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Sailor · 2013–2026

Paul Krak Arntson

tahoe yacht club Melges 24HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
46

295 races · 33 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 46

Podium rate
22%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–47%, 760 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 285

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Rudi Arntson

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rudi Arntson

Sep 2014 – Sep 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Kevin Welch

9–93 head to head in 103 races

Rival
Chay McIntosh

27–37 in 64 races

Best day
25 Jul 2026

1-2-2-1-3-1-1-1 · 2026 Columbia Gorge One Design (CGOD)

Signature result
1st of 8

2026 Big Dinghy Regatta · Melges 15 · 25 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Kimberly Arntson · Nikita, NIKITA · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 63 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Brian Maher · Nikita, NIKITA · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 63 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Rudi Arntson · American Flyer, Arntson Marine, DNC 008, Nikita · J/70, Melges 15, Melges 24 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 67 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Sep 2026
  • Krak Maher · Nikita · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Ian Ferguson · Nikita · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 37th · Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Ryan Conner · Nikita · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Dale Serbousek · Nikita · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Aaron Leskosek · Nikita · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
  • Elsa Balton · Nikita · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
  • Rayne Duff · Arntson Marine · Melges 15 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-31513042014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 20262026 Melges 15 West Coast ChampionshipArntson MarineMelges 15Crew17th / 23
25 Jul 20262026 Columbia Gorge One Design (CGOD)Arntson MarineMelges 15Skipper1st / 6
25 Apr 20262026 Big Dinghy Regatta008Melges 15Skipper1st / 8
13 Sep 20252025 Melges 15 West Coast ChampionshipArntson MarineMelges 15Skipper8th / 25
22 Aug 2025Melges 24 Tahoe ChampionshipNIKITAMelges 24Skipper3rd / 14
21 Jul 20252025 Race Week BellinghamArntson MarineMelges 15Skipper2nd / 7
17 Jul 2024Dick Ferris Summer Beercan SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper7th / 8
29 May 2024Dick Ferris Spring Beercan SeriesNIKITAHandicapSkipper5th / 7
19 Jul 2023Dick Ferris Summer Beercan SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper6th / 9
14 Jul 2023Trans-Tahoe RegattaNIKITAHandicapSkipper6th / 8
31 May 2023Dick Ferris Spring Beercan SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
17 Mar 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoArntson MarineMelges 15Co-Skipper5th / 8
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgAmerican FlyerJ/70Main Trimmer16th / 31
8 Jan 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 1DNC 008Melges 15Skipper57th / 61
31 Jul 20212021 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaUSA 812Melges 24Skipper8th / 13
2 Jun 2021Spring Wednesday Night SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper5th / 8
9 Sep 2020Fall Wednesday Night Racing SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper12th / 15
22 Jul 2020Summer Wednesday Night Racing SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
10 Jul 2020Trans-Tahoe RegattaNIKITAHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
3 Jun 2020Spring Wednesday Night Racing SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper4th / 7
14 Sep 20192019 Melges 24 California CupNikitaMelges 24Skipper4th / 8
26 Jul 20192019 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaNIKITAMelges 24Skipper6th / 11
17 Jul 2019Wednesday Night Summer Racing SeriesNikitaHandicapSkipper4th / 8
21 Jun 2019Trans-Tahoe RegattaNIKITAPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
14 Jul 20182018 Gar Woods RaceNikitaPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 304, #10,003.Crew rating across all classes: 11, #42,222. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.