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Sailor · 2000–2026

Artie Means

san diego yacht club ORC handicapIRC handicapHandicap

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Events
69

220 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 19 of 69

Podium rate
61%

42 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (90%: 68%–73%, 922 boats)

Best class ranking
#411

Crew in Etchells · rating 145

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ty Reed

4 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Bruce Nelson & Matt Smith

4 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kelly Holthus

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Akin

Sep 2009 – May 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Doug DeVos

8–40 head to head in 48 races

Rival
James McHugh

21–19 in 40 races

Best day
21 Aug 2000

31-30-1-1-1-3 · 2000 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 182,254 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 74

2000 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 21 Aug 2000

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ty Reed — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate
  • Tom Holthus · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 16events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 31% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Mar 2025
  • Jon Gardner · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 16events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 31% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Mar 2025
  • Matt Smith · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 15events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Mar 2025
  • Peter Askew · Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 12events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 25% win rate · 9 of 37 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Aug 2023
  • John von Schwarz · Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 11events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 9 of 36 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Ryan Mazzella · BadPak, Mockingbird · Handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 4 of 22 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Mar 2025
  • Bruce Nelson · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 11events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 36% win rate · 5 of 24 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Stu Bannatyne · Bad Pak, BadPak, Enterprise, Mockingbird · 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 40 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Mar 2024
  • Ralf Steitz · Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Metre, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Sep 2021
  • Hartwell Jordan · BadPak, Warrior Won · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

-461593632001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)FOXPHRF handicapNavigator1st / 8
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaPied PiperORC handicapNavigator6th / 11
28 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300MeanieORC handicapNavigator4th / 6
25 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupMeanieORC handicapNavigator2nd / 4
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupMeaniePHRF handicapNavigator2nd / 5
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipCrime SceneEtchellsBow30th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlCrime SceneEtchellsBow13th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestCrime SceneEtchellsBow22nd / 50
15 Jan 20262026 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceMargotORC handicapNavigator3rd / 10
26 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupMeanieORC handicapNavigator3rd / 4
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupMeaniePHRF handicapNavigator1st / 7
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500BadPakORC handicapNavigator2nd / 4
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceBadPakORC handicapNavigator3rd / 5
13 Sep 20242024 GL52 Macatawa ChallengeMockingbirdTP52Navigator4th / 5
2 Mar 2024MEXORC 2024BadPakORC handicapNavigator4th / 6
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceBadPakORC handicapNavigator2nd / 3
15 Feb 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupProspectorTP52Navigator5th / 5
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RaceBadPakORC handicapNavigator1st / 5
15 Jan 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaProspectorTP52Navigator5th / 5
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipMockingbirdORC handicapNavigator6th / 6
1 Aug 20232023 International 12 Metre Association World ChampionshipEnterprise (M)HandicapNavigator3rd / 5
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceBadPakHandicapNavigator2nd / 7
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaEnterprise (M)12 MeterNavigator1st / 4
1 Jun 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300BadPakORC handicapNavigator4th / 4
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceBadPakORC handicapNavigator1st / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 176 (±88), #17,378.Helm rating across all classes: 40 (±215), #43,656. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.