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Sailor · 2023–2026

Matt Michel

wbc HandicapPHRF handicapDiv 1 Divison

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Events
27

150 races · 48 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 5 of 27

Podium rate
41%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 55%–64%, 336 boats)

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ian Michel

1 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Ian Michel

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Michel

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Sam Edwards

17–35 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Clive Ballett

39–26 in 65 races

Best day
1 Nov 2025

7-3-5-4-3-3-1-3-1-3-2-3-2-1-4-3 · WBC New Year Regatta 2025

Signature result
1st of 14

King Salmon Winter Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ian Michel — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate
  • Ian Michel · Astruso · Handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 24 of 52 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

016733420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jun 2026Boom Town Brewing Company Summer FunAstrusoHandicapSkipper7th / 22
1 Jan 2026Marlborough Sounds Marinas Spring Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2026New Zealand King Salmon Winter SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper5th / 11
1 Jan 2026Versatile Homes & Buildings Summer Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2025AstrusoHandicapSkipper1st / 8
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2025AstrusoHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2025AstrusoPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2026AstrusoHandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2026AstrusoPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Nov 2025WBC New Year Regatta 2026AstrusoHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
12 Sep 2025Boom Town Brewing Company Summer FunAstrusoHandicapSkipper15th / 21
12 Sep 2025Boom Town Brewing Company Summer FunAstrusoHandicapSkipper5th / 8
1 Jan 2025King Salmon Winter SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
1 Jan 2025King Salmon Winter SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2025Marlborough Sounds Marinas Spring Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper9th / 11
1 Jan 2025Marlborough Sounds Marinas Spring Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper9th / 11
1 Jan 2025WineWorks Marlborough 2025 Wine RaceAstrusoHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
1 Dec 2024WBC New Year Regatta 2024AstrusoDiv 1 DivisonSkipper5th / 10
2 Jun 2024Versatile Homes & Buildings Summer Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper5th / 16
1 Jan 2024Boom Town Brewing Company Summer FunAstrusoHandicapSkipper12th / 31
1 Jan 2024Handicaps (TCF) as of 23rd of June 2024AstrusoHandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2024Handicaps as of 10:48 on October 22, 2024AstrusoHandicapSkipper14th / 21
1 Jan 2024Versatile Homes & Buildings Summer Twilight SeriesAstrusoHandicapSkipper5th / 16
1 Jan 2024WBC New Year Regatta 2024AstrusoLine Div 1 DivisonSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2023Handicaps as of 10:44 on December 12, 2023AstrusoHandicapSkipper32nd / 35

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 264, #16,687. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.