Sailor · 2009–2026

Chris Gatward

monterey IRC handicap ORC handicap Shields

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 51%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Kevin Wasbauer
Best trio: Kevin Wasbauer & Larry Gamble
Biggest lift: Jeff Brantley
Longest-running crew: Larry Gamble
Nemesis: Brad Copper
Best day: 16 Sep 2017
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Wasbauer — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Larry Gamble · BustinLoose, Rolly, ROLLY, Thunderstruck · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Shields 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2026
Marc Nail · BustinLoose, Thunderstruck · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2026
Bruce Merritt · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Jeff Pulford · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Jeff Brantley · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Christopher Deaver · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Cam Lewis · BustinLoose, TIMMY · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2013
Jared January · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Sep 2015
Kevin Wasbauer · BustinLoose · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 19 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Sep 2017
Pakhtun Shah · Rolly, ROLLY · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Thunderstruck	PHRF handicap	Untangler	4th / 8
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Mid Mast	1st / 9
28 Sep 2016	The 52nd Shields National Championship Regatta	Rolly	Shields	Bow	7th / 17
17 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Mid Mast	4th / 5
10 Sep 2015	2015 Shields Nationals	ROLLY	Shields	Bow	15th / 24
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Mid Mast	2nd / 9
26 Sep 2013	2013 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Mid Mast	2nd / 5
1 Jan 2012	2012 - Three Bridge Fiasco	TIMMY	Handicap	Skipper	26th / 33
8 Sep 2011	2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Mid Mast	3rd / 9
26 Aug 2011	2011 Aldo Alessio Perpetual Trophy Regatta	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Mid Mast	2nd / 8
10 Sep 2009	2009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National Championship	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Mid Mast	6th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	332 provisional	#6088 band 3271–10923	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Shields · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 43

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Mid Mast (7) · Bow (2) · Untangler (1)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sy Kleinman	21	7–14
John Clauser	17	15–2
Wayne Koide	16	7–9
Michael Pohl	14	12–2
Brad Copper	13	0–13
Thomas Furlong	12	6–6
Eric Anderson	12	10–2
William Berry	12	3–9
Ashley Hobson	12	2–10
Richard Robbins	12	9–3
Peter McWhinnie	12	10–2

Most-beaten opponent: John Clauser (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	57%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	63%
2015	2	0	32%
2014	1	0	88%
2013	1	0	75%
2012	1	0	22%
2011	2	0	80%
2009	1	0	29%

Boats

BustinLoose · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 7 events · 2009–2017
Rolly · Shields · 2 events · 2015–2016
Thunderstruck · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
TIMMY · Handicap · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 7 events
California, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Monterey, CA, USA · 1 events
JACKY · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 332, #6,088. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.