Sailor · 2021–2026

Joel Stopka

ccyc T-10 Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 5%
Best class ranking: #362

Biggest lift: Cynthia Seebold
Longest-running crew: Steven Fink
Nemesis: John Schellenbach
Signature result: 13th of 15

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Steven Fink · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Danny Hamilton · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Kevin Curda · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Cullen Humphries · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 13th · Aug 2023 – Jun 2026
Phil Neznanov · Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2023
Cynthia Seebold · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 13th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Autumn Pierce · Rainbows End · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 1% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Dan Lapinski · Rainbow, Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 13th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Ed Beehner · Rainbow · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 13th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Nancy Ward · Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rainbow	T-10	Main Trimmer	13th / 15
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Rainbow	T-10	Skipper	16th / 16
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rainbow	T-10	Main Trimmer	15th / 17
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rainbows End	Handicap	Main Trimmer	17th / 17
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Rainbows End	Handicap	Main Trimmer	14th / 14
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rainbows End	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	18th / 18
19 Aug 2021	2021 T-10 North American Championship	Rainbows End	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	22nd / 23
12 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Rainbows End	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	20th / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-454 provisional	#65977 band 65782–66013	—
T-10 Crew	-272 provisional	#362 band 317–375	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -231
T-10 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -193

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 5%

Positions: Main Trimmer (4) · Headsail Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	89%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jovan Brankov	46	4–42
John Schellenbach	41	0–40
Steve Karstrand	40	1–38
Craig Roehl	34	0–34
Piotr Madrzyk	34	4–30
Robert Cohen	33	5–28
Christopher Manick	32	6–26
Felicia Platzke	31	6–25
Blane Boynton	31	0–31
Darren Beck	29	1–28
Amy Cermak	23	0–23
Jeff Wittenberg	22	0–22

Most-beaten opponent: Vince Camarda (9–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	14%
2025	2	6%
2024	1	0%
2023	2	0%
2021	2	5%

Boats

Rainbows End · Handicap, T-10 · 5 events · 2021–2024
Rainbow · T-10 · 3 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 1 events
Racine, WI, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -454, #65,977.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -231. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.