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Sailor · 2014–2026

Michael May

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Events
8

52 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 1 of 8

Podium rate
13%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
33%

of boats faced (90%: 24%–42%, 73 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brad Sayre

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Brad Sayre & Carlos Melville

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Carlos Melville

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
William Macdonald

0–24 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Sarah Gross

10–14 in 24 races

Best day
21 Sep 2024

2-1-1 · The 42nd Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta · about 1 in 4 by chance

Signature result
4th of 10

2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg · PHRF handicap · 17 Feb 2023

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brad Sayre — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Carlos Melville · #15, Finesse, Obsession · L30, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Brian Conlin · #15, Finesse, Obsession · L30, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Brad Sayre · #15, Finesse, Obsession · L30, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Jorge Castro · Sunnyside Up, Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing, J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2014 – Apr 2015
  • Jim Blackburn · Braque, Nosy Be · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Denis Voskoboinikov · Finesse, Obsession · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Dave Ashcroft · Braque, Nosy Be · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Chris Gulden · #15, Obsession · L30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Edward Waistell · Braque, Nosy Be · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Dorothy Gaby · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015

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

Rating history

-5635125201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 8

Crew rating across all classes: 68 (±182), #32,209.Helm rating across all classes: -67 (±237). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.