Sailor · 2014–2026

Michael Bova

boston yacht club J/105 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 31%
Best class ranking: #1079

Biggest lift: Steve Herman
Longest-running crew: Steve Herman
Nemesis: Mark Masur
Rival: Steve Hollis
Best day: 25 Jul 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 6

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Steve Herman · Vigilante · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 43 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2014 – Aug 2018
Vernon Polidoro · Vigilante · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 43 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2014 – Aug 2018
Brian Schwarztrauber · Vigilante · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Aug 2018
John Boyle · Vigilante · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2016 – Aug 2018
Ashley Boyle · Vigilante · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2016 – Aug 2018
Steven Goldberg · Air Express · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2019
Jim Kern · Air Express · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2019
John MacKay · Air Express · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2019
Amy Kvistad · Air Express · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2019
Michelle Silvano · Air Express · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2026	2026 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 68th Anniversary	Escape II	PHRF handicap	Boat Captain	7th / 7
25 Jun 2023	2023 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 65th Anniversary	Escape II	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 10
5 Sep 2022	Sail Salem Pursuit Regatta 2022	Ilona J	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 15
5 Sep 2019	2019 J 105 North American Championship	Air Express	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	13th / 18
23 Aug 2019	2019 Ted Hood Regatta	Air Express	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 17
26 Jul 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Air Express	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 15
22 Jun 2019	2019 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 62nd Anniversary	Escape	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
24 Aug 2018	2018 Ted Hood Regatta	Vigilante	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 10
27 Jul 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Vigilante	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 12
28 Jul 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Vigilante	J/105	Other	10th / 13
29 Jul 2016	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016	Vigilante	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 16
24 Jul 2015	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015	Vigilante	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	12th / 18
24 Jul 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta	Vigilante	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	11th / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
J/105 Crew	-91 provisional	#1079 band 885–1245	−2.9
Full-size sailing Crew	-78 provisional	#54840 band 43477–61507	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 7 races, 4 events · rating -62

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 30%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (6) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Hollis	66	35–30
Ken Bowden	65	21–44
Marty Galligan	63	36–27
Brian Yanofsky	61	29–32
Mark Masur	60	10–50
Charlie Garrard	57	9–48
Jon Samel	43	9–34
Steven Goldberg	43	27–16
Ken Dieselman	40	25–15
Mark Lindquist	39	5–34
Ric Dexter	37	10–27
Fred deNapoli	26	3–23

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Isaacson (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	0%
2023	1	11%
2022	1	29%
2019	4	36%
2018	2	40%
2017	1	25%
2016	1	53%
2015	1	35%
2014	1	38%

Boats

Vigilante · J/105 · 6 events · 2014–2018
Air Express · J/105 · 3 events · 2019
Escape II · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2026
Ilona J · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Escape · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 9 events
Erie, PA, USA · 3 events
One Front Street, MA · 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, Full-size sailing: -78, #54,840.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -62. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.