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Sailor · 2007–2026

Chris Russell

whitby SharkK6PHRF handicap

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Events
30

142 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 30

Podium rate
37%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (90%: 51%–58%, 458 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Crew in Shark · rating 211

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Vanderperk

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Rob Vanderperk & Cameron Smith

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Paul Ziemer

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Cameron Smith

Sep 2019 – Sep 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Rob Fear

1–37 head to head in 38 races

Rival
Jeremy Crowder

16–19 in 35 races

Best day
15 Oct 2022

1-4-2-3-1 · 2022 Hal Ebert / Southwest Championship · about 1 in 1,707 by chance

Signature result
1st of 21

2022 Hal Ebert / Southwest Championship · Shark · 15 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Vanderperk — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Cameron Smith · Toga Party!, Togaparty!, TOGAPARTY! · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 65 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Stan Naylor · Scallywag · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Paul Duff · Scallywag · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Rob Vanderperk · Toga Party! · Handicap, Shark 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Bruce Paulsen · Bruce Paulsen, none, TOM · K6, RS K6 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Sep 2025
  • Pierre Mitham · Scallywag · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Paul Ziemer · Toga Party!, Togaparty! · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Carolyn Russell · Jules, K6-191, K6-210 · K6, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Sep 2020
  • Diane Reid · Xoomer Xpress · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 10 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2016
  • Chris Kniffin · Jules · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-49832142008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20262026 Whitby 100ScallywagPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 3
29 Aug 20262026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Course RacingScallywagPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 4
28 Aug 20262026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Freeman Cup RaceScallywagPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey4th / 5
27 Sep 2025Homecomers 2025 NOLSCTogaparty!Shark 24Crew3rd / 35
19 Sep 20252025 Whitby 100ScallywagPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey2nd / 6
19 Sep 2025American Yacht Club 2025 Fall One Design RegattaTOMRS K6Crew3rd / 5
13 Sep 20252025 Shark Gold Cup RegattaTogaparty!Shark 24Crew7th / 17
28 Jun 20242024 Hal Ebert MemorialToga Party!HandicapCrew5th / 19
24 May 2024Shark TrilliumTOGAPARTY!SharkCrew5th / 22
28 Oct 20232023 American YC's Halloween HowlChristopher RussellK6Skipper2nd / 3
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceScyllaPHRF handicapGrinder6th / 9
20 Aug 20232023 Shark World Championship RegattaToga Party!SharkOwner20th / 48
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleXcelsiorORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer10th / 10
15 Oct 20222022 Hal Ebert / Southwest ChampionshipToga Party!SharkOwner1st / 21
7 Oct 20222022 High Performance RegattaBruce PaulsenK6Crew6th / 7
9 Jul 20222022 Shark Gold Cup RegattaToga Party!HandicapFoil Trimmer6th / 24
28 May 2022Shark TrilliumToga Party!SharkCrew19th / 23
9 Oct 20212021 High Performance RegattanoneK6Pro Bowler4th / 7
3 Sep 20212021 Vineyard RaceJulesORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 9
24 Jul 20212021 Shark Gold Cup RegattaToga Party!SharkRush Chairman2nd / 12
10 Oct 20202020 High Performance RegattanoneK6Cat 3 Cooler Jockey5th / 8
4 Sep 20202020 Vineyard RaceJulesORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 6
12 Oct 20192019 High Performance Regatta and J/70 East Coast ChampionshipK6-191K6Other5th / 6
21 Sep 20192019 Homecomers RegattaToga Party!SharkCrew22nd / 35
7 Sep 20192019 Shark Gold Cup RegattaToga Party!SharkOwner12th / 31

Crew rating across all classes: 150 (±129), #20,416.Helm rating across all classes: -21 (±189), #55,815. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.