Sailor · 2011–2026

Paul Kunz

PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 14
Win rate: 21%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 41%

Most successful partnership: Macrae Sykes
Best trio: Macrae Sykes & Dan Jennings
Biggest lift: Dan Jennings
Longest-running crew: Macrae Sykes
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Macrae Sykes — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Richard West · Charlotte · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2024
Macrae Sykes · Bombardino, Good News · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2026
Charles Swanson · Good News · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2026
Roy Moss · Charlotte · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – May 2023
Richard Sykes · Good News · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2026
Juan Lois · Good News · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Elle Sykes · Good News · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Sep 2026
Dan Jennings · Bombardino, Good News · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2025
Charles Goodrich · Charlotte · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – May 2023
Daniel Fisher · Charlotte · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Good News	ORC handicap	Floater	5th / 8
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Good News	ORC handicap	Floater	10th / 12
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Good News	ORC handicap	Floater	3rd / 7
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Good News	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 3
3 Aug 2024	20th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Mast	9th / 9
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Good News	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 2
20 May 2023	12th Annual Geartester	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	5th / 8
6 May 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 12
3 Oct 2021	2021 Stamford Yacht Club Double-Handed Regatta	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	11th / 12
1 Jul 2017	2017 86th Stratford Shoal Race	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 5
15 Oct 2016	2016 Stamford Yacht Club Cows Race	Charlotte	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	5th / 5
25 Jun 2016	2016 85th Stratford Shoal Race	Charlotte	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	2nd / 7
9 Sep 2012	2012 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark Race	homicidal psycho jungle cat	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 10
2 Sep 2011	2011 Vineyard Race	Bombardino	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	18 provisional	#40504 band 26129–53289	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 29

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	14 events	3 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Floater (5) · Mast (2) · Bow (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Co-Skipper (1) · Mid Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	26%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	43%
2025	2	0	42%
2024	3	2	67%
2023	2	0	53%
2021	1	0	9%
2017	1	0	75%
2016	2	0	42%
2012	1	0	11%
2011	1	1	100%

Boats

Charlotte · PHRF handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 7 events · 2016–2024
Good News · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2024–2026
homicidal psycho jungle cat · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2012
Bombardino · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 9 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 2 events
Mamaroneck, NY · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
Greenwich, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 18, #40,504. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.