Sailor · 1998–2026

Pete Comfort

grand traverse yacht club Melges 24 MC Scow MC Some links uncertain

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #404
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Scot Zimmerman
Best day: 1 Aug 2013
Signature result: 1st of 40

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Tom Babel · Pulse, The 300 · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2023 – May 2025
Kent Sisk · Pulse · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Ted Keller · Blue Fish, The 300 · A Scow, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2016 – Oct 2023
Heather Sisk · Pulse · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Steven Boho · The 300 · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2023 – Oct 2023
James Kimball · Bandit · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014
Jamie Stuursma · Pulse · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Casey Christensen · Blue Fish · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Dan Lorimer · Blue Fish · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Darric Newman · Pulse · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 18th · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Pulse	Melges 24	Tactician	8th / 19
28 May 2025	2025 Wednesday Night Race Series	Pulse	Melges 24	Crew	4th / 11
17 May 2025	2025 Midwest One-Design Spring Championship - Melges 24	Pulse	Melges 24	Crew	18th / 23
6 Oct 2023	2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	The 300	Melges 24	Other	14th / 29
26 Aug 2023	2023 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 Regatta - The Regatta Formerly Known as the Grand Traverse Invitational	The 300	Melges 24	Bow	5th / 22
24 Jun 2016	2016 Annual A Scow National Championship	Blue Fish	A Scow	Other	15th / 19
5 Aug 2015	86th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	Comfy	MC Scow	Other	2nd / 40
5 Aug 2015	86th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	Whip-Nae-Nae	Melges 17	Chef	3rd / 6
5 Sep 2014	2014 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Bandit	E Scow	Other	10th / 79
30 Jul 2014	85th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	COMFY	MC Scow	Other	4th / 55
1 Aug 2013	84th Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	2524	MC	Skipper	1st / 40
4 Aug 2011	82nd Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	2434	MC	Skipper	9th / 62
28 Jul 1998	Jamestown Yacht Club 1998 Racing	Bob	A-Class	Skipper	32nd / 38
16 Jun 1998	Jamestown Yacht Club 1998 Racing	Bob	A-Class	Skipper	27th / 38

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	135 provisional	#22346 band 12467–36541	—
Melges 24 Crew	98 provisional	#404 band 246–532	+3.6
All classes Helm	171 provisional	#22107 band 11443–39396	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

MC Scow · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating 89
MC · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating 84
E Scow · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 42
A-Class · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating -51
A Scow · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -15
Melges 17 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 80

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 69%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Tactician (1) · Bow (1) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Dow	37	14–23
Scot Zimmerman	30	9–21
Rob Terry	26	16–10
Bill Babel	22	16–6
Jerry Miller	22	20–2
Tom Roop	20	10–10
Dan Berezin	20	5–15
Mike Gozzard	20	12–8
David Gates	19	16–3
James Kimball	19	10–9
Jerry Gill	19	16–3
Tony Pugh	19	11–8

Most-beaten opponent: Jerry Miller (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	61%
2025	2	0	46%
2023	2	0	67%
2016	1	0	22%
2015	2	0	79%
2014	2	0	92%
2013	1	1	100%
2011	1	0	87%
1998	2	0	23%

Boats

Pulse · Melges 24 · 3 events · 2025–2026
The 300 · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2023
Comfy · MC Scow · 2 events · 2014–2015
Bob · A-Class · 2 events · 1998
Blue Fish · A Scow · 1 events · 2016
Whip-Nae-Nae · Melges 17 · 1 events · 2015
Bandit · E Scow · 1 events · 2014
2524 · MC · 1 events · 2013
2434 · MC · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Muskegon, MI · 2 events
Bellaire, MI, USA · 2 events
Whitehall, MI, USA · 1 events
Traverse City, MI · 1 events
Fontana, WI, United States · 1 events
Jamestown, RI · 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: 135 (±198), #22,346.Helm rating across all classes: 171 (±230), #22,107. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.