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Sailor · 2008–2026

Christopher Friend

pontchartrain yacht club SunfishHandicapT-10

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Events
35

209 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 5 of 35

Podium rate
40%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 967 boats)

Best class ranking
#113

Helm in Sunfish · rating 369

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Eugene Schmitt

8–73 head to head in 81 races

Rival
Bob Findlay

27–30 in 57 races

Best day
13 Aug 2011

2-3-1-3-2-2 · Galloway Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 19

Galloway Regatta · Sunfish · 13 Aug 2011

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Robert Bennett · Pulsation · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Mensen · Pulsation · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • John Schaeffer · Pulsation · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • James Engelhardt · Pulsation · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Ethan Williams · Pulsation · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

0172344200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Sep 2026Wadewitz Regatta53243SunfishSkipper1st / 6
22 Aug 20262026 Galloway Regatta53243SunfishSkipper5th / 7
13 Aug 20262026 Tartan Ten North American ChampionshipPulsationT-10Headsail Trimmer25th / 25
4 Jun 2026ISCA 2026 North American ChampionshipLivelySunfishSkipper36th / 108
30 May 2026Schools Out 2026LivelySunfishSkipper5th / 7
14 Mar 2026ISCA International MastersChris FriendSunfishSkipper56th / 89
11 Oct 20252025 Monk Smith Regatta53243SunfishSkipper7th / 9
26 Sep 2025USSCA Masters ChampionshipSurpriseSunfishSkipper13th / 60
11 Jun 2025The 2025 Sunfish North American Championship53243SunfishSkipper34th / 79
15 Mar 2025US Sunfish Class Association Nationals53243SunfishSkipper44th / 73
2 Feb 2025Winter Series 2025SurpriseHandicapSkipper1st / 4
21 Sep 2024Sunfish 2024 Gulf Coast Regional Championship53243SunfishSkipper5th / 14
17 Aug 20242024 Galloway Regatta53243SunfishSkipper1st / 2
23 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - US Nationals at MidwintersSurpriseSunfishOther56th / 80
17 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - International MastersSurpriseSunfishOther17th / 84
13 Jan 2024Dinghy Winter SeriesSurpriseHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
23 Sep 20232023 Gulf Coast Region Sunfish Championship53243SunfishSkipper3rd / 13
16 Sep 2023Back to School 2023Chris FriendRS Aero 5Skipper5th / 7
19 Aug 20232023 Galloway Regatta53243SunfishSkipper3rd / 6
29 Mar 2023SUNFISH NATIONAL AT MIDWINTERS 202353243SunfishSkipper34th / 68
15 Jan 2023Winter Dinghy SeriesSurprisePortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 13
13 Oct 20222022 Sunfish US Masters Championship34SunfishSkipper15th / 37
24 Sep 20222022 Wadewitz RegattaSurpriseSunfishSkipper2nd / 7
20 Aug 20222022 Galloway Regatta53243SunfishSkipper2nd / 5
27 May 2017Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design RegattaSurpriseSunfishSkipper1st / 2

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 303, #10,017.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -202. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.