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Sailor · 2010–2026

Chris Wells

abyc PHRF handicapCal 20Lightning

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Events
49

148 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 5 of 49

Podium rate
29%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 52%–57%, 1,080 boats)

Best class ranking
#447

Helm in Lightning · rating -73

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mikaila Cranton

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Marek Dennhardt & Mikaila Cranton

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mikaila Cranton

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ashley Ceresino

Jul 2023 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bill Peterson

7–36 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Charles Schroeder

26–24 in 50 races

Best day
4 Jul 2013

3-3-2 · 2013 WYC AIS Bayfield Race Week

Signature result
1st of 12

AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025 · Handicap · 30 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Mikaila Cranton — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ashley Ceresino · Northern Harrier · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Marek Dennhardt · Northern Harrier · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Neal Turluck · Northern Harrier · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Nicolas Buckell · Northern Harrier · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Mikaila Cranton · Northern Harrier · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Michael Wells · Sanguine · Cal 20, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 11th · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • Bruce Slater · Northern Harrier · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jun 2018
  • Mike Kelly · Northern Harrier · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Aug 2019
  • Michele Wells · Mosquito, Northern Harrier · Lightning, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017
  • Casey Sellers · Mosquito, Northern Harrier · Lightning, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-708323520112013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Apr 20262026 Fleet DaysChris WellsPortsmouth handicapSkipper15th / 17
2 Aug 20252025 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8
30 Jun 2025AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025Northern HarrierHandicapCrew1st / 12
28 Jun 2025AIS Around the Islands 2025Northern HarrierHandicapCrew9th / 24
26 Jun 20252024 Summer Season Championship - Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)Northern HarrierPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
14 May 20252025 Wet Wednesday Series 1SanguineCal 20Skipper15th / 16
28 Dec 20242024 Boxing Day RaceSanguineHandicapSkipper33rd / 45
31 Jul 20242024 Wet Wednesday Series 3SanguineCal 20Skipper14th / 16
12 Jun 20242024 Wet Wednesday Series 2SanguineCal 20Skipper17th / 19
10 Jun 2024Finn Master World ChampionshipsChris WELLSFinnSkipper86th / 285
8 May 20242024 Wet Wednesday Series 1SanguineCal 20Skipper16th / 18
29 Dec 20232023 Boxing Day RaceSanguineHandicapSkipper28th / 53
27 Oct 20232023 Halloween - Charity RegattaSanguineCal 20Skipper11th / 11
5 Aug 20232023 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapOther1st / 11
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapHelm11th / 24
10 Aug 20222022 Wet Wednesday Series 3SanguineCal 20Skipper12th / 16
2 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapOther8th / 27
22 Jun 20222022 Wet Wednesday Series 2SanguineCal 20Skipper14th / 17
4 May 20222022 Wet Wednesday Series 1SanguineCal 20Skipper10th / 12
3 Sep 20212021 Canadian Open Lightning ChampionshipMosquitoLightningSkipper10th / 12
28 Jul 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 3SanguineCal 20Skipper3rd / 16
16 Jun 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 2SanguineCal 20Skipper6th / 15
5 May 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 1SanguineCal 20Skipper13th / 15
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapOwner6th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 95, #34,422.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.