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Sailor · 2017–2026

Chip Buck

cra HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
106

337 races · 129 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 35 of 106

Podium rate
61%

65 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (90%: 53%–59%, 811 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Carolyn Sherman

6–37 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Brad Stump

59–51 in 111 races

Best day
5 Jul 2023

1-2-1-1-1-1-1 · Beer Can Stout Series 2023 · about 1 in 121 by chance

Signature result
1st of 15

Van Hughes Twilight Series 2021 · Handicap · 1 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Dave Stebbins · Shadow · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2025 – May 2025
  • Chuck Bowers · Rhumb Runner · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

016633120182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 106

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit RegattaShadowPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
12 Apr 2026CCYC Spring Classic 2026ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 3
1 Dec 2025CCYC Winter Classic 2026ShadowHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
23 Aug 20252025 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit RegattaShadowHandicapSkipper16th / 38
18 Jul 2025CCYC Summer/Fall Classic 2025ShadowHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
1 May 2025CCYC Beer Can Lager Series 2025ShadowHandicapSkipper5th / 6
6 Apr 2025CCYC Spring Classic 2025ShadowHandicapSkipper5th / 5
12 Mar 2025CCYC Beer Can Ale Series 2025ShadowHandicapSkipper5th / 5
1 Dec 2024CCYC Wimter Classic 2025ShadowHandicapSkipper4th / 4
26 Oct 2024CRA Halloween Regatta sponsored by Doyle SailsShadowPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 9
5 Oct 2024SBC Championships 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper6th / 12
22 Sep 2024SBC Dolan Shipshape Series 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
28 Aug 2024Van Hughes Twilight Series 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
10 Aug 2024CCYC Sumer/Fall Classic 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
3 Jul 2024CCYC Beer Can Stout Series 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 5
8 May 2024CCYC Beer Can Lager Series 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 6
6 Apr 2024CCYC Spring Classic 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 4
13 Mar 2024Beer Can Ale Series 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 6
3 Dec 2023CCYC Wimter Classic 2024ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 6
28 Oct 2023CRA Halloween Regatta sponsored by Doyle SailsShadowPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 9
30 Sep 20232023 Pusser’s Rum San Diego Fall EZ RaceShadowHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
17 Sep 2023SBC Dolan Shipshape Series 2023ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 2
30 Aug 2023Van Hughes Twilight Series 2023ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 8
26 Aug 20232023 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit RegattaShadowHandicapSkipper15th / 50
5 Jul 2023Beer Can Stout Series 2023ShadowHandicapSkipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 245 (±71), #14,226. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.