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Sailor · 2000–2025

Gary Mitchell

sdyc HandicapORC handicapFinn

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Events
17

88 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 3 of 17

Podium rate
29%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–58%, 319 boats)

Best class ranking
#861

Crew in Etchells · rating 19

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julie Mitchell

3 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Biggest lift
Julie Mitchell

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Julie Mitchell

May 2009 – Mar 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Mike Dorgan

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Best day
27 May 2009

1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2009 BC Series

Signature result
1st of 19

2012 CRA BC Series · Handicap · 30 May 2012

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julie Mitchell — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Julie Mitchell · Down Under, Geraldine, Lola, Quick Meteor · Etchells, Handicap 7events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 43% win rate · 12 of 48 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2009 – Mar 2025
  • George Roland · Minotaur · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2022
  • David Mai · Minotaur · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2022
  • Lake Rickolt · Minotaur · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2022
  • Andrew Constantine · Minotaur · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2022
  • Ryan Griswold · Minotaur · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
  • Robert Capita · USA 1157 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 59th · Sep 2005 – Sep 2005
  • Geoffrey Davis · Minotaur · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Ian Storer · USA 1157 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 59th · Sep 2005 – Sep 2005
  • Andrew Whittome · Down Under · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2012 – Mar 2012

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

Rating history

-3215434020012004200720102013201620192022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Mar 20252025 20 Guinea Cup SeriesLolaHandicapSkipper4th / 6
24 Sep 20222022 TULSA CATFIGHT REGATTA104594Hobie 16Skipper5th / 5
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceMinotaurORC handicapFloater5th / 7
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RaceMinotaurORC handicapFloater3rd / 6
21 Feb 20202020 Islands RaceMinotaurORC handicapFloater4th / 10
23 Aug 20192019 Finn North American ChampionshipDustyFinnSkipper21st / 32
15 Jun 2019CYC Sport/Small Boat RegattaDustyFinnSkipper10th / 12
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceMinotaurORC handicapFloater2nd / 7
16 Jun 20182018 Coronado Yacht Club Summer Boat RegattaDustyFinnSkipper15th / 17
29 May 20132013 CRA BC SeriesQuick MeteorHandicapSkipper1st / 16
30 May 20122012 CRA BC SeriesQuick MeteorHandicapSkipper1st / 19
30 Mar 20122012 Etchells US Midwinters WestDown UnderEtchellsCrew5th / 17
18 Sep 2010Around the Coronado Islands RaceQuick MeteorHandicapSkipper6th / 18
26 May 20102010 BC SeriesQuick MeteorHandicapSkipper5th / 19
27 May 20092009 BC SeriesGeraldineHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Sep 20052005 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA 1157EtchellsCrew59th / 61
21 Aug 20002000 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA 790EtchellsCrew20th / 74

Helm rating across all classes: -24, #56,294.Crew rating across all classes: 70, #31,961. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.