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Sailor · 1995–2026

Michael Finn

none HandicapX BoatORC handicap

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Events
26

85 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
31%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–71%, 699 boats)

Best class ranking
#335

Helm in X Boat · rating 65

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Gerard Sheridan

2–21 head to head in 23 races

Rival
Zhenya Kirueshkin-Stepanoff

13–11 in 24 races

Best day
26 Jul 1995

5-10-5-9 · 1995 ILYA Class X Senior Championship Regatta — X Boat

Signature result
4th of 71

1995 ILYA Class X Senior Championship Regatta — X Boat · X Boat · 26 Jul 1995

Partnerships · 9 sailors

  • Jeff Niedzela · V-92 · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 1995 – Jul 1995
  • Jeremy Richmond · French Pineapple · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Tony Emanuele · V-96 · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 1999 – Jul 1999
  • Christopher Cilliers · French Pineapple · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Hillary Meyers · V-96 · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 35th · Jul 1998 – Jul 1998
  • Torin Knorr · JET LAG · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
  • Max Albert · French Pineapple · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Laurence Weinhoff · SYNERGIZER · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 71st · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Guy Williams · French Pineapple · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

0469119982002200620102014201820222026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Mar 2026Two Against the LakeFete du JeterHandicapSkipper1st / 5
26 Feb 20262026 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceFrench PineappleORC handicapCrew6th / 7
4 Oct 2025Single-Handed Round the LakeFete du JeterHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
1 Oct 2025Sweeney Restoration Wednesday Night Racing Series 6 CSNO Race WeekBarf PartyPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
31 Jan 20152015 - Three Bridge FiascoJET LAGHandicapSkipper2nd / 33
18 Apr 20142014 Friday Night SeriesQueen BeeHandicapSkipper5th / 7
18 Apr 20142014 Friday Night Series - Practice RaceQueen BeeHandicapSkipper4th / 8
26 Jan 20132013 - Three Bridge FiascoSYNERGIZERHandicapSkipper71st / 108
20 Apr 20122012 Friday Night SeriesQueen BeeHandicapSkipper7th / 8
20 Apr 20122012 Friday Night Series - Practice RaceQueen BeeHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
19 Nov 20112011 - 2012 Island Fever SeriesQueen BeeHandicapSkipper7th / 9
15 Jul 20112011 Friday Night Series - Second HalfQueen BeeHandicapSkipper5th / 10
29 Apr 20112011 Friday Night SeriesQueen BeeHandicapSkipper1st / 9
29 Apr 20112011 Friday Night Series - First HalfQueen BeeHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
22 Apr 20112011 Friday Night Series - Practice RaceQueen BeeHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
20 Nov 20102010 - 2011 Island Fever SeriesQueen BeeHandicapSkipper7th / 12
16 Jul 20102010 Friday Night Series - Second HalfVoladorHandicapSkipper5th / 13
30 Apr 20102010 Friday Night Series - First HalfVoladorHandicapSkipper6th / 12
30 Apr 20102010 Friday Night Series - Full SeriesVoladorHandicapSkipper6th / 13
23 Apr 20102010 Friday Night Series - Practice RaceVoladorHandicapSkipper1st / 9
26 Jul 20002000 ILYA Class X Championship Regatta (Senior Results) — X BoatV-96X BoatSkipper22nd / 78
10 Jul 2000GLSS X Invitational — X BoatV-96X BoatSkipper14th / 72
21 Jul 19991999 ILYA Class X Senior Championship Regatta — X BoatV-96X BoatSkipper11th / 76
22 Jul 19981998 ILYA Class X Junior Championship Regatta — X BoatV-96X BoatSkipper35th / 65
24 Jul 19971997 ILYA Class X Junior Championship Regatta — X BoatV-98X BoatSkipper12th / 54

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 55, #44,615.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.