Sailor · 2017–2026

Chris Zitelli

derby city sailing club S2 7.9 Standard Rig Lightning

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #48

Longest-running crew: Fadden Holden
Nemesis: John Spierling
Rival: Jason Richards
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Fadden Holden · Naive Melody, Ripple · S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2017 – Feb 2024
Eric Zitelli · Naive Melody, Ripple · S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2024
Johnny Holton · Naive Melody, Ripple · S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2017 – Feb 2024
Jacob Horn · Ripple · S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 9th · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
Ania Gorska · Loose Lucy, Ripple · Lightning, S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 7th · Feb 2022 – Nov 2022
Andrea Hill · Ginger, Loose Lucy · Lightning, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Jun 2025
Katie McDaniels · Ripple · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2021
Samuel Zitelli · Ripple · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
Brendan Kennedy · Naive Melody · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 12th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Julie Bollinger · Anthony Passafiume · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Feb 2026	Force five midwinters 2026	Touch of Grey	Force 5	Skipper	22nd / 29
18 Oct 2025	2025 Equalizer Regatta for One-Design Cruisers	Ripple	S2 7.9	Skipper	5th / 15
6 Jun 2025	2025 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Ginger	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	1st / 9
17 Feb 2025	2025 Force Five Midwinter Championship	Touch of Gray	Standard Rig	Skipper	20th / 27
18 Feb 2024	2024 Force Five Midwinter Championship	Touch of Grey	Standard Rig	Skipper	29th / 30
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Naive Melody	S2 7.9	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	12th / 12
20 Feb 2023	2023 Force Five Midwinter Championship	Touch of Grey	Standard Rig	Skipper	28th / 36
11 Nov 2022	Bluenose Regatta	Loose Lucy	Lightning	Crew	16th / 16
12 Jun 2022	Lightning Mississippi Valley District Championship	Anthony Passafiume	Lightning	Crew	7th / 7
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Ripple	S2 7.9	Other	7th / 16
17 Sep 2021	2021 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Ripple	S2 7.9	Skipper	18th / 25
14 Feb 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Ripple	S2 7.9	Other	11th / 13
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Ripple	S2 7.9	Other	9th / 12
22 Sep 2017	2017 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Ripple	S2 7.9	Skipper	25th / 28

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-100 provisional	#68593 band 53713–77426	—
S2 7.9 Helm	-53 provisional	#48 band 36–58	−4.4
Standard Rig Helm	-122 provisional	#19 band 14–22	—
All classes Crew	-194 provisional	#62203 band 55339–64373	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Lightning · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating -194
Force 5 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -45
S2 7.9 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -58

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 29%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 25%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (2)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Latour	41	8–33
John Spierling	37	1–36
Tom Bryant	37	4–33
Mark Allen	31	1–30
Steve Wickert	28	23–5
Tom Trump	27	4–23
Tom Wille	27	1–26
Jason Breeden	27	0–27
Dan Synowiec	27	0–27
Philip Porte	27	2–25
Jason Richards	25	10–15
Jeff Mootz	25	3–22

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Wickert (23–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	25%
2025	3	1	66%
2024	2	0	2%
2023	1	0	23%
2022	3	0	20%
2021	1	0	29%
2020	1	0	17%
2019	1	0	27%
2017	1	0	11%

Boats

Ripple · S2 7.9 · 6 events · 2017–2025
Touch of Grey · Force 5, Standard Rig · 3 events · 2023–2026
Ginger · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
Touch of Gray · Standard Rig · 1 events · 2025
Naive Melody · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2024
Loose Lucy · Lightning · 1 events · 2022
Anthony Passafiume · Lightning · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 4 events
Key Largo, FL · 4 events
Holland, MI, USA · 2 events
Old Hickory, TN · 2 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 1 events
Nashville, TN · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -100, #68,593.Crew rating across all classes: -194, #62,203. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.