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Chris Besch

lcyc Sunfish

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Events
58

315 races · 129 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 20 of 58

Podium rate
69%

40 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 74%–80%, 562 boats)

Best class ranking
#79

Helm in Sunfish · rating 422

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Greg Gust

5–39 head to head in 44 races

Rival
David McCary

24–30 in 54 races

Best day
11 Mar 2012

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2012 Spring Boardboat Series

Signature result
1st of 13

2011 Summer Boardboat Series · Sunfish · 12 Jun 2011

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Chris Besch.

Rating history

02324642007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Nov 2025Wurstfest Regatta I80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 13
1 Nov 2024Wurstfest Regatta I80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 12
3 Nov 2023Wurstfest Regatta I80319SunfishSkipper4th / 13
20 Jun 20212021 Summer Board Boat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 3
21 Mar 20212021 Spring Board Boat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 2
13 Dec 20202020-2021 Winter Boardboat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper3rd / 3
13 Sep 20202020 Fall Board Boat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 3
15 Mar 20202020 Spring Board Boat Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 4
9 Jun 20192019 Summer Series Boardboat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 2
2 Nov 2018Wurstfest Regatta 180319SunfishSkipper5th / 16
3 Jun 20182018 Summer Boardboat Series80319SunfishSkipper4th / 6
11 Mar 20182018 Spring Boardboat Series80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 4
3 Nov 2017Wurstfest Regatta 180319SunfishSkipper6th / 18
10 Sep 20172017 Fall Boardboat Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 4
11 Jun 20172017 Summer Boardboat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper3rd / 7
19 Mar 20172017 Spring Boardboat Club Series80319SunfishSkipper3rd / 4
4 Nov 2016Wurstfest Regatta 180319SunfishSkipper5th / 17
11 Sep 20162016 Fall BOARDBOAT Club Series80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 6
12 Jun 20162016 Summer BOARDBOAT Club Series80319SunfishSkipper2nd / 9
6 Mar 20162016 Spring BOARDBOAT Club Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 7
6 Nov 2015Wurstfest Regatta 180319SunfishSkipper3rd / 10
13 Sep 20152015 Fall Board Boat Series80319SunfishSkipper5th / 8
14 Jun 20152015 Summer Boardboats Club Series80319SunfishSkipper1st / 9
22 Mar 20152015 March Boardboat Club Races80319SunfishSkipper1st / 5
31 Oct 2014Wurstfest Regatta 180319SunfishSkipper2nd / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 403, #4,743. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.