Sailor · 2014–2025

Dan Chekan

nyc Ensign Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #56

Most successful partnership: Max Hooker
Best trio: Max Hooker & Bill Steel
Longest-running crew: Bill Steel
Nemesis: Michael Macina
Rival: Scott Mason
Signature result: 7th of 13

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Hooker — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Bill Steel · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2025
Max Hooker · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2025
Chuck Taylor · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024
Olivia Dube · CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2023 – Jul 2024
Dick Barrows · Hydra · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Erik Aanensen · Hydra · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Jason Dubreuil · Hydra · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Chris Burrell · Cydarydigo · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Lee Chase · CYDARYDIGO · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Rob Hebert · Hydra · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Sep 2025	2025 Sail for Hope	CYDARYDIGO	Handicap	Crew	1st / 3
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	CYDARYDIGO	Ensign	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 9
30 Sep 2023	2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	CYDARYDIGO	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 13
9 Jul 2022	2022 Newport Regatta	CYDARYDIGO	Ensign	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 9
6 Jul 2019	2019 Newport Regatta	Cydarydigo	Ensign	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 13
7 Jul 2017	2017 Newport Regatta	Cydarydigo	Ensign	Chef	8th / 11
11 Jul 2014	2014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race Week	Hydra	Ensign	Other	15th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-86 provisional	#55733 band 42759–62538	—
Ensign Crew	-95 provisional	#56 band 46–59	−7.3

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scott Mason	28	12–16
Michael Macina	28	7–21
Russell Carr	21	7–14
Charles Shoemaker	19	4–15
Robin Durrschmidt	17	2–15
Mike Ryan	15	9–6

Most-beaten opponent: Mike Ryan (9–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	33%
2022	1	0	13%
2019	1	0	50%
2017	1	0	30%
2014	1	0	22%

Boats

CYDARYDIGO · Handicap, Ensign, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2017–2025
Hydra · Ensign · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Newport, RI · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -86, #55,733. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.