Sailor · 2014–2025

Steve Knapp

shyc PHRF handicap J/105 Handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #1318
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Christopher Carey
Best trio: Maggie Carey & Christopher Carey
Biggest lift: Christopher Carey
Longest-running crew: Bob Zannetti
Nemesis: Paul Beaudin
Best day: 19 Jun 2023
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Carey — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Bob Zannetti · Venturesome · Handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2025
Isobel Bonar · Venturesome · Handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 42 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2025
Dan Merton · Venturesome · Handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2025
Brian Engel · Venturesome · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2014 – Oct 2016
Kelly Merton · Venturesome · Handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 29 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2023
Roz koether · Venturesome · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
John Stevenson · Venturesome · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Bill Conron · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Oct 2022
Ros Koether · Venturesome · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 10th · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Peter Schmiedeck · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Venturesome	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 13
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Venturesome	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 6
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Venturesome	Handicap	Chef	1st / 12
8 Oct 2022	67th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 7
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 7
25 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Venturesome	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 9
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	9th / 9
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	6th / 7
3 Jun 2017	2017 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Venturesome	J/105	Main Trimmer	11th / 11
20 Oct 2016	2016 Stella Artois J 105 North American Championships	Venturesome	J/105	Main Trimmer	30th / 39
18 Sep 2016	2016 Long Island Sound Championship	Venturesome	J/105	Other	9th / 9
4 Jun 2016	2016 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Venturesome	J/105	Other	13th / 16
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Venturesome	J/105	Other	13th / 17
16 May 2015	2015 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Venturesome	J/105	Other	10th / 12
14 Jan 2015	2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race	First Light	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	5th / 6
5 Dec 2014	2014 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Yacht Race	First Light	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Venturesome	J/105	Main Trimmer	12th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-160 provisional	#61526 band 54075–64731	—
J/105 Crew	-236 provisional	#1318 band 1177–1368	−6.2

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	17 events	2 wins	beats 36%

Positions: Main Trimmer (6) · Nav/Tac (4) · Chef (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Beaudin	34	0–34
Jordan Mindich	28	1–27
Alex Wilbanks	24	2–22
Randy Bourne	24	4–20
Harald Edegran	23	1–22
Damian Emery	23	0–23
David Willis	21	1–20
Bruce Stone	18	0–18
Steven Marenakos	17	7–10
Jolene Masur	17	0–17
James Macdonald	17	0–17
Gardner Horan	16	3–13

Most-beaten opponent: Isaac Halpern (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	75%
2024	1	0	20%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	2	0	77%
2019	1	0	0%
2018	1	0	17%
2017	1	0	0%
2016	3	0	15%
2015	3	0	21%
2014	2	0	16%

Boats

Venturesome · PHRF handicap, Handicap, J/105 · 11 events · 2014–2025
Sawtooth · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2018–2022
First Light · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2015

Where they race

Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 4 events
Westport, CT, USA · 4 events
Greenwich, CT, USA · 1 events
FL, USA · 1 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -160, #61,526. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.