Sailor · 2009–2015

Thurston Kohler

PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 38%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: John OConnor
Best trio: David Ford & Michael Elam
Biggest lift: John OConnor
Longest-running crew: Larry Schell
Nemesis: Bruce Metcalf
Rival: Donald Waller
Best day: 12 Aug 2012
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: John OConnor — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Larry Schell · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
Art Leonard · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
David Ford · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
Terry Adams · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
Gary Allie · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
Steve Murakami · Touch of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
John Crowley · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
John OConnor · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
Michael Elam · Touch of Grey, Touch Of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Jun 2014
Kathleen Parr · Touch of Grey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Touch of Grey	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 9
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Touch Of Grey	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 10
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Touch of Grey	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 6
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Touch of Grey	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 9
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Touch of Grey	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 10
29 Jul 2010	2010 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Touch of Grey	PHRF handicap	Other	13th / 13
13 Aug 2009	2009 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Touch of Grey	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-7 provisional	#44561 band 32107–54681	—

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Donald Waller	37	15–22
Bruce Metcalf	34	6–28
Miles DePaepe	29	22–7
Guy Hiestand	15	6–9
Carl Hanssen	15	1–14
James Hellquist	14	8–6
Michael Jones	14	5–9
Thomas Barnes	13	6–7
Dennis Bartley	13	9–4
William Newman	12	6–6

Most-beaten opponent: Miles DePaepe (22–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2015	1	0	25%
2014	1	0	56%
2013	2	0	35%
2012	1	1	100%
2010	1	0	0%
2009	1	0	13%

Boats

Touch of Grey · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 7 events · 2009–2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 6 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -7, #44,561. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.