Skip to content

Sailor · 2006–2024

Tim Snyder

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
97

360 races · 81 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 14 of 97

Podium rate
41%

40 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,353 boats)

Best class ranking
#50

Helm in Sonar · rating 186

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Karen Lewis

7 wins · 12 podiums in 14 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Karen Lewis & Chris Lewis

7 wins · 12 podiums in 14 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
James Berry

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nancy Snyder

Aug 2006 – Sep 2018 · 60 events

Nemesis
Don Wilson

3–34 head to head in 37 races

Rival
John Schellenbach

131–88 in 220 races

Best day
12 Aug 2012

2-2-1 · 2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta

Signature result
1st of 34

2007 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta · T-10 · 17 Aug 2007

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Karen Lewis — 7 wins · 12 podiums in 14 events together · 50% win rate
  • Nancy Snyder · Cheap Thrill, Cheaper Thrill · Handicap, J/70, Non-CYC Tartan Ten, ORC handicap 60events 6 wins together · 18 podiums · 10% win rate · 55 of 245 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2006 – Sep 2018
  • Chris Lewis · Bear, Kenai · ORC handicap 21events 7 wins together · 17 podiums · 33% win rate · 7 of 24 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Feb 2024
  • Emmett Dickheiser · Kenai · ORC handicap 16events 6 wins together · 15 podiums · 38% win rate · 6 of 19 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Feb 2024
  • Karen Lewis · Kenai · ORC handicap 14events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 50% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Nov 2023
  • Bill Zartler · Bear, Kenai · ORC handicap 12events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 42% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Thomas Young · Bear, Kenai · ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Christopher Simon · Kenai · ORC handicap 10events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 50% win rate · 5 of 13 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2020 – Jul 2023
  • Aimee Smith · Cheap Thrill, Cheaper Thrill · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
  • Sarah Wilkinson · Kenai · ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 4 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2020 – May 2022
  • Catherine Chimney · Kenai · ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

01502992012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 97

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist2nd / 7
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist3rd / 6
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist2nd / 8
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 6
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist2nd / 10
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceKenaiORC handicapNavigator2nd / 11
25 Feb 20232023 Pass A Grille RunOFFLINEPHRF handicapStrategist7th / 7
9 Feb 2023SORC Port Canaveral RaceBearORC handicapStrategist8th / 12
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceBearORC handicapStrategist7th / 10
2 Dec 20222022 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBearORC handicapStrategist3rd / 8
3 Nov 20222022 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceBearORC handicapStrategist6th / 7
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist5th / 9
18 Mar 20222022 SORC Sailors Choice RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 7
17 Feb 2022Inaugural SORC Port Canaveral RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist3rd / 10
5 Jan 20222022 Lauderdale to Key West RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 6
3 Dec 20212021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist2nd / 5
11 Nov 20212021 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 7
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaKenaiORC handicapStrategist5th / 10
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist3rd / 18
17 Feb 20212021 Miami to Eleuthera RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 7
21 Jan 20212021 Lauderdale to Key West RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 7
5 Dec 20202020 SORC Islands in the Stream Series Race #2KenaiORC handicapStrategist1st / 9
12 Jun 20202020 Twilight SeriesMore ThrillsJ/70Other9th / 9
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgMore ThrillsJ/70Other11th / 15
23 Jan 20202020 Lauderdale to Key West RaceKenaiORC handicapStrategist2nd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 182, #21,261.Crew rating across all classes: 299, #7,863. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.