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Sailor · 2008–2026

Steve Chronert

riverside yacht club PHRF handicapJ/109Handicap

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Events
56

225 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 8 of 56

Podium rate
48%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 51%–59%, 464 boats)

Best class ranking
#54

Helm in J/109 · rating 83

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jonathan Rechtschaffer

8–40 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Carl Olsson

29–43 in 72 races

Best day
5 Aug 2017

5-2-2-1-1 · 13th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) Including the Soverel 33 Nationals

Signature result
1st of 12

2025 Vespers - PHRF & Pursuit · Handicap · 22 May 2025

Partnerships · 42 sailors

  • Joe Brendel · Zuma · J/109, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2014 – Sep 2022
  • Richard Sykes · Zuma · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Macrae Sykes · Zuma · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Elle Sykes · Zuma · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Ian Sheffield · Zuma · J/109, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – May 2014
  • John Dunne · Zuma · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Thomas Chronert · Zuma · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2008 – Aug 2008
  • Bobby Pruett · Zuma · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
  • Ryan Benincasa · Zuma · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
  • Chris Kinner · Zuma · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2014 – May 2014

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

Rating history

0126252200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Aug 20262024 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18ZumaPHRF handicapOther18th / 20
10 Jul 20262026 Annual Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18/Melges 15ZumaPHRF handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 17
27 Jun 202695th RYC Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapCaptain2nd / 7
14 May 20262026 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitZumaHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)ZumaPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey9th / 9
20 Jun 20252025 & 20th Annual Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18/Melges 15ZumaPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 16
22 May 20252025 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitZumaHandicapSkipper1st / 12
29 Jun 202493rd RYC Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
16 May 20242024 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitZumaHandicapSkipper1st / 11
7 Oct 202368th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterZumaPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
5 Aug 202319th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)ZumaPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
7 Jul 20232023 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesZumaPHRF handicapOther12th / 17
24 Jun 202392nd RYC Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
2 Sep 20222022 Vineyard RaceZumaPHRF handicapOwner5th / 7
9 Aug 20222022 Beach Point Annual Junior Overnight RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
8 Aug 202255th Annual Regatta for The Dorade TrophyZumaPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
6 Aug 202218th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)ZumaPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
8 Jul 20222022 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesZumaPHRF handicapOther13th / 17
25 Jun 202291st RYC Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
12 May 2022PHRF Vespers 2022ZumaPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
26 Jun 202190th Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
17 Oct 20202020 J 109 Fleet 10 Fall ClassicZumaJ/109Other7th / 8
19 Sep 20202020 Long Island Sound ChampionshipZumaPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
1 Aug 202016th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)ZumaPHRF handicapOther7th / 8
27 Jun 202089th Stratford Shoal RaceZumaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 202, #18,423. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.