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Sailor · 2018–2026

Michael Gold

diyc PHRF handicapORC handicapBeneteau First 36.7

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Events
36

128 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 7 of 36

Podium rate
56%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 60%–70%, 243 boats)

Best class ranking
#218

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 121

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John McMahon

7 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 32% win rate

Best trio
Jim Clouser & John McMahon

7 wins · 13 podiums in 19 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Wes Tone

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Pierre Brouillet

Feb 2018 – Oct 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Michael Siedlecki

22–20 in 42 races

Best day
8 Mar 2025

3-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-1 · 2025 SPYC Pennington Cup

Signature result
1st of 7

SPYC 2026 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial Regatta · PHRF handicap · 3 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: John McMahon — 7 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 32% win rate
  • Jim Clouser · Joie de Vie, Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 26events 7 wins together · 17 podiums · 27% win rate · 23 of 106 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Oct 2026
  • John McMahon · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 7 wins together · 15 podiums · 32% win rate · 20 of 68 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Nicholas Hartney · Joie de Vie, Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 16% win rate · 18 of 95 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Apr 2025
  • Wes Tone · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 18events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 28% win rate · 15 of 79 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Micah Thompson · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 29% win rate · 17 of 75 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Jim Ularowski · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 29% win rate · 14 of 54 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Eric Lopez · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 4 wins together · 13 podiums · 25% win rate · 18 of 59 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Ken Friedman · Joie de Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 15% win rate · 10 of 49 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Nov 2025
  • Eric Lopez del Valle · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 5 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Nov 2024
  • Paul Perry · Joie de Vie, Joie De Vie, Ruby, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 38 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-551182902019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026SPYC 2026 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapPit1st / 7
1 Nov 20252025 MOA Race SPYCWasabiORC handicapPit4th / 4
4 Oct 2025SPYC 2025 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaWasabiORC handicapPit3rd / 3
25 Apr 20252025 46th Suncoast RaceweekWasabiPHRF handicapPit2nd / 5
5 Apr 20252025 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan MemorialWasabiPHRF handicapPit1st / 7
8 Mar 20252025 SPYC Pennington CupWasabiORC handicapPit2nd / 5
1 Feb 20252025 SPYC John Jennings Memorial RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapPit1st / 5
10 Jan 20252025 SPYC/CYC Salt Pines CupWasabiORC handicapNavigator3rd / 6
2 Nov 20242024 SPYC MOA RaceWasabiORC handicapOther1st / 3
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapOther5th / 11
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RaceWasabiORC handicapNavigator4th / 5
23 Sep 2023The 41st Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapPit4th / 5
28 Apr 20232023 44th Suncoast RaceweekWasabiPHRF handicapPit2nd / 7
1 Apr 20232023 SPYC 81 Bay Invitational Ted Irwin MemorialWasabiPHRF handicapPit5th / 5
19 Mar 20232023 North Gulf ChallengeWasabiPHRF handicapNavigator1st / 4
5 Mar 20232023 SPYC Pennington CupWasabiPHRF handicapNavigator2nd / 7
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapOther4th / 12
8 Oct 20222022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
19 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaJoie de VieBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 12
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoJoie De VieBeneteau First 36.7Other3rd / 11
4 Jun 20222022 Colors RegattaJoie De VieBeneteau First 36.7Other4th / 13
22 Apr 2022LI Regata del Sol al SolRubyPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapPit3rd / 11
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaWasabiORC handicapPit2nd / 6
9 Oct 20212021 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiORC handicapPit2nd / 7

Crew rating across all classes: 238, #11,920.Helm rating across all classes: -56. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.