Sailor · 2011–2025

Alexander Kraus

dhh J/80 ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 39
Win rate: 3%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #137

Biggest lift: Eric Mentzell
Longest-running crew: Mark Fitzgerald
Nemesis: John White
Rival: Gary Panariello
Best day: 3 May 2013
Signature result: 18th of 213

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Eric Mentzell · Cool J, CoolJ · J/80 14events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 118 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2012 – Sep 2018
Holger Hinsch · Cool J, Whydah · J/80, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 82 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Jul 2021
Mark Fitzgerald · Cool J, Whydah · J/80, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 97 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2013 – Jul 2021
Catherine Tobin · Cool J, Whydah · J/80, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Jul 2021
Aaron Ogden Beguelin · Cool J, Whydah · J/80, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2020 – Jul 2021
Christopher Kozel · Cool J · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2014 – May 2014
John Chiochetti · Cool J · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Devon Feusahrens · Cool J · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2019 – May 2019
Andries Feder · Cool J · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Catharine Evans · Cool J · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 39

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Sep 2025	2025 Navy Fall Race to Oxford	Whydah	ORC handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
8 Aug 2025	2025 Oxford Regatta - Solomons to Oxford Race	Whydah	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 24
1 Aug 2025	2025 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Whydah	ORC handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
10 May 2025	2025 MADR - Northern Bay Series	Whydah	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 213
10 May 2025	2025 Spring Race to Oxford	Whydah	ORC handicap	Skipper	7th / 9
25 Sep 2021	2021 Fall Race To Solomons	Whydah	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 9
30 Jul 2021	2021 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Whydah	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 4
28 Aug 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Cool J	J/80	Skipper	7th / 9
25 Jul 2020	2020 AYC Annual Regatta	Cool J	J/80	Other	5th / 9
27 Jun 2020	2020 One-Design Classic	Cool J	J/80	Other	3rd / 4
28 Sep 2019	2019 AYC Fall Series	Cool J	J/80	Other	7th / 7
27 Jul 2019	2019 AYC Annual Regatta	Cool J	J/80	Other	6th / 11
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Cool J	J/80	Other	11th / 23
7 Sep 2018	2018 J 80 North American Championship	Cool J	J/80	Skipper	7th / 22
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Cool J	J/80	Other	9th / 21
20 Oct 2017	2017 J/70 Fall Brawl & J/80 North American Championship	Cool J	J/80	Other	16th / 21
30 Sep 2017	2017 AYC Fall Series	Cool J	J/80	Other	2nd / 10
22 Jul 2017	2017 AYC Summer One Design	Cool J	J/80	Other	7th / 17
10 Jun 2017	2017 AYC Annual Regatta	Cool J	J/80	Other	3rd / 4
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Cool J	J/80	Other	9th / 23
1 Oct 2016	2016 AYC Fall Series	Cool J	J/80	Other	6th / 10
23 Jul 2016	2016 AYC Summer One Design	Cool J	J/80	Other	3rd / 9
11 Jun 2016	80th AYC Annual Regatta	Cool J	J/80	Other	3rd / 7
4 Jun 2016	Eastport Yacht Club	Cool J	J/80	Other	5th / 6
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Cool J	J/80	Skipper	4th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	129 provisional	#28752 band 20101–39828	—
J/80 Helm	161 provisional	#137 band 85–173	+2.3

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	39 events	1 wins	beats 52%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bert Carp	129	79–50
Gary Panariello	121	55–66
John White	119	26–93
Ramzi Bannura	116	89–27
Ken Mangano	107	63–44
Derick Lynch	95	48–47
David Andril	89	30–59
Chris Chadwick	88	33–55
Les Beckwith	87	30–57
Richard Harrison	74	43–31
Mike Hobson	71	19–52
Marie Crump	69	9–60

Most-beaten opponent: Ramzi Bannura (89–27).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	5	0	46%
2021	2	1	50%
2020	3	0	36%
2019	3	0	35%
2018	2	0	66%
2017	5	0	55%
2016	5	0	55%
2015	3	0	52%
2014	5	0	62%
2013	2	0	52%
2012	2	0	67%
2011	2	0	42%

Boats

Cool J · J/80, PHRF handicap · 30 events · 2011–2020
Whydah · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Handicap · 7 events · 2021–2025
CoolJ · J/80 · 2 events · 2012

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 22 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 4 events
North American Destination Racers · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Annapolis, MD · 1 events
St. Mary's City, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 129, #28,752. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.