Sailor · 2014–2026

Fred Somes

PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 56%

Biggest lift: Glenn Currin
Longest-running crew: Donald Pokorny
Nemesis: Charles Bayer
Best day: 3 Jun 2016
Signature result: 6th of 21

Partnerships · 57 sailors

Mark Ritchie · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2022
Donald Pokorny · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Jeff Spearin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Rod Spearin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Ian Jones · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – May 2026
Glenn Currin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2022
Jay Reidsma · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – Jun 2019
Jeff Baetz · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jul 2018
Conrad Knape · Sagitta · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2014 – May 2015
Tom Meier · Carrera, PENDRAGON · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	PENDRAGON	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 21
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Carrera	ORC handicap	Bow	9th / 9
12 Jul 2024	2024 Super Mac Race	Trompe Le Monde	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 4
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 9
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Carrera	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 11
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 14
27 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Carrera	ORC handicap	Bow	3rd / 8
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	4th / 11
10 Jun 2016	2016 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 7
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	4th / 11
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sagitta	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 6
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sagitta	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	105 provisional	#26560 band 15782–40665	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 85

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Bow (10)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jr. William Gilbride	19	12–7
Mark Nagel	17	14–3
Jim Baubie	17	15–2
John Burke	17	10–7
Robert Duker	17	9–8
Dave Simon	17	9–8
Ken Sharpe	17	10–7
Reid Stromberg	17	12–5
Charles Bayer	16	3–13
Colt Weatherston	15	10–4

Most-beaten opponent: Jim Baubie (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	38%
2024	1	33%
2022	1	50%
2019	2	64%
2018	1	71%
2017	1	70%
2016	2	68%
2015	1	20%
2014	1	0%

Boats

Carrera · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 7 events · 2016–2026
Sagitta · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2015
PENDRAGON · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Trompe Le Monde · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Courtesan · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 7 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
Sylvania, OH, USA · 1 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 1 events
Michigan, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 105, #26,560. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.