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Sailor · 2010–2026

Eric Gottschalk

ahyc stc PHRF handicapJ/105ORC handicap

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Events
24

181 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 5 of 24

Podium rate
38%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 45%–56%, 219 boats)

Best class ranking
#904

Crew in J/105 · rating -17

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kimberly McIntyre

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
Perry Moy & Kimberly McIntyre

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Michael Rout

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lou Melillo

Jun 2017 – Oct 2025 · 12 events

Nemesis
Eric Decesar

4–32 head to head in 36 races

Rival
Sam Millham

19–17 in 36 races

Best day
23 Oct 2010

6-6-8-4-4-7-3-1-4-4-1-4-7-5-4-6-2-3-5-5-3-6 · Boston College Invitational

Signature result
1st of 10

2023 Liberty Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series · PHRF handicap · 26 Apr 2023

Partnerships · 53 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kimberly McIntyre — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate
  • Lou Melillo · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 6 of 32 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Oct 2025
  • Mike Bermann · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 19 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Oct 2025
  • David Spence · Synergy · J/105, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 44% win rate · 38 of 84 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Ryan Brogan · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Perry Moy · Synergy · J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 38 of 82 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Donna Syers · Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 18 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Oct 2025
  • Lindsey Worth · Synergy · J/105, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 38% win rate · 21 of 61 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Dwayne Coneeny · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Oct 2025
  • Henrik Pederson · Synergy · J/105, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 43% win rate · 21 of 59 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Ben Sclarow · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 27 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

0202404201120142017202020232026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 20262026 Liberty Cup RegattaSynergyJ/105Headsail Trimmer4th / 9
10 Jul 20262026 80th Red Grant Regatta / J/105 East Coast ChampionshipSynergyJ/105Headsail Trimmer8th / 14
11 Oct 202570th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterSurface TensionORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 10
13 Sep 2025Liberty Cup Regatta & J105 NJYRA ChampionshipsSynergyJ/105Headsail Trimmer4th / 10
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceSurface TensionORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 8
24 Jul 20252025 Around Long Island Regatta (48th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 8
30 May 20252025 Rum Runner Ocean RaceSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 4
7 Sep 20242024 Liberty Cup RegattaSynergyJ/105Headsail Trimmer1st / 6
25 Jul 20242024 Around Long Island Regatta (47th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 8
1 May 20242024 Liberty Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesSynergyPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipSynergyJ/105Pit27th / 31
9 Sep 20232023 Liberty Cup RegattaSynergyJ/105Main Trimmer5th / 8
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 11
27 Jul 20232023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 11
26 Apr 20232023 Liberty Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesSynergyPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 10
11 May 20222022 Liberty Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesSynergyPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 7
28 Sep 20192019 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
25 Jul 20192019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 12
13 Jul 20192019 73rd Annual Red Grant RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 10
26 Jul 20182018 Around Long Island Regatta (42nd Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 8
3 Jun 20172017 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSurface TensionBeneteau First 36.7Mast2nd / 5
19 May 20122012 The Manhattan RegattaDoctor Jazz 1J/105Other10th / 11
23 Oct 2010Boston College InvitationalBoston University (Terriers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-5)6th / 11
25 Sep 2010Commonwealth SeriesBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingB Crew8th / 18

Crew rating across all classes: 365, #4,787. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.