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Sailor · 2008–2026

Chuck Skewes

sdyc EtchellsORC handicapHandicap

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Events
21

67 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 5 of 21

Podium rate
48%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (90%: 45%–52%, 498 boats)

Best class ranking
#965

Crew in Etchells · rating -11

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alex Jacobs

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Alex Jacobs & Tim Barnes

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jay Davis

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kjeld Hestehave

Mar 2009 – May 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Bruce Nelson

2–33 head to head in 35 races

Rival
Michael Terry

21–14 in 35 races

Best day
23 Jun 2008

13-3-DNF-13-17-16 · 2008 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 87 by chance

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300 · ORC handicap · 29 May 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Jacobs — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kjeld Hestehave · Miss Murphy, USA971, Velos · Etchells, ORC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 51 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2009 – May 2026
  • Jay Davis · Alchemy, Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3, Second Wind · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 4 of 7 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Tim Barnes · Velos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Alex Jacobs · Second Wind, Velos · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Paul Turang · Velos · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2024
  • Mary Hardy · Miss Murphy · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−48 vs. without) · best 37th · Feb 2026 – May 2026
  • Will Stout · Alchemy, USA706, Velos · Etchells, Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Aug 2025
  • Greg Clark · Alchemy, Velos · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – May 2024
  • Rodrigo Dipp · Velos · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Feb 2024
  • John Costanza · Velos · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

073145200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipMiss MurphyEtchellsCrew58th / 76
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestMiss MurphyEtchellsSkipper44th / 50
22 Feb 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipMiss MurphyEtchellsAlternate37th / 42
10 Jan 20262026 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesVelosORC handicapSkipper4th / 7
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)VelosPHRF handicapCo-Skipper1st / 8
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300VelosORC handicapCrew1st / 9
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipMiss MurphyEtchellsCrew27th / 38
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlMiss MurphyEtchellsTactician18th / 33
29 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestMiss MurphyEtchellsTactician19th / 30
11 Jan 20252025 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesVelosORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
14 Sep 2024Dennis Conner Around the Coronado Isles Race sponsored by SD BoatworksVelosORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300VelosORC handicapTactician3rd / 6
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceVelosORC handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 4
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceVelosORC handicapOther1st / 5
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceBretwalda 3HandicapWatch Captain3rd / 13
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceBretwalda3ORC handicapTactician1st / 7
1 Mar 20182018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceFractionsHandicapTactician4th / 4
13 Jul 20152015 Transpac Honolulu RaceSecond WindHandicapSkipper1st / 4
18 Jul 20132013 Transpac Honolulu RaceAlchemyHandicapMain Trimmer2nd / 5
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA971EtchellsCrew32nd / 85
23 Jun 20082008 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA706EtchellsCrew14th / 83

Crew rating across all classes: 129 (±214), #23,085.Helm rating across all classes: 26 (±200), #46,416. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.