Sailor · 2014–2026

Doug Steffenson

chicago yacht club Lightning ORC handicap Lightnings

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 23%
Best class ranking: #477

Longest-running crew: Brandon Holton
Nemesis: Thomas Allen
Signature result: 6th of 9

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Brandon Holton · Hobbes, Mermaid, STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
Jonas Andersson · Mermaid, STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 29th · Aug 2014 – Jun 2019
Alex Lulewicz · Hobbes · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Roger Merriman · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Tom Gorey · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Bob Geraghty · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Jackson Holton · Hobbes · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2022 – Jun 2026
Tom Keefe · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Lee Polster · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Dave Root · Runaway · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning North American Championship	Hobbes	Lightning	Skipper	48th / 53
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Hobbes	Lightning	Skipper	9th / 13
18 Jun 2025	Lightning World Championship	Hobbes	Lightning	Skipper	33rd / 40
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Runaway	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 7
11 Nov 2022	Bluenose Regatta	Hobbes	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 16
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Runaway	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 7
14 Jun 2019	Lightning Class World Championship 2019	STEFFENSON DOUG	Lightning	Skipper	38th / 49
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	STEFFENSON DOUG	Lightning	Skipper	33rd / 49
15 Sep 2018	57th Annual Red Flannels Regatta	Hobbes	Lightnings	Skipper	5th / 5
4 Nov 2016	57 th Annual Midlands Regatta	Hobbes	Lightning	Skipper	9th / 13
20 Sep 2014	Red Flannels Regatta	Mermaid	Lightnings	Skipper	6th / 9
14 Aug 2014	2014 Lightning North American Championships	Mermaid	Lightning	Other	29th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-115 provisional	#70550 band 56446–78403	—
Lightning Helm	-133 provisional	#477 band 383–529	−7.8

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Lightnings · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating -120
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating -9

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	10 events	0 wins	beats 24%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	77%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	20%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	26%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Allen	34	1–33
David Starck	34	2–32
Joshua Goldman	28	0–28
Gustavo Tamayo	28	1–27
Felipe Robles	28	0–28
Eric Larson	23	16–7
Steven Davis	20	0–20
Philip Lange	20	4–16
Craig Pomeroy	20	0–20
George Argyropoulos	20	1–19
Kimmo Aromaa	20	5–15
Matti Aalto	20	1–19

Most-beaten opponent: Nolan ONeal (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	22%
2025	1	18%
2023	1	33%
2022	2	33%
2019	2	28%
2018	1	0%
2016	1	33%
2014	2	28%

Boats

Hobbes · Lightning, Lightnings · 6 events · 2016–2026
Runaway · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2022–2023
STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
Mermaid · Lightnings, Lightning · 2 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL · 2 events
Unknown · 2 events
Columbia, SC · 1 events
Voula, ATTICA, Greece · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -115 (±192), #70,550.Crew rating across all classes: -9 (±239). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.