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Sailor · 2012–2026

Howard Mendlovitz

carolina sailing club Thistle

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Events
15

67 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 1 of 15

Podium rate
20%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 45%–55%, 295 boats)

Best class ranking
#152

Helm in Thistle · rating 95

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Christopher Klotz

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sara Paisner

Jun 2015 – Jan 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

0–41 head to head in 41 races

Best day
16 Jun 2012

1-1-2 · 55th NC Governor's Cup Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

55th NC Governor's Cup Regatta · Thistle · 16 Jun 2012

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Sara Paisner · 3985, Paukie, The Sled, The SLED · Thistle 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jan 2026
  • John Howell · The Sled, The SLED · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Christopher Klotz · Paukie · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 7th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2024
  • Sarah Paisner · Box of Rain · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Eduardo Rocha · 3985 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • John Norton · Red · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Dorothy Hoffman · Paukie · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Kaitlyn Roberts · Red · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Fred Hunger · Box of Rain · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Sergio Rosa Jr · Rochambeau · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 28th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024

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

Rating history

0781562013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Jan 2026Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026The SledThistleCrew14th / 25
24 Jan 2026Ventura Thistle Winter Series #3The SLEDThistleCrew11th / 21
20 Dec 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #2The SLEDThistleCrew14th / 14
4 Oct 20252025 Thistle Old Salty RegattaUltimate Tanning MachineThistleSkipper19th / 19
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipRedThistleCrew10th / 14
14 Mar 2024Orange Peel 2024PaukieThistleCrew8th / 36
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipRochambeauThistleOther28th / 38
23 Mar 2023Orange Peel Regatta 2023PaukieThistleCrew7th / 17
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022PaukieThistleCrew17th / 37
1 Jan 2021Thistle Oyster RoastBox of RainThistleCrew6th / 20
1 Jan 20192019 Thistle Oyster Roast3985ThistleSkipper18th / 27
16 Jun 20172017 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 60th Annual3985ThistleSkipper5th / 11
17 Jun 20162016 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 59th Annualultimate tanning machineThistleSkipper3rd / 11
20 Jun 20152015 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 58th Annual3985ThistleSkipper2nd / 12
16 Jun 201255th NC Governor's Cup Regatta3985ThistleSkipper1st / 8

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 77, #31,309.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 93, #34,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.