Sailor · 2011–2026

Michael Purinton

youngstown yacht club PHRF handicap J/70 J/22

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #1166
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Bryan Mackey
Biggest lift: Bryan Mackey
Best day: 23 Aug 2024
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bryan Mackey — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

David Martin · DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – May 2026
Tim Finkle · Junior, Seaweed · J/70, J/88 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
Bryan Mackey · Junior, Triumph · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
Dominic Pacillo · DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – May 2026
Andrew Green · Junior · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2021
Rory Mess · Junior · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2021
Jeff Shippy · Triumph · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
Grace Pacillo · DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – May 2026
James Scully · DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
Liam Scully · DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 May 2026	Port Weller Race NOLSC / YYC 2026	DISCOVERY	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 3
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	The Jug 41	J/22	iPad Kid	9th / 17
26 Jul 2025	2025 The Youngstown Chase	DISCOVERY	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	6th / 10
23 Aug 2024	2024 Gougeon Brothers Great Lakes Multihull Championship Regatta	Triumph	Handicap	In the way	1st / 6
28 Jul 2023	2023 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull Regatta	Triumph	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 12
17 Sep 2022	2022 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing Series Presented by driveHG	DISCOVERY	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
23 Jul 2022	2022 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	DISCOVERY	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 3
24 Jul 2021	2021 Dyneema® CanAm Challenge and LYRA Course Racing	Junior	J/70	Other	3rd / 11
18 Jun 2021	2021 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	Junior	J/70	Other	4th / 12
25 Jul 2020	2020 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Junior	J/70	Other	2nd / 8
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Seaweed	J/88	Bow	6th / 14
12 Aug 2011	2011 IRC North American Championship Regatta	Out Of The Blue	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	300 provisional	#7673 band 4252–13226	—
J/70 Crew	115 provisional	#1166 band 598–2022	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 89
J/22 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 33

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	12 events	1 wins	beats 58%

Positions: iPad Kid (1) · Nav/Tac (1) · In the way (1) · Tactician (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Justin Hays	14	7–7
Scott Dinse	14	13–1
Paul Cannon	14	12–2
Greg Berti	14	12–2
Tod Sackett	12	6–6
Chris Kuhn	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: Scott Dinse (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	50%
2025	1	0	44%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	82%
2022	2	0	8%
2021	2	0	76%
2020	1	0	86%
2018	1	0	62%
2011	1	0	56%

Boats

DISCOVERY · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2022–2026
Junior · J/70 · 3 events · 2020–2021
Triumph · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
The Jug 41 · J/22 · 1 events · 2026
Seaweed · J/88 · 1 events · 2018
Out Of The Blue · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Youngstown, NY, USA · 4 events
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Bay City, MI, USA · 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: 300 (±171), #7,673. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.