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Sailor · 2011–2026

Stephen Apostolacus

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Events
21

41 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 21

Podium rate
43%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 45%–58%, 147 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Max Butler

2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Max Butler & Robert Lapsley

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Max Butler

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Lapsley

Jun 2011 – Jul 2025 · 8 events

Best day
18 May 2013

1-1 · 2013 The Manhattan Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual) · PHRF handicap · 28 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Butler — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Lou Melillo · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2026
  • Mike Bermann · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2026
  • Brian Gillen · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 3 of 15 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2026
  • Ryan Brogan · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2026
  • Donna Syers · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Maxwell Butler · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Robert Lapsley · Latitude, Moonshine, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2025
  • Mike Bosi · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Sep 2026
  • Ben Sclarow · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 17 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2026
  • Dwayne Coneeny · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

08817620122014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceSurface TensionORC handicapMain Trimmer4th / 8
1 Aug 20262026 AHYC Blue Water RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 5
23 Jul 20262026 Around Long Island Regatta (49th Annual)Surface TensionORC handicapMain Trimmer4th / 6
2 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSurface TensionORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 8
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceSurface TensionORC handicapMain Trimmer7th / 8
24 Jul 20252025 Around Long Island Regatta (48th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 8
12 Jul 20252025 79th Annual Red Grant RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSurface TensionPHRF handicapMain Trimmer11th / 14
3 May 20252025 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSurface TensionORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceSurface TensionORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 9
3 Aug 20242024 Blue Water RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 9
25 Jul 20242024 Around Long Island Regatta (47th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 8
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceSurface TensionORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 9
27 Jul 20232023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 11
28 Jul 20222022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual)LatitudePHRF handicapFloater1st / 8
25 Jul 20192019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 12
27 Jul 20172017 Around Long Island Regatta (41st Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 12
20 Sep 20142014 Raritan Yacht Club Fall RegattaDoctor JazzJ/105Other5th / 8
18 May 20132013 The Manhattan RegattaMoonshinePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 4
28 Jul 20112011 Around Long Island Regatta (35th Annual)MoonshinePHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
25 Jun 20112011 Stratford Shoal RaceMoonshinePHRF handicapOther3rd / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 149, #20,774. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.