Sailor · 2007–2025

Michael Elliott

rcyc J/80 J/35 Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #89
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: David Doyle
Longest-running crew: David Doyle
Nemesis: Ed Bayer
Rival: Cristian Bieder
Best day: 8 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 31 sailors

David Doyle · Innocent Bystander · J/80 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 31 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
Mark McLean · Innocent Bystander · J/80 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
Darryn Crombeen · Innocent Bystander · J/80 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
Gunnar Eriksson · Rhumbline · Hobie 33, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2015 – Feb 2018
Ron Stephens · Rhumbline · Hobie 33, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2015 – Feb 2018
Scott Maust · Rhumbline · Hobie 33, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2015 – Feb 2018
Gabby Stephens · Rhumbline · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Feb 2015 – Feb 2015
John Read · Dean's List · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Petri Mustonen · Arwen · Beneteau First 36.7 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
Bruce Krause · Dean's List · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Sep 2025	J/80 & J/105 Canadian Championships	Innocent Bystander	J/80	Crew	2nd / 15
14 Jun 2025	RCYC Open	Innocent Bystander	J/80	Crew	4th / 8
2 Aug 2024	LYRA Annual Race Week - 3 Day Course Racing	Innocent Bystander	J/80	Bow	7th / 15
14 Jun 2024	RCYC Open	Innocent Bystander	J/80	Crew	3rd / 8
22 Sep 2023	J/Fest	Innocent Bystander	J/80	Crew	2nd / 12
7 Sep 2018	2018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Arwen	Beneteau First 36.7	Mast	1st / 11
16 Feb 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Rhumbline	Hobie 33	Tactician	2nd / 3
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Dean's List	J/35	Co-Skipper	6th / 7
13 Feb 2015	Helly Hansen St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta 2015	Rhumbline	PHRF handicap	Helm	7th / 8
29 May 2009	SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA	Bernoulli	J/35	Skipper	4th / 6
1 Jun 2007	2007 Detroit NOOD Regatta	Bernoulli	J/35	Skipper	4th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	169 provisional	#18148 band 11005–28658	—
J/80 Crew	204 provisional	#89 band 41–157	+1.7

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/35 · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 48
All classes · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 48
J/35 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -69
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 133
Hobie 33 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 19

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 51%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 61%

Positions: Bow (1) · Mast (1) · Tactician (1) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Janet Geisberger	28	25–3
Cristian Bieder	27	11–16
Warren Flannery	26	10–16
Darin Sameshima	25	14–11
Owen Schneider	23	18–5
Ed Bayer	19	2–17
William Jenkins	19	8–11
William Wildner	19	5–14
William Vogan	19	11–8
Aiden Belfrage	16	11–5
Thomas Tyson	14	14–0
John Haverstock	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: Janet Geisberger (25–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	75%
2024	2	0	64%
2023	1	0	91%
2018	2	1	75%
2017	1	0	17%
2015	1	0	14%
2009	1	0	40%
2007	1	0	63%

Boats

Innocent Bystander · J/80 · 5 events · 2023–2025
Rhumbline · Hobie 33, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2018
Bernoulli · J/35 · 2 events · 2007–2009
Arwen · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2018
Dean's List · J/35 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Toronto, ON · 4 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 3 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Rochester, NY, USA · 1 events
Hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI · 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: 169, #18,148.Helm rating across all classes: 48. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.