Sailor · 2012–2024

Gyt Petkus

columbia yacht club J/105 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 50
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #162
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Julija Petkus
Best trio: Steve Druzbicki & Julija Petkus
Biggest lift: Julija Petkus
Longest-running crew: Steve Druzbicki
Nemesis: Clark Pellett
Rival: Jon Weglarz
Best day: 12 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julija Petkus — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Steve Druzbicki · Vytis · J/105 19events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 11% win rate · 18 of 96 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2023
Keith Krause · Vytis · J/105 17events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 12% win rate · 18 of 87 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2023
Tom Petkus · Vytis · J/105, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2012 – Jun 2015
Michael Brown · Vytis · J/105 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 12 of 56 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
Michael Collins · Vytis · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 50 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Aug 2023
Julija Petkus · Vytis · J/105 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 40 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2021
Julija O'Neil · Vytis · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 22 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
John Eringis · Vytis · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
Kristin Schultes · Vytis · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Jun 2018
William Mathis · Vytis · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 50

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Jun 2024	2024 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Southern Cross	PHRF handicap	Grinder	9th / 13
3 Sep 2023	2023 Bi-State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	4th / 6
1 Sep 2023	2023 Tri-State: Chicago to St. Joe	Vytis	J/105	Other	3rd / 7
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	4th / 8
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	6th / 7
3 Jun 2023	2023 Colors Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	6th / 7
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	7th / 7
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Vytis	J/105	Other	3rd / 8
4 Jun 2022	2022 Colors Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	6th / 9
5 Sep 2021	2021 Bi-State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	4th / 5
3 Sep 2021	2021 Tri-State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	7th / 8
13 Aug 2021	2021 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	4th / 7
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 8
5 Jun 2021	2021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	4th / 8
30 Aug 2019	2019 Tri State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	3rd / 8
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 6
23 Jun 2019	2019 Waukegan to Chicago - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	6th / 7
22 Jun 2019	2019 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	5th / 9
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	1st / 6
1 Jun 2019	2019 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	2nd / 6
23 Sep 2018	2018 3 Crib Fiasco	Vytis	Handicap	Other	23rd / 24
2 Sep 2018	2018 Bi State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	7th / 7
31 Aug 2018	2018 Tri State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Vytis	J/105	Other	5th / 10
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vytis	J/105	Other	2nd / 8
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Vytis	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	242	#14495 band 10832–19010	—
J/105 Helm	192	#162 band 115–209	−6.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 7

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	49 events	3 wins	beats 51%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Clark Pellett	170	66–103
Jon Weglarz	162	69–93
Mike Sheppard	127	89–37
Judith McLean	100	78–22
Kathie Newman	96	80–15
Alex Curtiss	62	34–28
Vanessa Gates	59	57–2
John Moore	47	19–28
Josh Lutton	44	29–15
Mike Ludtke	27	27–0
Peter Schwarzbach	24	18–6
Robert Amos	24	20–4

Most-beaten opponent: Kathie Newman (80–15).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	33%
2023	5	0	39%
2022	3	0	36%
2021	5	0	44%
2019	6	1	66%
2018	6	0	39%
2017	8	1	73%
2016	2	0	39%
2015	3	1	58%
2014	3	0	43%
2013	3	0	55%
2012	5	0	45%

Boats

Vytis · J/105, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 49 events · 2012–2023
Southern Cross · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 41 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 4 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Michigan City, IN, USA · 1 events
Middletown, RI · 1 events
Waukegan, IL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 242, #14,495.Crew rating across all classes: 7. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.