Sailor · 1998–2023

Michael Ruff

oyc Handicap Etchells

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 55%

Nemesis: Peter Duncan
Best day: 10 Sep 1998
Signature result: 26th of 100

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Henry Fischer · USA 529 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 26th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Michael Amster · Halcyon · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Richard Smith · Halcyon · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Tracey Usher · USA 1242 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 39th · Sep 2005 – Sep 2005
Christopher Collins · Halcyon · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Beth Crowell · Halcyon · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Jim Gregory · USA 1242 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 39th · Sep 2005 – Sep 2005
Douglas Morss · USA 529 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 26th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998

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 · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jan 2023	2023 - Sunday Brunch	RUFF LIFE	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
15 Jan 2023	2023 - Sunday Brunch	RUFF LIFE	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
17 Sep 2022	2022 Hospice Cup XLI	Halcyon	Handicap	Captain	5th / 5
1 Sep 2005	2005 Etchells World Championship	USA 1242	Etchells	Crew	39th / 61
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	USA 529	Etchells	Crew	26th / 100

Titles

2013 Etchells San Francisco Fleet 12 Season Championship Trophy crew
2012 Etchells San Francisco Fleet 12 Season Championship Trophy crew

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -2
Etchells · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -2
Full-size sailing · Helm · 2 races, 3 events · rating -26

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 6%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	6%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Eddie Warwick	13	5–8
Chris Clark	13	4–9
Dirk Kneulman	13	4–9
Dennis Conner	13	3–9
Peter Duncan	13	3–10
Kjeld Hestehave	13	7–6
Bill Steele	13	11–2
Ante Razmilovic	13	7–6
Rick Kaiser	13	8–5

Most-beaten opponent: Bill Steele (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	2	8%
2022	1	0%
2005	1	37%
1998	1	75%

Boats

RUFF LIFE · Handicap · 2 events · 2023
Halcyon · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
USA 1242 · Etchells · 1 events · 2005
USA 529 · Etchells · 1 events · 1998

Where they race

Point Richmond, California, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
Oakland Yacht Club · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 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: -2.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -26. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.