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Sailor · 2010–2026

Mike Holt

santa cruz yc 505Moore 24Handicap

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Events
92

550 races · 105 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 13 of 92

Podium rate
65%

60 top-three finishes

Typically beats
83%

of boats faced (range 81%–84%, 1,604 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in 505 · rating 694

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Woelfel

5 wins · 15 podiums in 20 events together · 25% win rate

Biggest lift
Carl Smit

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rob Woelfel

May 2014 – May 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Mike Martin

108–198 head to head in 306 races

Rival
Howard Hamlin

141–126 in 268 races

Best day
22 Sep 2023

9-6-3-7-7-5-4-4-4-2-3-4-3-2-5-2 · International 505 Class 2023 World Championship & Pre-Worlds Regatta

Signature result
1st of 161

SAP 505 World Championship · 505 · 16 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 58 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Woelfel — 5 wins · 15 podiums in 20 events together · 25% win rate
  • Rob Woelfel · IO Integration, IOI, Merlin, Michael Holt · 505, Handicap, Moore 24, ORC handicap 20events 5 wins together · 15 podiums · 25% win rate · 28 of 117 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Carl Smit · Brian and Ted's Boat, IO Integration, Mike Holt · 505 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 57 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2023
  • John Siegel · MOORIGAMI · Moore 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 6th · Feb 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Bruce Edwards · Mike Holt, Rosebud, Scarlet, Scarlett · 505, Handicap, Moore 24, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Max Woelfel · Rosebud, Scarlott · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Chris Watts · Merlin · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Mackenzie Cook · Merlin · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Nalu Ho · Merlin, Mike Holt · 505, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Keahi Ho · Merlin · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Karen Loutzenheiser · Merlin · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

0372744201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Oct 20262026 Fall Dinghy & 5O5 Pacific Coast ChampionshipMike Holt505Skipper4th / 16
10 Oct 20262026 5O5 North American ChampionshipEssex Girl505Skipper2nd / 24
9 May 20262026 505 Spring RegattaMichael Holt505Skipper4th / 13
18 Apr 20262026 Moore 24 RoadmasterScarlettMoore 24Skipper4th / 16
28 Feb 20262026 SCYA E. E. Manning Regatta & SCYYRA Shadden Series 4Mike Holt505Skipper4th / 11
17 Jan 2026Mid Winter Series 2025-26ScarlottHandicapCrew8th / 9
27 Sep 2025Jack & Jill (Mix & Match) - 2025ScarletHandicapCrew3rd / 3
8 Jun 2025Commodore's Regatta 2025 (rescheduled)ScarlettPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
17 May 20252025 Elvstrom-Zellerbach (ILCA NA D24 Championship)Mike Holt505Skipper3rd / 13
26 Apr 2025Spring 5o5 Regatta & ILCA NorCal ChampionshipMichael Holt505Skipper3rd / 13
5 Apr 2025Double Handed Buoy FiascoScarlettMoore 24Skipper16th / 17
19 Sep 20242024 Moore 24 NationalsMoorgasmMoore 24Crew2nd / 26
13 Sep 20242024 5o5 Pacific Coast ChampionshipsMichael Holt505Skipper2nd / 17
24 Jun 20242024 Race Week AnacortesRosebudORC handicapOwner3rd / 4
15 May 20242024 5o5 North American ChampionshipMike Holt505Skipper3rd / 27
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksMOORIGAMIMoore 24Skipper6th / 10
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoMOORIGAMIMoore 24Skipper20th / 29
20 Oct 20232023 Fall DinghyRob's back505Skipper16th / 16
22 Sep 2023International 505 Class 2023 World Championship & Pre-Worlds RegattaMike Holt505Skipper3rd / 60
17 Aug 20232023 505 Pacific Coast ChampionshipsWhere's Carl?505Skipper3rd / 20
28 Jul 20232023 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaMike Holt505Skipper5th / 18
5 Jul 2023505 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2023IO Integration505Skipper6th / 72
9 Jun 2023June 5o5 & 470 Regatta Santa Cruz Yacht ClubDave goes sailing!505Skipper4th / 15
24 May 2023Made in SC Jester and El Toro RegattaNeed a bigger boatJesterSkipper2nd / 12
19 May 20232023 Elvstrom ZellerbachMike Holt505Skipper4th / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 680, #464.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 248, #11,190. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.