrisLightningSkipper14th / 26
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipLucille Moment (Masters)LightningOther13th / 36
6 Sep 20242024 Whitecap RegattaSteve HarrisHandicapSkipper3rd / 20
6 Jul 2024MBYRA Firecracker Regatta 2024FriskyPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 3
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaLucille MomentLightningOther5th / 15
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American Championship15393HandicapSkipper31st / 37
3 May 2023Lightning Pan Am Games US Qualifying RegattaLucilleLightningSkipper10th / 13
23 Mar 20232023 Deep South Lightning RegattaSteve HarrisLightningSkipper6th / 26
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipLucille (Master)LightningSkipper6th / 26
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipLucilleLightningOther12th / 40
11 Nov 2022Fall SeriesAntiochHandicapCrew5th / 14
15 May 20222022 Lightning Masters World ChampionshipsLucilleLightningOther14th / 42
24 Mar 20222022 Lightning MidwintersSteve HarrisLightningSkipper14th / 25

Helm rating across all classes: 343 (±119), #7,387.Crew rating across all classes: -5 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.