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Sailor · 2008–2024

Chad Howard

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Events
12

75 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
50%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 43%–58%, 105 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stacey Ely

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Mike Wood & Skip Ely

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

Biggest lift
Stacey Ely

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Watts

Sep 2010 – Sep 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Paul Dorsey

2–19 head to head in 21 races

Best day
15 Sep 2016

1-2-1 · 2016 Rolex Big Boat Series

Signature result
1st of 6

2018 Rolex Big Boat Series · ORC handicap · 13 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Stacey Ely — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chris Watts · CIAO, Merlin, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2010 – Sep 2024
  • Auric Horneman · Kuai, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2016
  • Stacey Ely · Elyxir · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Daniel Thielman · Kuai, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2016
  • David Lee · Kuai, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2016
  • Ryan Kern · Merlin, Tai Kuai · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Brian Malone · Merlin · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Chip Merlin · Merlin · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Mike Wood · Elyxir · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Boris Baggerman · Elyxir · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

-3170343200920122015201820212024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 12

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 115, #26,337. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.