Sailor · 2018–2025

Janet Closs

sayville yacht club Viper 640 J/24 Handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 23%
Best class ranking: #152
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Zachary Kyritsis
Longest-running crew: Zachary Kyritsis
Nemesis: Chris Fischer
Best day: 25 Aug 2024
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Zachary Kyritsis — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Zachary Kyritsis · Grand Prix, Slapshot · J/24, Viper 640 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2025
Dan Cresci · Slapshot · J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2023
Joseph Buonasera · Slapshot · J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2023
Finn Capozzi · Grand Prix, Slapshot · J/24, Viper 640 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Greg Rinn · Grand Prix · Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Carol Ann Kennedy · Slapshot · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Kim Walther · Zephyr · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2025
Rose Ann Points · Zephyr · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2025
Kris Almskog · Slapshot · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Meagan Nolan · Grand Prix · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2025	2025 Sayville Yacht Club Charity Regatta	Grand Prix	Viper 640	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 4
10 May 2025	2025 - SASS Wendy Thomson Race	Zephyr	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
24 Aug 2024	2024 Sayville Yacht Club Charity Regatta	Grand Prix	Viper 640	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 6
3 Aug 2024	2024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Anniversary Regatta	Grand Prix	Viper 640	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
2 Aug 2024	2024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island Race	Grand Prix	Viper 640	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
10 Sep 2023	J/24 District 3 Championship	Slapshot	J/24	Bow	5th / 8
4 Aug 2023	2023 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island Race	Grand Prix	Viper 640	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 8
18 Jun 2021	2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Championship	Slapshot	J/24	Bow	31st / 32
21 Jul 2018	2018 J 24 Fleet 182 and District 3 Championship	Slapshot	J/24	Bow	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	101 provisional	#27108 band 16964–39962	—
Viper 640 Crew	45 provisional	#152 band 103–190	−4
J/24 Crew	-78 provisional	#621 band 480–708	—

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	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 30%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (5) · Bow (3)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	25%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
George Becza	18	11–7
Thomas Desmond	18	13–5
Chris Fischer	17	2–14
Stephen Kelley	13	1–11
Matthew Schneck	13	6–6
Al Constants	13	1–12
Aidan Glackin	12	0–11
Matthew Miranda	12	0–11

Most-beaten opponent: Thomas Desmond (13–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	1	50%
2024	3	1	61%
2023	2	0	21%
2021	1	0	3%
2018	1	0	13%

Boats

Grand Prix · Viper 640 · 5 events · 2023–2025
Slapshot · J/24 · 3 events · 2018–2023
Zephyr · Handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Blue Point, NY, USA · 5 events
Shelter Island, NY, USA · 3 events
Saint Augustine, FL · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 101 (±169), #27,108. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.