Sailor · 2003–2026

Stu Thompson

bayview yacht club Cal 25 ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 37
Win rate: 27%
Podium rate: 51%
Typically beats: 74%
Best class ranking: #2
Longest win streak: 9

Most successful partnership: Pete Petersen
Best trio: Chuck Stormes & Pete Petersen
Biggest lift: Chuck Stormes
Longest-running crew: Chris Clark
Nemesis: Paul Nuechterlein
Rival: Paul Nuechterlein
Best day: 4 Jun 2010
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Pete Petersen — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Chris Clark · Chico 2, Equation, Kairos, La Loévie · Cal 25, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 30% win rate · 7 of 47 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Mar 2026
David Bennett · Chico 2, Kairos, La Loévie, Sprint6 · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Mar 2026
Tom Anderson · Chico 2, Equation, Kairos, La Loévie · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 6 of 18 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Mar 2026
Tom Dawson · Chico 2, Equation, Kairos, La Loévie · Cal 25, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 22 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Mar 2026
Pete Petersen · DeTour, Equation, La Loévie · Handicap, ORC handicap, Santa Cruz 70 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 16 of 26 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – May 2026
Jim Weyand · Chico 2, La Loévie · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Mar 2026
Ron Sherry · Chico 2, Equation, La Loévie, Vortices 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Mar 2026
Todd Jones · Chico 2, Kairos, La Loévie · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Mar 2026
Chuck Stormes · DeTour · ORC handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 14 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2026
Elizabeth Cox · Blue Velvet, Equation, Obscured By Clouds · Cal 25, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2010 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 37

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	DeTour	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 7
5 Mar 2026	2026 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	La Loévie	Handicap	Other	4th / 4
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	DeTour	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 5
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	DeTour	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 4
1 Oct 2022	2022 Bayview North Channel Race	Chickenhawk	Cal 25	Other	1st / 8
18 Mar 2022	2022 SORC Sailors Choice Race	Vortices 2	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 7
3 Dec 2021	2021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	Vortices 2	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 5
11 Mar 2020	2020 Miami to Eleuthera Race	Kairos	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 5
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Chickenhawk	Cal 25	Main Trimmer	6th / 16
10 Aug 2017	2017 Cal 25 National Championship	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	7th / 25
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Equation	Santa Cruz 70	Captain	1st / 2
21 Apr 2017	2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Sprint6	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	6th / 9
15 Mar 2017	2017 Miami to Havana Race	Chico 2	PHRF handicap	Staysail trimmer	1st / 7
10 Jun 2016	2016 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Chico 2	PHRF handicap	Pit Assist	2nd / 6
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Sprint6	ORC handicap	Pit Assist	3rd / 5
3 Oct 2015	2015 Bayview North Channel Race	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	2nd / 4
11 Sep 2015	2015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Main Trimmer	11th / 17
5 Jun 2015	2015 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Chico 2	PHRF handicap	Pit Assist	6th / 8
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Blue Velvet	Cal 25	Other	5th / 18
4 Oct 2014	2014 Bayview North Channel Race	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	4th / 12
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	5th / 17
28 Sep 2013	2013 Bayview North Channel Race	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	4th / 16
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	2nd / 19
29 Sep 2012	2012 Bayview North Channel Race	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	2nd / 11
1 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	Obscured By Clouds	Cal 25	Other	3rd / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	186 provisional	#16311 band 10617–24424	—
All classes Helm	456 provisional	#3195 band 1439–6671	—
Cal 25 Helm	456 provisional	#2 band 2–6	+13.4

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 0
Etchells · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 14
Cal 25 · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating 60
Santa Cruz 70 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 76

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	19 events	3 wins	beats 81%
As crew	18 events	7 wins	beats 69%

Positions: Pit Assist (3) · Watch Captain (2) · Main Trimmer (2) · Captain (1) · Staysail trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	76%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	74%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dave Simon	74	56–18
Paul Nuechterlein	71	30–41
Dale Marshall	64	41–22
Mark Pinney	63	56–5
James Morphew	56	53–1
Rodney Rask	52	41–10
Brian Shenstone	51	30–19
John Harper	48	39–9
John Shumaker	47	33–13
Don Healy	41	39–1
Adam Hollerbach	38	14–22
Roy Lamphier	37	30–7

Most-beaten opponent: James Morphew (53–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	50%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	1	100%
2022	2	1	75%
2021	1	0	75%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	67%
2017	4	2	78%
2016	2	0	65%
2015	4	0	52%
2014	2	0	74%
2013	2	0	87%
2012	2	0	89%
2011	2	0	78%
2010	3	2	80%
2009	3	1	81%
2008	1	0	82%
2007	1	0	52%
2006	1	0	85%
2003	1	0	67%

Boats

Obscured By Clouds · Cal 25, PHRF handicap · 15 events · 2007–2017
DeTour · ORC handicap · 3 events · 2024–2026
Chico 2 · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2015–2017
Chickenhawk · Cal 25 · 2 events · 2019–2022
Vortices 2 · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2021–2022
Equation · Santa Cruz 70, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2010–2017
Sprint6 · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2016–2017
La Loévie · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Kairos · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2020
Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 23 events
Unknown · 2 events
Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI · 2 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: 186 (±142), #16,311.Helm rating across all classes: 456 (±207), #3,195. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.