Sailor · 2008–2026

Chris Houston

cpyc J/109 ORC handicap ILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #313

Most successful partnership: Travers Blossom
Biggest lift: Travers Blossom
Longest-running crew: Mike Andre
Nemesis: Jr. John Greifzu
Rival: Tom Sutton
Best day: 13 Sep 2014
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: Travers Blossom — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Trevor Roach · Incendiary, Touch of Grey · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – May 2026
Mike Andre · Incendiary, Smiles, Touch of Grey · J/109, J/30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2026
Theodore Hendrickson · Incendiary, Touch of Grey · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – May 2026
Terri Drew · Incendiary · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Rand Milton · Incendiary · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Jun 2023
Travers Blossom · Lucy Georgina, Smiles, Touch of Grey · IRC handicap, J/30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Jun 2025
Richard Shattuck · Incendiary · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Donna Syers · Incendiary · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Jun 2023
James Dodwell · Touch of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2024 – May 2026
Mike McLaughlin · Incendiary · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Touch of Grey	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 9
4 Oct 2025	2025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Touch of Grey	ORC handicap	Other	10th / 11
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Touch of Grey	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 16
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Touch of Grey	ORC handicap	Rush Chairman	4th / 9
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Incendiary	J/109	Rush Chairman	8th / 13
3 Jun 2023	2023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Incendiary	J/109	Crew	12th / 14
12 Oct 2022	2022 J109 North American Championship	Incendiary	J/109	Rush Chairman	9th / 16
16 Oct 2021	2021 J 109 Fleet 10 Fall Classic	Incendiary	J/109	Rush Chairman	2nd / 7
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Incendiary	J/109	Rush Chairman	4th / 14
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Lucy Georgina	IRC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 7
12 Aug 2017	2017 CYCCM Laser, Laser Radial, MAYRA Championship Regatta	na	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	4th / 11
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Lucy Georgina	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 4
3 Jun 2017	2017 Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship	169785	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	16th / 26
27 Jul 2016	2016 USSCA Sunfish North American Championship	59864	Sunfish	Skipper	23rd / 59
12 Sep 2014	2014 J 30 North American Championship	Smiles	J/30	Bow	4th / 13
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Smiles	J/30	Other	2nd / 5
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Gargoyle	J/105	Mast	10th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	110 provisional	#27115 band 16949–40081	—
J/109 Crew	31 provisional	#313 band 215–416	−2.4
Full-size sailing Helm	71 provisional	#41340 band 22635–64402	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/30 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 80
Sunfish · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating 48
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 24
J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 26

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	14 events	1 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Rush Chairman (5) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Bow (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	65%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Kneller	35	26–9
Jr. John Greifzu	33	10–23
Daniel Corcoran	30	27–3
Ken ODonnell	27	22–4
Dan Nash	27	10–17
Tom Sutton	27	12–15
Jonathan Rechtschaffer	23	7–16
Bengt Johansson	18	7–11
John Wurch	17	13–4
Jeffrey Warren	17	14–3
Julia O-Dowd	17	11–6
Bud Rogers	16	5–11

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Corcoran (27–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2025	2	0	28%
2024	1	0	63%
2023	2	0	29%
2022	1	0	47%
2021	2	0	80%
2019	1	1	100%
2017	3	0	59%
2016	1	0	62%
2014	2	0	75%
2008	1	0	53%

Boats

Incendiary · J/109 · 5 events · 2021–2023
Touch of Grey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2024–2026
Lucy Georgina · IRC handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2017–2019
Smiles · J/30 · 2 events · 2014
na · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2017
169785 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2017
59864 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2016
Gargoyle · J/105 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 4 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 3 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Cape May, NJ, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Southport, CT, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 110, #27,115.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 71, #41,340. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.