Sailor · 2018–2026

Craig Leppien

gtyc Melges 24 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 17%
Best class ranking: #753

Longest-running crew: Jerry Miller
Nemesis: Scot Zimmerman
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Jerry Miller · Slippery · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 65 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2018 – Apr 2021
Lisa Carlson · Slippery · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 65 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2018 – Apr 2021
Scott Duensing · Slippery · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 59 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 10th · May 2018 – Apr 2021
Gus Leppien · Bald Eagle · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
George Duensing · Slippery · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2020 – Jun 2020
Andrew Cole · Slippery · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 12th · May 2018 – May 2018
Kate Curtis · Bald Eagle · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Aug 2026	2026 Nan-C-Jay Race	Bald Eagle	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 17
20 May 2026	2026 Wednesday Night Race Series	Bald Eagle	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
30 Aug 2025	2025 Red Fox Regatta	Bald Eagle	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
28 May 2025	2025 Wednesday Night Race Series	Bald Eagle	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
9 Apr 2021	2021 Charleston Race Week	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	29th / 32
17 Jun 2020	2020 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24 - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	13th / 15
13 Jun 2020	2020 Melges 24 Red 8 Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	9th / 11
16 Aug 2019	2019 Melges 24 North American Championship	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	37th / 41
15 Jun 2019	2019 Melges 24 Red 8 Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	10th / 10
12 Apr 2019	2019 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	35th / 35
18 Aug 2018	2018 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	24th / 24
16 May 2018	2018 Wednesday Night Series - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Mid Bow	12th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Melges 24 Crew	-241 provisional	#753 band 706–767	−8.5
All classes Crew	-155 provisional	#60285 band 52802–63606	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 1 race, 4 events · rating 12

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 8%

Positions: Mid Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	7%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	23%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scot Zimmerman	63	1–62
Bill Babel	57	3–52
Mike Dow	49	1–48
Claek Phelps	47	9–38
Christopher Jeffries	41	2–39
Christopher Lamb	39	0–39
Steve Pirie	36	1–35
Jeff Bodie	34	8–26
Mister Trippe	34	3–31
Adam Prettyman	30	2–28
Jason Gross	29	7–22
Travis Weisleder	22	0–21

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Young (8–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	52%
2025	2	61%
2021	1	10%
2020	2	17%
2019	3	3%
2018	2	4%

Boats

Slippery · Melges 24 · 8 events · 2018–2021
Bald Eagle · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Traverse City, MI, USA · 6 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Grand Traverse Yacht Club · 2 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 1 events
Traverse City, MI · 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 across all classes: -155, #60,285.Helm rating across all classes: 12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.