Sailor · 2015–2025

Dan Klassen

Melges 24 J/70

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 52%
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Dan Berezin
Best day: 30 May 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 10

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Peter Shumaker · Marianne, Mary Ann · J/70, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2015 – May 2025
Liam Walz · Marianne · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Spencer Colpaert · Marianne · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2015 – May 2015
Andrew Lockhart · Mary Ann · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2025
Paul Hulsey · Marianne · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2015 – May 2015
Robert Declercq · Marianne · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Sergei Lie · Mary Ann · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2025
Skip Dieball · Mary Ann · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Mary Ann	Melges 24	Crew	5th / 12
4 Aug 2023	2023 J/70 Corinthian National Championship	Marianne	J/70	Other	15th / 21
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Marianne	Melges 24	Main Trimmer	2nd / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	18 provisional	#40538 band 24388–54711	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 143
J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 2

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 61%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Ritter	22	14–8
Fred Rozelle	13	8–5
Dan Berezin	13	6–7
John Marentette	13	12–1

Most-beaten opponent: John Marentette (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	64%
2023	1	30%
2015	1	89%

Boats

Marianne · J/70, Melges 24 · 2 events · 2015–2023
Mary Ann · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 2 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 18 (±216), #40,538. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.