Sailor · 2022–2026

Chris Backus

PHRF handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 50%
Podium rate: 83%
Typically beats: 67%

Most successful partnership: Joan Levinson
Best trio: Lee Backus & Joan Levinson
Longest-running crew: Lee Backus
Signature result: 5th of 8

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joan Levinson — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Lee Backus · Iris · PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
Isabella Backus · Iris · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
Joan Levinson · Iris · PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 3 of 5 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
Ed DeHart · Iris · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
Mark Lohmann · Iris · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
John Durkin · Iris · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Lee Backus - SHYC · Iris · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 2
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 4
8 Sep 2024	2024 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 8
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 3
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	2nd / 4
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Iris	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 6 events · rating 117

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	6 events	3 wins	beats 79%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Main Trimmer (1) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Small fleets

79%

of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	0	67%
2024	2	1	71%
2023	1	0	67%
2022	1	1	100%

Boats

Iris · PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2022–2026

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 6 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 117. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.