Sailor · 2015–2026

Ken Sears

hyc PHRF handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 40%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 76%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Bob Krush
Best trio: Bob Krush & Leroi Lissenden
Longest-running crew: Leroi Lissenden
Nemesis: Bill Shelhorse
Best day: 3 Jun 2016
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bob Krush — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Leroi Lissenden · Voodoo 2, Warrior · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 28 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2026
Bob Krush · Voodoo 2, Warrior · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 27 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Feb 2019
Geoffrey Hummel · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2026
Jim Miller · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Tom Carlson · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Scott Birch · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Chauncey Wu · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Anton Weber · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Stephanie Sweeney · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 13 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2016
Rob Burch · Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 May 2026	Down the Bay Race	Voodoo 2	PHRF handicap	Crew	3rd / 6
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Warrior	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	1st / 11
2 Jun 2017	2017 Southern Bay Race Week	Voodoo 2	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 5
3 Jun 2016	2016 Southern Bay Race Week	Voodoo 2	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 8
29 May 2015	2015 Southern Bay Race Week	Voodoo 2	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	60 provisional	#33614 band 20878–47544	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	2 wins	beats 68%

Positions: Bow (3) · Mid Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−29 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	65%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Craig Wright	13	7–6
Pete Hunter	13	7–6
Ian Hill	13	7–6
Bill Shelhorse	12	2–10

Most-beaten opponent: Craig Wright (7–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	60%
2019	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	0%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	79%

Boats

Voodoo 2 · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2015–2026
Warrior · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Hampton, VA, USA · 3 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Hampton, VA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 60 (±184), #33,614. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.