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Sailor · 2017–2026

Dustin Buckenmeyer

berlin yacht club Thistle

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Events
10

45 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 10

Podium rate
10%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 38%–48%, 249 boats)

Best class ranking
#211

Crew in Thistle · rating -20

Biggest lift
Kathy Buckenmeyer

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Jesse Shedden

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Noah Craciun

12–18 in 30 races

Best day
29 Aug 2026

7-9-3-3-1 · 2026 LEFS MHYC Pinehill Derby

Signature result
3rd of 11

2026 LEFS MHYC Pinehill Derby · Thistle · 29 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Kathy Buckenmeyer · Bananawind, Deja Vu, Déjà Vu · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 12th · Jun 2018 – Jul 2026
  • Warren Duckworth · Déjà Vu · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 11th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • John Duckworth · Déjà Vu · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Bobby Sessions · Mary Jane · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Charlie Yingling · Charlie Yingling · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Charlotte Patrick · Deja Vu · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Kathleen Buckenmeyer · Cyclone · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Mark D'Apolito · Cyclone · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Jack Finefrock · Bananawind · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Callie Ruppen · Mary Jane · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-3634220182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 LEFS MHYC Pinehill DerbyMary JaneThistleCrew3rd / 11
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026Déjà VuThistleCrew33rd / 57
13 Jun 20262026 Thistle LE District ChampionshipsDéjà VuThistleCrew11th / 14
27 Sep 20252025 Snow Flurries RegattaLyleThistleCrew5th / 7
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipDéjà VuThistleCrew17th / 26
28 Sep 2024MHYC Thistle Fall Series RegattaCharlie YinglingThistleCrew9th / 11
7 Sep 2023Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2023Deja VuThistleCrew12th / 21
17 Jul 20212021 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipCycloneThistleOther32nd / 38
30 Jun 20182018 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipsBananawindThistleOther13th / 36
24 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipB-FlatThistleOther17th / 38

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 26, #39,678. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.