Sailor · 2014–2025

Chris Matora

pyc Lightning Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 18%
Best class ranking: #600

Nemesis: Tom Klaban
Best day: 4 Jun 2017
Signature result: 20th of 32

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Alec Matora · Chris Matora, Go Daddy Go · Handicap, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2020 – Sep 2025
Mike Hecker · Brewhaha, Last Dance · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2014 – May 2015
Kayla Matora · Go Daddy Go · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
John Morley · Fluid Dynamic · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Salo Korn · Last Dance · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2014 – May 2014
Gary Reinheimer · Fluid Dynamic · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Pat Smith · 15160 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
Ibrahim Sendijarvic · Chris Matora · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 19th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Ray Peters · 15160 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
Julia Matora · Go Daddy Go · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Sep 2025	2025 Whitecap Regatta	Go Daddy Go	Handicap	Skipper	25th / 25
6 Sep 2024	2024 Whitecap Regatta	Chris Matora	Handicap	Skipper	19th / 20
6 Aug 2021	2021 WJM Lightning North American Championship	Fluid Dynamic	Lightning	Other	20th / 32
15 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	Go Daddy Go	Lightning	Other	10th / 11
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Over-Engineered	Lightning	Pit	11th / 15
7 Aug 2015	2015 Lightning Womens, Junior and Masters North American Championship	15160	Lightning	Bow	23rd / 25
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Brewhaha	Lightning	Headsail Trimmer	24th / 28
31 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Last Dance	Lightning	Bow	20th / 26

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Lightning Crew	-159 provisional	#600 band 505–642	−11.4
Full-size sailing Crew	-153 provisional	#61107 band 50547–64973	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 4 races, 3 events · rating -112
Lightning · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -124

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 5%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 23%

Positions: Bow (2) · Pit (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	76%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	17%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Klaban	26	3–23
Karl Aavik	16	4–12
Kevin Morin	16	1–15
Mark Allen	16	1–14
Trey Rose	14	3–11
Jack Mueller	14	2–12
John Morley	12	3–9
Neil Willetts	12	2–9
Jody Kjoller	12	6–6

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	0%
2024	1	5%
2021	1	39%
2020	1	10%
2017	1	29%
2015	2	12%
2014	1	24%

Boats

Go Daddy Go · Handicap, Lightning · 2 events · 2020–2025
Chris Matora · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Fluid Dynamic · Lightning · 1 events · 2021
Over-Engineered · Lightning · 1 events · 2017
15160 · Lightning · 1 events · 2015
Brewhaha · Lightning · 1 events · 2015
Last Dance · Lightning · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 4 events
Orchard Lake, MI · 2 events
East Tawas, MI, USA · 1 events
Jamestown, PA, 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, Full-size sailing: -153, #61,107.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -112. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.