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Sailor · 2015–2025

Chris Branson

gtyc Melges 24Interlake

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Events
19

114 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
11%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
20%

of boats faced (range 16%–24%, 261 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Helm in Interlake · rating 55

Nemesis
Mike Dow

1–81 head to head in 82 races

Rival
Jerry Miller

29–33 in 62 races

Best day
25 Jun 2017

5-1-3-3 · 2017 Interlake Great White Northern Championships

Signature result
2nd of 13

2017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Interlake Thursday Series · Interlake · 8 Jun 2017

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Peter Neithercut · 1402, 250 · Interlake, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · May 2019 – May 2022
  • Verne Powell · 250 · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2019 – May 2024
  • Joshua VanHorn · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Josh Vanhorn · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Perter Neithersut · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Branson Powell · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Dan Branson · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Neithercut Powell · 250 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-187-4210220162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 May 20252025 Wednesday Night Race SeriesTwo FiftyMelges 24Skipper11th / 11
14 May 20242024 GTYC Wednesday Night Race Season for PHRF & Melges 24250Melges 24Skipper10th / 12
14 Jun 20232023 Melges 24 Sprint Series250Melges 24Skipper10th / 12
7 Jun 20232023 GTYC Wednesday Night Race Season250Melges 24Skipper11th / 13
20 Aug 20222022 Melges 24 Grand Traverse InvitationalTwo FiftyMelges 24Other16th / 20
24 Jun 20222022 Melges 24 Red 8 Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club250Melges 24Other5th / 6
17 May 20222022 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24250Melges 24Skipper12th / 14
14 Aug 20212021 Grand Traverse Yacht Club Annual - The Hound Dog RegattaTwo FiftyMelges 24Skipper6th / 8
30 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta250Melges 24Other11th / 12
16 Jun 20212021 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24 - Grand Traverse Yacht Club"250"Melges 24Other14th / 14
10 Jun 20212021 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Interlake Thursday Series1402InterlakeOther12th / 12
16 Aug 20192019 Melges 24 North American Championship250Melges 24Helm38th / 41
5 Jun 20192019 Wednesday Night Series - Grand Traverse Yacht Club250Melges 24Other14th / 16
30 May 20192019 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Interlake Thursday Series1402InterlakeOther8th / 11
18 May 20192019 Midwest One-design Spring ChampionshipUSA 250Melges 24Skipper11th / 14
31 May 20182018 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Interlake Thursday Series1402InterlakeOther5th / 10
24 Jun 20172017 Interlake Great White Northern Championships1402InterlakeSkipper2nd / 8
8 Jun 20172017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Interlake Thursday SeriesUS 1402InterlakeOther2nd / 13
4 Aug 20152015 Interlake National Championship Regatta1402InterlakeSkipper31st / 33

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -98, #74,461.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -187. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.