Sailor · 2013–2026

Mike Horvath

north cape yacht club Melges 24 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #546
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Curtis Jazwiecki
Nemesis: August Hernandez
Best day: 18 Aug 2013
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Curtis Jazwiecki · Gnarly Ruca, Gnarly Ruca (c) · Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
Michael Sell · Gnarly Ruca, Instant Karma · Handicap, Melges 24 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2026
Brian Poppert · Gnarly Ruca, Gnarly Ruca (c) · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2014 – May 2014
Josh Kerst · Instant Karma · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Kevin Miller · Erie Grog · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Dave Horvath · Erie Grog · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Steve Horvath · Erie Grog · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Greg McCliment · Gnarly Ruca (c) · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014
Joe Horvath · Erie Grog · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Kate Gladieux · Gnarly Ruca · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jun 2026	2026 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Instant Karma	Handicap	Crew	1st / 7
8 Jun 2018	2018 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Erie Grog	PHRF handicap	Grinder	6th / 6
6 Aug 2016	2016 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	NewlyWed	Interlake	Other	6th / 6
16 Aug 2014	2014 Melges 24 Invitational	Gnarly Ruca	Melges 24	Bow	11th / 15
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Gnarly Ruca	Melges 24	Bow	15th / 17
11 Apr 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Gnarly Ruca (c)	Melges 24	Bow	14th / 23
17 Aug 2013	2013 Melges 24 Invitational	Gnarly Ruca	Melges 24	Bow	6th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-17 provisional	#46032 band 29469–57853	—
Melges 24 Crew	-6 provisional	#546 band 405–666	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -35
Interlake · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -33

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Bow (4) · Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steven Boho	25	8–17
Dan Berezin	19	8–11
August Hernandez	18	3–15
Fred Rozelle	18	7–11
Kevin Welch	14	2–12
Steve Rhyne	14	3–11
Roger Counihan	14	3–11
Uri Saks	14	7–7
Richard Reid	14	2–12
Marc Steyn	14	11–3
Brucey Ayres	13	1–12
Nate Duer	13	9–4

Most-beaten opponent: Marc Steyn (11–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	0%
2016	1	0	0%
2014	3	0	27%
2013	1	0	62%

Boats

Gnarly Ruca · Melges 24 · 3 events · 2013–2014
Instant Karma · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Erie Grog · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
NewlyWed · Interlake · 1 events · 2016
Gnarly Ruca (c) · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Traverse City, MI, USA · 2 events
Cleveland, OH · 1 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, 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: -17, #46,032.Helm rating across all classes: -35. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.