Sailor · 2014–2026

Mike Valuck

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap C&C 35 Mk I Handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #22
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Katie Doherty
Best trio: Mark Kopel & Chris kopel
Biggest lift: Katie Doherty
Longest-running crew: Brian Geraghty
Nemesis: Daniel Padilla
Rival: David Keys
Best day: 27 Jul 2019
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Katie Doherty — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Brian Geraghty · Siochail · C&C 35 MK 1, C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 39 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2024
Katie Doherty · Patriot, Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 36 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Chris kopel · Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 26 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2023
John Gooch · Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 27 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Mark Kopel · Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 21 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Aug 2020
Eric Mann · Siochail · C&C 35 MK 1, C&C 35 Mk I 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2017
John Yurgil · Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
Glen Priestley · Patriot, Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2026
Suzanne Thomas · Siochail · C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
Ken Sharpe · Patriot · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jul 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 · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Aug 2026	2026 Sundown Series	Patriot	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
5 Jun 2026	2026 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Patriot	PHRF handicap	Captain	10th / 11
4 Jun 2026	2026 Thursday Night Series	Patriot	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 10
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Patriot	PHRF handicap	Snacktician	7th / 10
26 May 2026	2026 Sundown Series	Patriot	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
7 Jun 2024	2024 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Siochail	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 8
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Stargazer	PHRF handicap	Bow	9th / 10
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 MKI	Floater	3rd / 6
17 May 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Spring	Siochail	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 6
4 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	3rd / 6
15 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	1st / 5
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Patriot	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 16
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	4th / 6
7 Sep 2018	2018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Patriot	Beneteau First 36.7	Floater	4th / 11
2 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	5th / 7
3 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	3rd / 7
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	5th / 6
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 Mk I	Bow	3rd / 5
31 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Siochail	C&C 35 MK 1	Bow	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	168 provisional	#19299 band 12043–29600	—
C&C 35 Mk I Crew	76 provisional	#22 band 13–31	+4.1

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 94
Full-size sailing · Helm · 5 races, 5 events · rating -40
C&C 35 MKI · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -36
C&C 35 MK 1 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 46

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 26%
As crew	14 events	2 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Bow (11) · Floater (3) · Captain (1) · Snacktician (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	41%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Daniel Padilla	39	11–28
Cameron Paine	37	11–26
David Keys	33	18–15
Gary Graham	32	9–23
Bob Mann	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Bob Mann (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	5	0	26%
2024	2	0	27%
2023	2	0	30%
2022	1	0	60%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	2	1	70%
2018	2	0	52%
2017	1	0	67%
2016	1	0	20%
2015	1	0	50%
2014	1	0	50%

Boats

Siochail · PHRF handicap, C&C 35 MKI, C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MK 1 · 11 events · 2014–2024
Patriot · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 7 events · 2018–2026
Stargazer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 12 events
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, United States · 1 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 168, #19,299.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.