Sailor · 2013–2026

Grant Decker

annapolis yacht club J/105 ORC handicap J/88

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Events: 18
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #263
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Scott Gitchell
Longest-running crew: Carl Gitchell
Nemesis: Cedric Lewis
Rival: Ben duPont
Best day: 19 Jun 2023
Signature result: 3rd of 17

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Allan Wilkins · Church Key, No Surrender, Tenacious · J/105, J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 64 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – May 2026
Carl Gitchell · Tenacious · J/105 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 61 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2026
Krista Hankins · Tenacious · J/105 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 53 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – May 2026
Shannon Wilkins · Tenacious · J/105 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 46 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2017 – May 2026
Chris Chadwick · Church Key, No Surrender, Tenacious · J/105, J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Jun 2025
Emily Decker · Church Key, No Surrender, Tenacious · J/105, J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 42 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Jun 2025
Scott Gitchell · No Surrender, Tenacious · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 38 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2026
Tom Murray · Church Key, No Surrender · J/88, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
Rick Hanson · No Surrender · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Liz Chadwick · Church Key · J/88, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Other	9th / 23
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Church Key	J/88	Mast	5th / 6
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Church Key	ORC handicap	Mast	6th / 9
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	No Surrender	PHRF handicap	Mast	3rd / 14
2 Jun 2023	2023 Annapolis - Newport Race	No Surrender	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 12
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Other	10th / 22
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	18th / 22
30 Oct 2021	2021 J/105 North American Championship	Tenacious	J/105	Mast	13th / 35
2 Oct 2021	2021 AYC Fall Series	Tenacious	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 24
5 May 2021	2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1	Tenacious	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 22
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Other	8th / 21
25 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Spring One Design Regatta	Tenacious	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	4th / 13
31 Oct 2020	2020 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship	Tenacious	J/105	Other	16th / 20
4 Oct 2020	2020 AYC Fall Series	Tenacious	J/105	Other	8th / 17
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 17
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Tenacious	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	11th / 22
4 Sep 2015	2015 Vineyard Race	Donnybrook	IRC handicap	Runners	5th / 5
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Tenacious	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	134 provisional	#22521 band 14028–34071	—
J/105 Crew	209 provisional	#263 band 125–537	−2.5

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 6

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	18 events	0 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (6) · Mast (4) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	19%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Donald Santa	61	44–17
Jon Slabaugh	53	41–12
Angelo Guarino	53	34–19
Ben duPont	51	24–27
John Kircher	49	45–4
Richard Hinds	49	48–1
Andrew Kennedy	46	17–29
Cedric Lewis	42	8–34
David McKee	41	34–7
Jim Konigsberg	36	18–18
David Scheidt	34	20–14
Hugh Bethell	33	10–23

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Hinds (48–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	64%
2025	2	29%
2023	3	69%
2022	1	19%
2021	5	67%
2020	2	39%
2018	1	88%
2017	1	52%
2015	1	0%
2013	1	77%

Boats

Tenacious · J/105 · 13 events · 2013–2026
Church Key · J/88, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2025
No Surrender · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023
Donnybrook · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 14 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 134 (±163), #22,521. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.