Sailor · 2000–2025

Steve Marsh

sfyc J/105 C&C 30 PHRF handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #52
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Ethan Doyle
Best trio: Larry Swift & Don Jesberg
Biggest lift: Ethan Doyle
Longest-running crew: Larry Swift
Nemesis: Dan Cheresh
Rival: Sandra Askew
Best day: 17 Sep 2025
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ethan Doyle — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Andy McCormick · Don't Panic · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Ryan Aull · Don't Panic · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Julian Mann · Don't Panic · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
John Bonds · Don't Panic, Viva · C&C 30, Cal 40, Knarr, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 31 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Sep 2023
Nicholas Danziger · Don't Panic · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Pete McCormick · Don't Panic · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Larry Swift · Good Timin, Masquerade, Viva, VIVA · Cal 40, J/105, Melges 32, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 40 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Sep 2023
Ethan Doyle · Niuhi, Viva · Cal 40, J/105, Knarr, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 30 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Sep 2025
Matt Frymier · Masquerade, Viva · Cal 40, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 16 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2024
Philip Styne · Bloody Fool, Lionspaw 3, Lionspaw3 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Feb 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Sep 2025	J/105 North American Championship	Niuhi	J/105	Skipper	1st / 18
22 Jun 2024	2024 Club Championship Series	Masquerade	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 13
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Viva	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 6
29 Sep 2022	2022 J/105 North American Championship	Masquerade	J/105	Bow	7th / 28
15 Sep 2022	2022 Rolex Big Boat Series	Viva	Cal 40	Bow	1st / 5
11 Jun 2021	SFYC Knarr and J/105 Regatta	Viva	Knarr	Crew	2nd / 11
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Defiance	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 7
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Good Timin	J/105	Captain	4th / 28
23 Feb 2018	2018 Sarasota Bay Multihull Regatta	Lionspaw 3	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
20 Oct 2017	2017 Buzzelli Multi Hull Rendezvous	Lionspaw3	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 11
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Don't Panic	PHRF handicap	Floater	2nd / 6
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Don't Panic	C&C 30	Floater	6th / 6
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Don't Panic	C&C 30	Floater	2nd / 6
27 Jan 2017	2017 Sarasota Bay Multihull Regatta and Corsair Nationals	Bloody Fool	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
17 Jan 2017	Quantum Key West Race Week 2017	Don't Panic	C&C 30	Floater	4th / 5
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Don't Panic	C&C 30	Mast	5th / 5
30 Jan 2016	2016 - Three Bridge Fiasco	MASQUERADE	J/105	Skipper	7th / 11
4 Dec 2009	2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup	VIVA	Melges 32	Other	16th / 23
16 Jan 2000	1999 Etchells World Championship	GBR 126	Etchells	Crew	47th / 68

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	219 provisional	#13412 band 8702–20219	—
C&C 30 Crew	48 provisional	#52 band 33–64	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · rating 129
Full-size sailing · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 245
J/105 · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 232
Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -15
Cal 40 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 181
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -23
Knarr · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 65

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 50%
As crew	13 events	1 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Floater (4) · Bow (2) · Captain (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−22 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dan Cheresh	30	3–27
Bruce Stone	29	22–7
Sandra Askew	25	10–15
Robert Mock	23	21–2
Kip Meadows	20	9–11
Adam Spiegel	19	12–7
Ian Charles	18	11–7
Ryan Simmons	18	9–9
Walt Thirion	18	8–10
Jeff Littfin	18	7–11
Justin Oberbauer	18	15–3
Doug Bailey	18	14–4

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Mock (21–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	25%
2023	1	0	80%
2022	2	1	89%
2021	1	0	90%
2019	1	0	17%
2018	2	0	82%
2017	6	0	41%
2016	2	0	20%
2009	1	0	32%
2000	1	0	31%

Boats

Don't Panic · PHRF handicap, C&C 30 · 5 events · 2016–2017
Viva · ORC handicap, Cal 40, Knarr, Melges 32 · 4 events · 2009–2023
Masquerade · PHRF handicap, J/105 · 3 events · 2016–2024
Niuhi · J/105 · 1 events · 2025
Defiance · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2019
Good Timin · J/105 · 1 events · 2018
Lionspaw 3 · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Lionspaw3 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
Bloody Fool · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
GBR 126 · Etchells · 1 events · 2000

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 5 events
Sarasota, FL · 3 events
CA · 2 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Newport, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 219, #13,412.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 245. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.