Sailor · 2009–2023

Alan Welka

PHRF handicap Beneteau 36.7

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 37%

Biggest lift: Jennifer Witkowski
Longest-running crew: Jennifer Klock
Nemesis: Tom Lewin
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Jennifer Klock · Aurora, Storm Flag, Storm Warning · Beneteau 36.7, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2009 – Jul 2023
Sara Creenan · Aurora, Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 21 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2023
Jennifer Witkowski · Aurora, Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
Joseph Bielinski · Aurora, Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Jul 2023
Hilary Jacobson · Aurora · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jul 2023
Colin Ackerman · Aurora, Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
James Kulwicki · Storm Flag, Storm Warning · Beneteau 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2010 – Aug 2019
Jackie Mazzone · Aurora · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Mark Kief · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
Bernadette O Connell · Storm Warning · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Jul 2023	2023 Sail for Roswell	Aurora	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 7
25 Jun 2023	2023 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 65th Anniversary	Aurora	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 10
26 Jun 2022	2022 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 65th Anniversary	Aurora	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 8
26 Jun 2021	2021 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 64th Anniversary	Aurora	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 9
10 Aug 2019	2019 Queen City / Mayor's Cup Regatta	Storm Warning	PHRF handicap	Floater	7th / 17
22 Jun 2019	2019 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 62nd Anniversary	Storm Warning	PHRF handicap	Floater	5th / 8
30 Jul 2010	2010 Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) 126th Regatta	Storm Flag	Beneteau 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 18
25 Jul 2009	2009 Youngstown Level Regatta	Storm Flag	Beneteau 36.7	Tactician	16th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-65 provisional	#52451 band 38295–60611	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau 36.7 · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating -180

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Main Trimmer (3) · Floater (2) · Mast (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Schiavoni	17	9–7
Tom Lewin	15	0–14
Michael Barry	14	5–8
Peter Lund	14	1–12
Paul Johnson	13	1–12
Richard Lohr	12	0–12
Michael Sonosky	12	7–5
Norm Stessing	12	0–12
Brian Rutter	12	0–12
Don Finkle	12	1–11
Gary Tisdale	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Sonosky (7–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	2	28%
2022	1	86%
2021	1	50%
2019	2	53%
2010	1	18%
2009	1	0%

Boats

Aurora · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2021–2023
Storm Warning · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019
Storm Flag · Beneteau 36.7 · 2 events · 2009–2010

Where they race

Erie, PA, USA · 4 events
Buffalo, NY, USA · 3 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -65 (±203), #52,451. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.