Sailor · 2011–2026

Aimee Smith

cyc Handicap T-10 PHRF handicap

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Events: 35
Win rate: 3%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #170

Most successful partnership: Sara Otto
Biggest lift: John Croll
Longest-running crew: Leslie Washburn
Nemesis: Brian Kaczor
Rival: Steve Karstrand
Best day: 6 Jun 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 17

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sara Otto — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Nancy Snyder · Cheap Thrill, Cheaper Thrill, Kaze, KAZE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 57 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Aug 2022
Mark Croll · Chill Out, Reflection, Retention · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap, T-10 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 44 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2024
Abbey Gavrila · Cheap Thrill, Cheaper Thrill, Perspicacity · Handicap, J/70, T-10 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 49 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2019
Tim Snyder · Cheap Thrill, Cheaper Thrill · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
Dave Brady · Reflection, Retention · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2024
John Croll · Reflection, Retention · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2024
Darren Beck · Kaze, KAZE, KAZE (that’s Ka-Zeh) · Handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 54 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2025
Kristina Beck · Kaze, KAZE, KAZE (that’s Ka-Zeh) · Handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 54 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2025
Blaze Bohlig · Reflection, Retention · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 30 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Sara Otto · Retention, Warrior · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rainbow	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	13th / 15
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Kaze	T-10	Crew	11th / 16
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Kaze	Handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 17
22 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americans	KAZE (that’s Ka-Zeh)	T-10	Main Trimmer	17th / 24
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Reflection	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	KAZE	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 14
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Reflection	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	KAZE	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 18
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Kaze	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 16
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	KAZE	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 20
19 Aug 2021	2021 T-10 North American Championship	Retention	T-10	Other	10th / 23
13 Aug 2021	2021 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Retention	Handicap	Other	6th / 18
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Retention	Handicap	Other	5th / 21
5 Jun 2021	2021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Retention	Handicap	Other	6th / 15
13 Feb 2021	2021 John Jennings Memorial Spinnaker Regatta	Warrior	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
3 Oct 2020	2020 Herb Kaczmarek Buoy - CASRA	Retention	Handicap	Other	2nd / 13
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	24th / 25
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Perspicacity	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	17th / 20
26 May 2019	2019 Olympic Cup - CASRA	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	13th / 13
25 May 2019	2019 Spring Opener - CASRA	Perspicacity	Handicap	Bow	3rd / 5
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Chill Out	J/70	Pit	12th / 14
2 Sep 2018	2018 Bi State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRA	Retention	Handicap	Other	4th / 16
31 Aug 2018	2018 Tri State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Retention	Handicap	Other	2nd / 17
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Cheap Thrill	Handicap	Bow	9th / 22
16 Feb 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Cheaper Thrill	J/70	Bow	34th / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-61 provisional	#51985 band 42162–58619	—
T-10 Crew	24 provisional	#170 band 120–218	−9.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating -222

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	35 events	1 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Bow (12) · Headsail Trimmer (8) · Main Trimmer (2) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	32%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Schellenbach	133	53–80
Brian Kaczor	111	13–98
Tim Rathbun	101	23–78
Steve Karstrand	96	43–53
Blane Boynton	91	34–57
Amy Cermak	88	10–78
Felicia Platzke	87	55–32
Piotr Madrzyk	85	56–29
Jeff Wittenberg	81	32–49
Christopher Manick	81	43–38
Jovan Brankov	81	50–31
Craig Roehl	76	11–65

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Fink (60–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	14%
2025	2	0	48%
2024	2	0	57%
2023	3	0	37%
2022	2	0	41%
2021	5	1	75%
2020	1	0	92%
2019	5	0	17%
2018	4	0	61%
2017	4	0	48%
2016	2	0	67%
2015	1	0	75%
2014	1	0	33%
2013	1	0	64%
2011	1	0	0%

Boats

Cheap Thrill · Handicap, T-10, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2013–2018
Retention · T-10, Handicap · 8 events · 2017–2021
Kaze · T-10, Handicap · 6 events · 2022–2025
Perspicacity · Handicap · 4 events · 2019
Reflection · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
Rainbow · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
KAZE (that’s Ka-Zeh) · T-10 · 1 events · 2024
Warrior · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Chill Out · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
Cheaper Thrill · J/70 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 24 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 3 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Racine, WI, USA · 2 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -61 (±145), #51,985. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.