Sailor · 2017–2026

Chappy Hopkin

riverton yc Lightning

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #373

Biggest lift: Mark Schneider
Nemesis: David Starck
Rival: Trevor Prior
Best day: 13 Sep 2025
Signature result: 7th of 24

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Mark Schneider · Checkmate · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
Lucinda Schneider · Checkmate · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2023 – May 2026
Cindi Schneider · Checkmate · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Hugh Hutchison · 15310 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Marc Venables · 15310 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Mark Schneiderj · Checkmate · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2026 – May 2026
Gary Swangler · 15428 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 20th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
Richard Moyer · 15428 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 20th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
Glenn Gidge · Mr Pinky · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Conner Kavle · Mr Pinky · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Checkmate	Lightning	Other	7th / 24
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Checkmate	Lightning	Other	24th / 27
13 Sep 2025	77th Annual Regatta & Lightning NJ State Championship	Checkmate	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 9
28 Jun 2025	Lightning CAD/MET District Championship	Checkmate	Lightning	Crew	12th / 20
30 Jun 2024	2024 Lightning - Central Atlantic District Championship	Mr Pinky	Lightning	Other	16th / 18
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Checkmate	Lightning	Other	16th / 22
28 Mar 2018	60th Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta	15310	Lightning	Other	27th / 29
24 Mar 2018	2018 Winter Lightning Championship	15310	Lightning	Other	33rd / 51
19 Mar 2017	2017 Winter Lightning Championship - 70th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht Club	15428	Lightning	Crew	20th / 40

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	72 provisional	#31611 band 17388–48286	—
Lightning Crew	41 provisional	#373 band 193–509	−8.8

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 38%

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Starck	37	1–36
Trevor Prior	30	18–12
Ched Proctor	28	2–26
Jody Starck	25	3–22
Clint Neuman	24	8–16
Tanner Probst	23	2–21
Cristobal Perez	22	3–19
Steven Davis	22	6–16
Bill Mauk	20	5–15
Philip Lange	20	10–10
Thomas Allen	20	3–17
Josh Goldman	20	1–19

Most-beaten opponent: Bob Shapiro (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	43%
2025	2	59%
2024	1	12%
2023	1	29%
2018	2	22%
2017	1	51%

Boats

Checkmate · Lightning · 5 events · 2023–2026
15310 · Lightning · 2 events · 2018
Mr Pinky · Lightning · 1 events · 2024
15428 · Lightning · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 3 events
Surf City, NJ · 2 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
Brick, NJ, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 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: 72, #31,611. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.