Sailor · 2012–2026

Paul Dennis

none Melges 24 Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #558
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Eric Schaefer
Longest-running crew: Dave Black
Nemesis: Richard Reid
Rival: Steven Boho
Best day: 26 Jul 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Dave Black · Black Dog · Melges 24 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 74 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Eric Schaefer · Black Dog · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 55 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Dave Hymers · Black Dog · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 58 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Peter Bjarnason · Black Dog · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jul 2026	2026 Firecracker All-Class Open Regatta	Auntie M	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
29 Aug 2025	2025 Commodore's Cup	Auntie M	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 13
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	8th / 12
25 Jul 2015	2015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	2nd / 8
11 Jul 2015	2015 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	4th / 12
13 Jun 2015	2015 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	2nd / 8
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	7th / 10
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	11th / 12
26 Jul 2014	2014 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	3rd / 9
14 Jun 2014	2014 Redpath Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	3rd / 8
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	14th / 17
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Black Dog	Melges 24	Tactician	27th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	41 provisional	#37115 band 25303–49028	—
Melges 24 Crew	-8 provisional	#558 band 455–648	−4.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 1 race, 2 events · rating -5

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 49%
As crew	10 events	0 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Tactician (10)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Reid	60	9–51
Dan Berezin	44	27–17
John Marentette	40	27–13
Uri Saks	38	32–6
Steven Boho	36	15–21
Thomas Ritter	34	7–27
Mike Gozzard	31	12–19
Jens Altern Wathne	30	3–27
Marty Jensen	27	8–19
KC Shannon	26	16–10
Allan Stokes	26	15–11
August Hernandez	22	1–21

Most-beaten opponent: Uri Saks (32–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	56%
2025	1	42%
2016	1	36%
2015	5	57%
2014	3	55%
2012	1	19%

Boats

Black Dog · Melges 24 · 10 events · 2012–2016
Auntie M · Handicap · 2 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 2 events
Meriden, KS · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 41, #37,115.Helm rating across all classes: -5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.