Sailor · 2014–2024

Michael Fingleton

sss J/105 PHRF handicap J/120

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Events: 19
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #379

Biggest lift: Tyler Molitor
Longest-running crew: Shane Palmer
Nemesis: Ryan Simmons
Rival: Charles Pick
Signature result: 9th of 33

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Shane Palmer · Kookaburra, Sharkey · J/105, J/120, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 94 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2024
Tyler Molitor · Sharkey · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2021 – Sep 2024
Tom Grennan · Kookaburra, KOOKABURRA · Handicap, J/120, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – Jan 2020
Kate Molitor · Sharkey · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2021 – Sep 2024
Oslo Jacobson · Sharkey · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2021 – Sep 2024
Mark Scott · Kookaburra, Twist · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – May 2023
Elaine Scott · Kookaburra, Twist · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – May 2023
Herb Kleekamp · Kookaburra · J/120, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2017
Hunter Wilson · Kookaburra, Sharkey · J/105, J/120 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2022
Timo Bruck · Twist · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2021 – May 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Sep 2024	2024 Rolex Big Boat Series	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	20th / 30
6 Apr 2024	2024 Spring Fest	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	12th / 24
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	15th / 31
27 May 2023	2023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Twist	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 7
29 Sep 2022	2022 J/105 North American Championship	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	17th / 28
15 Sep 2022	2022 Rolex Big Boat Series	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	14th / 29
19 Aug 2022	2022 Aldo Alessio Race & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	11th / 25
28 May 2022	2022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Twist	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	12th / 22
20 Aug 2021	2021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National Championship	Sharkey	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	10th / 14
29 May 2021	2021 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Twist	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
25 Jan 2020	2020 - Three Bridge Fiasco	KOOKABURRA	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 33
7 Apr 2018	2018 - Doublehanded Lightship Race	KOOKABURRA	J/120	Skipper	3rd / 4
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kookaburra	J/120	Mid Bow	5th / 5
28 Jan 2017	2017 - Three Bridge Fiasco	KOOKABURRA	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 13
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kookaburra	J/120	Mid Bow	5th / 5
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kookaburra	J/120	Pit	7th / 7
17 May 2014	2014 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta	Kookaburra	PHRF handicap	Pit	6th / 7
5 Apr 2014	2014 J/Fest	Kookaburra	J/120	Mid Bow	5th / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-72 provisional	#54222 band 44185–60559	—
J/105 Crew	164 provisional	#379 band 185–653	−0.6
J/120 Crew	-241 provisional	#197 band 193–205	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 3 races, 3 events · rating -9
J/120 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 5

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 61%
As crew	16 events	0 wins	beats 34%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (8) · Headsail Trimmer (3) · Mid Bow (3) · Pit (2)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	22%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ryan Simmons	64	1–63
Doug Bailey	64	12–51
Bruce Stone	63	6–57
William Woodruff	63	25–38
Brent Vaughan	62	23–39
Justin Oberbauer	58	15–43
Charles Pick	58	27–31
Ian Charles	58	8–50
Donald Olgado	57	52–5
Tim Russell	57	14–43
Eric Stang	55	36–18
Eric Patterson	53	35–18

Most-beaten opponent: Donald Olgado (52–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	2	43%
2023	2	60%
2022	4	47%
2021	3	43%
2020	1	75%
2018	1	33%
2017	2	38%
2016	1	0%
2014	3	6%

Boats

Sharkey · J/105 · 8 events · 2021–2024
KOOKABURRA · Handicap, J/120, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2014–2020
Twist · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2021–2023

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 12 events
California, USA · 3 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 2 events
Belvedere, CA, USA · 1 events
Island Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -72, #54,222.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -9. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.