Sailor · 2011–2022

Michael Popp

u s naval academy College fleet racing College team racing Handicap

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Events: 69
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #277
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Franz Madl
Best trio: Michelle Katz & Aaron Hull
Biggest lift: Franz Madl
Longest-running crew: Megan Hough
Nemesis: Nevin Snow
Rival: Esteban Forrer
Best day: 15 Sep 2012
Signature result: 1st of 35

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Franz Madl — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Patrick Snow · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 34events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 6% win rate · 191 of 832 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Jun 2016
Alexandra Asuncion · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 31events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 3% win rate · 158 of 773 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Jun 2015
Mary Hall · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 0 wins together · 9 podiums · 0% win rate · 135 of 595 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2013 – Jun 2015
Connor Hendi · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 99 of 547 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Jun 2015
Megan Hough · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 91 of 447 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Jun 2016
Chelsea Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 112 of 400 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Jun 2014
Aaron Hull · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 128 of 407 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Apr 2016
Michael Grove · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 107 of 420 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2013 – Jun 2014
Emma Ferris · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 68 of 389 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2013 – Jun 2015
Gary Prieto · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 93 of 395 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Jun 2016

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 · 69

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Sep 2022	Zwetschgendatschi-Regatta	Libelle	Handicap	Crew	7th / 23
25 Mar 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Bravo One	Viper 640	Other	3rd / 6
5 Mar 2022	2022 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast Championship	Avalanche	Etchells	Crew	12th / 19
21 Sep 2019	Zwetschgendatschi	Libelle	Handicap	Crew	1st / 35
10 Aug 2019	Schorsch Wallner Oldtimer Treff	POPP Mike	Handicap	Skipper	37th / 42
3 Aug 2019	Feldwieser Langstrecke	Libelle	Handicap	Crew	17th / 92
2 Jun 2016	Gill Coed National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (5-8)	7th / 18
31 May 2016	Gill Coed Eastern Semifinal	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-12)	3rd / 18
28 May 2016	LaserPerformance Team Race Nationals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	10th / 16
16 Apr 2016	Navy Spring	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	3rd / 19
9 Apr 2016	MAISA Team Race Championship/Capt. Prosser Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
2 Apr 2016	Mid-Atlantic Team Race Challenge	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 8
26 Mar 2016	Aaron Szambecki Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
19 Mar 2016	Graham Hall Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 16
12 Mar 2016	St. Mary's Team Race Interconference	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 10
5 Mar 2016	Bob Bavier Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 10
14 Nov 2015	Coed Atlantic Coast Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	10th / 18
31 Oct 2015	War Memorial	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	8th / 18
17 Oct 2015	Truxtun Umsted	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6,11-18)	8th / 19
3 Oct 2015	Danmark Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 18
19 Sep 2015	Nevins Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 20
3 Jun 2015	Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6,10-18)	8th / 18
1 Jun 2015	Gill Coed Eastern Semifinals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 18
29 May 2015	LaserPerformance Team Race National Championships	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	9th / 16
2 May 2015	America Trophy/MAISA Dinghy Champs	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	650	#633 band 460–871	—
College fleet racing Helm	591	#277 band 156–417	+4.2
College team racing Helm	276	#109 band 61–177	+3.4
Full-size sailing Crew	376 provisional	#4483 band 2882–6920	—
College fleet racing Crew	251 provisional	#2236 band 1117–3812	+4.2

5 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 38 races, 2 events · rating 243
Vanguard 15 · Helm · 19 races, 2 events · rating 8
Viper 640 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 48
Snipe · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 0
Etchells · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 37

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	59 events	4 wins	beats 64%
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 71%

Positions: B Skipper (16) · A Skipper (12) · B Skipper (5-8) (1) · B Skipper (9-12) (1) · B Skipper (1-6,11-18) (1) · B Skipper (1-6,10-18) (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Esteban Forrer	652	330–322
Nevin Snow	532	200–332
Nick Valente	442	268–174
Jake Reynolds	408	145–262
Brendan Shanahan	392	224–168
Alex Curtiss	382	197–185
Jack Swikart	371	234–137
Raul Rios	322	130–192
Alecsander Tayler	315	193–122
George Kutschenreuter	265	176–89
Brian Drumm	250	126–124
Greiner Hobbs	245	140–105

Most-beaten opponent: Eric Siegel (123–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	3	0	57%
2019	3	1	65%
2016	10	1	68%
2015	16	0	61%
2014	16	1	65%
2013	14	0	68%
2012	6	2	80%
2011	1	0	15%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 60 events · 2012–2016
Libelle · Handicap · 3 events · 2019–2022
Bravo One · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2022
Avalanche · Etchells · 1 events · 2022
POPP Mike · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
1 · Vanguard 15 · 1 events · 2013
30236 · Snipe · 1 events · 2012
1587 · Vanguard 15 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Old Dominion · 10 events
Navy · 10 events
Kings Point · 6 events
St. Mary's · 5 events
Charleston · 5 events
Unknown · 4 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 650, #633.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 376, #4,483. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.