Sailor · 2013–2026

Kevin Tschantz

berlin yacht club Thistle A-Class Thistles

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #285

Nemesis: Craig Koschalk
Rival: Sam Brauer
Best day: 13 Sep 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 12

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Ethan Anderson · Dry Wood B - Fleet, Lyle · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 29th · Mar 2020 – Jul 2026
Conor Ruppen · Emmy Lou · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Carrie Ruppen · Emmy Lou · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Noah Craciun · Lyle · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Dustin Davis · Dry Wood B - Fleet · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Mar 2020 – Mar 2020
Jake Hubbard · Sweet pea (*) · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	Lyle	Thistle	Crew	29th / 57
13 Sep 2024	2024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 Nationals	Emmy Lou	Thistle	Crew	3rd / 12
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	Dry Wood B - Fleet	Thistle	Other	22nd / 56
5 Jun 2021	2021 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship	Dry Wood B - Fleet	Thistle	Other	32nd / 34
2 Mar 2020	2020 Thistle Midwinters East	Dry Wood B - Fleet	Thistle	Other	33rd / 42
2 Mar 2016	2016 Thistle Midwinters East Regatta	Sweet pea (*)	Thistle	Other	27th / 35
27 Feb 2016	2016 Thistle Midwinters - Sarasota Stop	3464*B	A-Class	Skipper	24th / 31
13 Jul 2013	2013 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship	3464	Thistles	Skipper	21st / 56

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-113 provisional	#70250 band 51836–79344	—
Thistle Helm	-102 provisional	#285 band 215–323	−3

4 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 82
Thistle · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 78
A-Class · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -43
Thistles · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 9

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 66%

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Craig Koschalk	39	4–35
Mike McBride	35	7–28
Kevin Bradley	31	6–25
Gerry Christman	30	24–6
Thomas Hubbell	28	2–26
Jack Finefrock	28	0–28
Paul Abdullah	26	1–25
Sam Brauer	25	10–15
Kyle Finefrock	25	4–21
John Hutt	24	10–14
Edward John	24	20–4
Scott Buehler	21	8–13

Most-beaten opponent: Gerry Christman (24–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	50%
2024	1	82%
2021	2	34%
2020	1	22%
2016	2	23%
2013	1	64%

Boats

Dry Wood B - Fleet · Thistle · 3 events · 2020–2021
Lyle · Thistle · 1 events · 2026
Emmy Lou · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Sweet pea (*) · Thistle · 1 events · 2016
3464*B · A-Class · 1 events · 2016
3464 · Thistles · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Sarasota, FL · 1 events
Junction City, OR · 1 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Rocky River, OH, USA · 1 events
Sandusky, OH · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -113 (±238), #70,250.Crew rating across all classes: 82 (±243). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.