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Sailor · 2000–2025

Jay Butler

cyc PHRF handicapIC 24Sonar

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Events
27

149 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 27

Podium rate
22%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (90%: 32%–41%, 338 boats)

Best class ranking
#97

Helm in Sonar · rating 20

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Sharon Gilbert

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kenny Kluckman

Jun 2018 – Jun 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
William McConnell

3–50 head to head in 53 races

Best day
25 Aug 2023

2-1 · 2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta · about 1 in 6 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 8

2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta · Sonar · 25 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Kenny Kluckman · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II, Dark & Stormy, El Toro · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Dylan Hahn · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II, Dark & Stormy, El Toro · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar, T-10 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 32 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
  • John Conway · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Jim Richter · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II, Sonar #4 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Jovan Brankov · Dark & Stormy, El Toro, Huron Girl, Stinger · Handicap, IC 24, Sonar, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 72 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Justin Theodore · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Randy Kuhn · Cheep N Deep II, CheepNDeep II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Richard Vernon · Black Pearl, Huron Girl, Stinger, Voila · IC 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 53 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 11th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2024
  • Charlie Hohmier · Cheep N Deep II · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Sep 2019
  • Sharon Gilbert · Dark & Stormy, El Toro · Handicap, Sonar, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-278-99802001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoEl ToroHandicapMain Trimmer8th / 17
28 Jun 2024Chicago - Michigan City - ChicagoCheep N Deep IIPHRF handicapHelm4th / 5
29 Mar 20242024 St. Thomas International RegattaHuron GirlIC 24Skipper13th / 15
25 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaDark & StormySonarSkipper2nd / 8
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisEmotional RescueJ/80Other21st / 22
24 Mar 20232023 St. Thomas International RegattaStingerIC 24Skipper13th / 14
8 Jul 20222022 Chicago to Michigan City to Chicago - CASRACheepNDeep IIPHRF handicapHelm7th / 9
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoCheepNDeep IIORC handicapTactician5th / 12
4 Jun 20222022 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean RacePlacetnePHRF handicapMain Trimmer9th / 9
25 Mar 20222022 St. Thomas International RegattaVoilaIC 24Skipper13th / 18
19 Aug 20212021 T-10 North American ChampionshipEl ToroT-10Main Trimmer15th / 23
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoCheep N Deep IIPHRF handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 9
28 Mar 20212021 Spring Frostbite SeriesDark & StormySonarPMSkipper6th / 8
26 Mar 20212021 St. Thomas International RegattaBlack PearlIC 24Skipper11th / 13
26 Sep 202059th Annual Red Flannels RegattaDark & StormySonarsSkipper2nd / 2
11 Sep 20202020 Chicago RegattaDark & StormySonarHelm6th / 7
22 Aug 20202020 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaDark & StormySonarSkipper7th / 9
18 Jul 2020Red Horse RegattaSonar #4SonarSkipper5th / 7
14 Sep 20192019 Chicago Regatta -- Distance RaceCheep N Deep IIPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 14
10 Aug 20192019 Verve Distance RaceCheep N Deep IIPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
22 Jun 20192019 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRACheepNDeep IIPHRF handicapOther16th / 16
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoCheep N Deep IIPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 10
8 Jun 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoCheep N Deep IIORC handicapCaptain11th / 12
16 Sep 20172017 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRACheep N Deep 2PHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
12 Aug 20172017 Verve Distance RaceCheep N Deep 2ORC handicapOther2nd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: -5 (±143), #52,783.Crew rating across all classes: -213 (±201), #62,853. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.