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Sailor · 2011–2022

Colton Gerber

university of michigan J/70College fleet racingCollege team racing

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Events
34

372 races · 69 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 3 of 34

Podium rate
18%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (range 36%–43%, 520 boats)

Best class ranking
#1818

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 291

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michael Gapuz

3 wins · 5 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
August Sturm & Michael Gapuz

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Grant Glover

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Gapuz

Feb 2016 – May 2018 · 12 events

Nemesis
Greiner Hobbs

1–41 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Ryan Clulo

35–39 in 74 races

Best day
5 May 2018

2-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-3-1-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1 · NU Spring

Signature result
1st of 8

NU Spring · College fleet racing · 5 May 2018

Partnerships · 51 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Gapuz — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate
  • Michael Gapuz · Michigan Wolverines, University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, Match racing 12events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 62 of 179 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – May 2018
  • Sidney Thompson · Caribbean Soul, University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, J/70 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 41 of 145 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Mason Wolters · Michigan Wolverines, University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 45 of 135 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – May 2018
  • Grant Glover · Miss Killer, University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/70 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 17 of 61 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2016 – Jul 2018
  • Lane Tobin · Michigan Wolverines, University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 54 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2016 – Mar 2018
  • Amy Baer · Caribbean Soul, University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing, J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 83 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Sofia Gambini · University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 22 of 84 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – May 2018
  • Don Glover · Miss Killer · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2018
  • August Sturm · University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College team racing 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 23 of 54 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – May 2018
  • Kevin Meier · McFly · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2018 – Feb 2019

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

Rating history

-115136387201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBad IdeaMelges 24Spinnaker trimmer21st / 26
24 May 20192019 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipDecorumMelges 24Other15th / 35
9 Feb 20192018/2019 J 70 Winter Series 3McFlyJ/70Rush Chairman28th / 51
5 Jan 20192018/2019 J 70 Winter Series 2McFlyJ/70Rush Chairman36th / 53
8 Dec 20182018/2019 J 70 Winter Series 1McFlyJ/70Rush Chairman39th / 47
16 Sep 20182018 J 70 Great Lakes ChampionshipCaribbean SoulJ/70Other12th / 19
27 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMiss KillerJ/70Medic/Doctor9th / 20
15 Jun 20182018 Cleveland Race Week - One DesignMiss KillerJ/70Medic/Doctor10th / 13
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaMiss KillerJ/70Other4th / 15
26 May 2018LaserPerformance Team Race National ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper14th / 16
5 May 2018NU SpringUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 8
21 Apr 2018MCSA Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
7 Apr 2018Big Ten Team RaceUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
24 Mar 2018Friis Team RaceUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
17 Mar 2018Southern New England Team RaceUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
30 Dec 20172017 Sugar BowlUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 10
10 Nov 2017ICSA Match Race National Championship 2017Michigan WolverinesMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
10 Nov 2017ICSA Match Race NationalsUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College match racingA Crew10th / 10
4 Nov 2017Kennedy CupUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College keelboatA Crew8th / 10
14 Oct 2017MCSA Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipsUniversity of Michigan (Colton Gerber '18)College singlehandedSkipper8th / 13
23 Sep 201735th Professor Stedman Hood TrophyUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper16th / 20
28 Jul 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMiss KillerJ/70Other9th / 20
30 May 2017Gill Coed Western SemifinalUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper16th / 18
29 Apr 2017MCSA Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper3rd / 7
22 Apr 2017MCSA Coed ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-8)4th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 375, #5,837.Crew rating across all classes: 35, #37,685. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.