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Sailor · 2021–2026

Michael Berezin

pcyc OptimistMelges 24Handicap

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Events
30

173 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 3 of 30

Podium rate
13%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 38%–43%, 1,278 boats)

Best class ranking
#345

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 132

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Denys Kalchenko

3 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Denys Kalchenko & Dan Berezin

3 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Misha Mayevsky

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dan Berezin

Oct 2023 – Aug 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Sterling Ott

1–42 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Allan Wang

17–17 in 34 races

Best day
18 May 2024

5-7-1-13-1 · 2024 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24

Signature result
1st of 23

2024 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24 · Melges 24 · 18 May 2024

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Denys Kalchenko — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Dan Berezin · Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 30% win rate · 8 of 67 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Denys Kalchenko · Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 38% win rate · 8 of 51 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Alex Kapustin · Surprise · Melges 24 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 5 of 54 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Misha Mayevsky · Surprise · Melges 24 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 5 of 47 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Ethan Breau · Ethan Breau · 420, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Mykhaylo Mayevskyy · Surprise · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 10th · Oct 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Toby Kimsa · Toby Kimsa · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Larissa Signarowski · Surprise · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Yuri Pershin · Surprise · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Ian Iles-Lee · Surprise · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-1475425420222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 NYC OpenSurprisePHRF handicapCrew1st / 6
16 May 2026TS&CC 55th Icebreaker Regatta and ILCA District 3 Gold CupConrad Grey-Wolf29erCrew5th / 5
21 Aug 20252025 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTAEthan BreauHandicapCrew11th / 27
19 Jul 2025PCYC Four Sisters Open 2025Ethan BreauHandicapCrew19th / 61
17 Jul 2025PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2025Ethan Breau420Crew58th / 113
31 May 2025Youth Cybersail RegattaEthan Breau420Crew5th / 8
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSurpriseMelges 24Bow13th / 21
24 Jan 20252025 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2SurpriseMelges 24Bow10th / 19
9 Nov 20242024 Bushwhacker Cup for the Melges 24SurpriseMelges 24Bow3rd / 17
18 Jul 202465th Annual Steerers' Invitational at Port Credit Yacht ClubMichael Berezin420Skipper109th / 115
12 Jul 20242024 Melges 24 US National ChampionshipSurpriseMelges 24Crew5th / 20
22 Jun 20242024 Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes CupSurpriseMelges 24Bow1st / 12
7 Jun 2024Youth CyberSail RegattaToby Kimsa420Crew4th / 11
24 May 20242024 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaFaina PobereshnikovaHandicapCrew4th / 12
18 May 20242024 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24SurpriseMelges 24Bow1st / 23
26 Jan 20242024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2SurpriseMelges 24Crew15th / 21
17 Dec 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1SurpriseMelges 24Bow11th / 14
6 Oct 20232023 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipSurpriseMelges 24Crew10th / 29
20 Jul 2023PCYC Four Sisters Open 2023Michael BerezinOptimistSkipper15th / 33
19 Jul 2023PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2023Michael BerezinOptimistSkipper27th / 87
7 Jul 2023Fogh Boorman Dinghy RegattaMichael BerezinOptimistSkipper18th / 24
26 May 2023Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaMichael BerezinOptimistSkipper14th / 19
18 Mar 20232023 MIAMI SAIL WEEK - Youth1391OptimistSkipper88th / 95
8 Mar 20232023 Optimist Sunshine State Championship (2023 TTQ)Michael BerezinOptimistSkipper165th / 209
22 Aug 20222022 Canadian Optimist ChampionshipsMichael BerezinHandicapSkipper59th / 100

Crew rating across all classes: 63, #33,061.Helm rating across all classes: -129, #72,139. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.