Sailor · 2018–2026

Vera Chotzen

richmond yacht club PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 71%

Most successful partnership: Michael Johnson
Longest-running crew: Michael Johnson
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Johnson — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Michael Johnson · Vera Cruz · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Mar 2026
Mark Werder · Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024
Leslie Foster · Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024
Charles Witcher · Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Mar 2026	BIG DADDY 2026 FLEET RACING- SATURDAY	Vera Cruz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
25 May 2024	2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Vera Cruz	PHRF handicap	Medic/Doctor	6th / 12
13 Mar 2022	2022 "BIG DADDY IS BACK" SUNDAY PURSUIT RACE	Vera Cruz	Handicap	Skipper	30th / 91
31 Aug 2019	Jazz Cup 2019	Vera Cruz	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 93
27 Oct 2018	Great Pumpkin 2018	Vera Cruz	Handicap	Skipper	45th / 123
27 Oct 2018	Great Pumpkin 2018	Vera Cruz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 9

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	5 events	1 wins	beats 72%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 55%

Positions: Medic/Doctor (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	73%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	55%
2022	1	0	68%
2019	1	0	87%
2018	2	0	53%

Boats

Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 6 events · 2018–2026

Where they race

Point Richmond, CA · 3 events
California, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 9. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.