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Sailor · 2016–2026

Casper Thijssen

san diego yc ORC handicapEtchellsPHRF handicap

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Events
32

85 races · 1 race win

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 32

Podium rate
44%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
16%

of boats faced (range 14%–19%, 491 boats)

Best class ranking
#1379

Crew in Etchells · rating -367

Most successful partnership
Austin Graef

2 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Ivan Batanov & Austin Graef

2 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Lynsi Gibbons

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ivan Batanov

Feb 2019 – Aug 2026 · 28 events

Nemesis
Bruce Nelson

0–63 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Richard Rinehart

20–24 in 44 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2021 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300 · ORC handicap · 3 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Austin Graef — 2 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Ivan Batanov · Numbers, Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 2, Zero Gravity 51 · Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 28events 2 wins together · 13 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 81 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Marvin Lee · Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 2, Zero Gravity 51 · Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 56 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Austin Graef · Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 2, Zero Gravity 51 · Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2025
  • Richard Graef · Zero Gravity 51 · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Ty Reed · Zero Gravity 51 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Ryan Mazzella · Numbers, Zero Gravity · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Eric Heim · Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 51 · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Lynsi Gibbons · Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 51 · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Jun 2023
  • Bruce Nelson · Zero Gravity 51 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Neil Fraser · Zero Gravity, Zero Gravity 51 · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

-255-1142720172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Zero Gravity 51PHRF handicapBow3rd / 8
27 Jun 2026George Gray Single-Double HandedZero GravityHandicapSkipper6th / 12
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipZero Gravity 2EtchellsBow74th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlZero Gravity 2EtchellsUntangler60th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestZero Gravity 2EtchellsUntangler48th / 50
6 Feb 20262026 Islands RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 6
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer29th / 42
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 5
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer32nd / 33
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer26th / 27
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapSwitch Flipper3rd / 6
18 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlZero Gravity 2EtchellsBow19th / 21
16 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer23rd / 23
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapBow2nd / 4
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapBow5th / 5
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceZero Gravity 51HandicapSwitch Flipper1st / 3
13 May 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer18th / 18
1 Apr 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Midwinters West RegattaZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer15th / 15
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapBow3rd / 4
14 May 20222022 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca BowlZero Gravity 2EtchellsBow18th / 18
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceZero GravityORC handicapBow2nd / 5
5 Mar 20222022 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast ChampionshipZero Gravity 2EtchellsHeadsail Trimmer17th / 19
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceZero GravityORC handicapBow2nd / 4
3 Jun 20212021 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero GravityORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 9

Crew rating across all classes: -228, #63,275. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.