Sailor · 2009–2026

Craig Copeland

nyyc ahyc J/105 J/70 PHRF handicap

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Events: 21
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #274
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Dan Busch
Best trio: Dan Busch & Brian Nelson
Biggest lift: Jeremy Herman
Longest-running crew: Geoffrey Pierini
Nemesis: Peter Duncan
Rival: Stanley Edwards
Best day: 19 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Busch — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Steve Lopez · Honey Badger · J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Geoffrey Pierini · Honey Badger, Shakedown, Sirona, Surge · IRC handicap, J/105, J/70, Melges 32 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 61 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Sep 2021
Brian Nelson · Honey Badger · J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Dale Barney · Honey Badger · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 32 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2025
John Kirk · Honey Badger · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2022 – Jun 2025
Mike Evans · Honey Badger · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
Jeremy Herman · Honey Badger, Red Sky · IRC handicap, J/105, J/88 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2021
Dan Busch · Honey Badger · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
John Pearson · Red Sky · IRC handicap, J/88 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Katie Pierini · Surge · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Honey Badger	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 8
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Honey Badger	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 9
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Honey Badger	PHRF handicap	Pit	7th / 8
5 Oct 2023	The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American Championship	Honey Badger	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 31
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Honey Badger	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 25
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Honey Badger	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 23
30 Oct 2021	2021 J/105 North American Championship	Honey Badger	J/105	Pit	30th / 35
18 Sep 2021	2021 Long Island Sound Championship	Honey Badger	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 8
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Honey Badger	J/105	Pit	3rd / 13
27 Sep 2018	2018 J 70 World Championship	Surge	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	66th / 91
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Sirona	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 8
7 Jul 2017	2017 Newport Regatta	Surge	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	18th / 29
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Red Sky	J/88	Pit	3rd / 7
3 Jun 2017	2017 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Red Sky	J/88	Pit	4th / 9
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Surge	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	16th / 54
11 Jul 2015	2015 69th Annual Red Grant Regatta	Emoticon	J/109	Other	5th / 9
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Red Sky	IRC handicap	Pit	5th / 14
4 Mar 2015	2015 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Surge	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	37th / 46
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Surge	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	23rd / 54
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Mutiny	Swan 42	Other	8th / 11
4 Dec 2009	2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Shakedown	Melges 32	Other	17th / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	199 provisional	#15340 band 9460–24175	—
J/70 Crew	36 provisional	#1867 band 972–2676	−8.8
J/105 Crew	206 provisional	#274 band 131–546	−1.8

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 26
Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 10
Swan 42 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 22
J/109 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 18

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	21 events	2 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (10) · Pit (8)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Fisher	42	27–15
Stanley Edwards	40	19–21
Douglas Strebel	39	14–25
Heather Gregg	37	8–29
John Brim	37	7–30
Brian Keane	36	5–31
Peter Duncan	36	3–33
Trey Sheehan	32	11–21
Tim Healy	32	2–30
Peter Bowe	32	19–13
Jud Smith	32	3–29
Jack Wallace	32	25–7

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Firey (27–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	2	1	57%
2023	2	0	59%
2022	1	0	36%
2021	3	0	61%
2018	2	0	21%
2017	3	0	56%
2016	1	0	72%
2015	4	0	49%
2013	1	0	30%
2009	1	0	27%

Boats

Honey Badger · PHRF handicap, J/105 · 9 events · 2021–2026
Surge · J/70 · 5 events · 2015–2018
Red Sky · J/88, IRC handicap · 3 events · 2015–2017
Sirona · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Emoticon · J/109 · 1 events · 2015
Mutiny · Swan 42 · 1 events · 2013
Shakedown · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Block Island, RI, USA · 6 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 199, #15,340. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.