Sailor · 2006–2025

Dean Balcirak

university of rhode island College fleet racing PHRF handicap C&C 30

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Events: 28
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #2855
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Tyler Nash
Biggest lift: Declan Botwinick
Longest-running crew: Tom Burleson
Nemesis: Shea Smith
Rival: Adrian Winkelman
Best day: 22 Apr 2023
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tyler Nash — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Tom Burleson · Sea Fever · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2013
Sandra Askew · Flying Jenny, Flying Jenny 7 · C&C 30, IC37, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Nov 2019
Declan Botwinick · University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 74 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
Miles Williams · University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 102 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Oct 2022
Miles Bailey · University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 69 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2021 – Apr 2025
Tyler Nash · University of Rhode Island (Rams 2), University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 60 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
David Askew · Flying Jenny, Flying Jenny 7 · C&C 30, IC37, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Nov 2019
Grant Spanhake · Flying Jenny, Flying Jenny 7 · C&C 30, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2017
Zachary Severson · University of Rhode Island (Rams 2), University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 50 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
Kerem Erkmen · University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 69 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2021 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 28

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Apr 2025	NEISA Open FR Champs/Coast Guard Alumni Bowl	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew (9-12)	7th / 17
6 Apr 2025	Southern 5 Sunday	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew	3rd / 8
29 Mar 2025	Vietor Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew	10th / 13
22 Apr 2023	O'Toole Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	1st / 10
11 Mar 2023	Salve Regina Team Race Invite	University of Rhode Island (Rams 2)	College team racing	Crew	1st / 7
8 Oct 2022	Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championships, Round 1A	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew (13-15)	13th / 18
24 Sep 2022	The Hood Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	18th / 19
17 Sep 2022	Barnett Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	9th / 16
16 Apr 2022	Priddy Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	1st / 6
9 Apr 2022	Admiral Alymers	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	1st / 7
2 Apr 2022	Central Series April 2	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	4th / 8
26 Mar 2022	Connecticut Valley Dinghy Championship Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew (7-8)	4th / 20
30 Oct 2021	The Nickerson Trophy	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew	12th / 22
9 Oct 2021	Great Herring Pond Open	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	A Crew	2nd / 15
25 Sep 2021	The Invitational	University of Rhode Island (Rams)	College fleet racing	B Crew	2nd / 9
22 Nov 2019	2019/2020 Melges IC37 Winter Series - Fall Cup	Flying Jenny	IC37	Tactician	4th / 5
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Team NADS	Viper 640	Tactician	5th / 9
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Flying Jenny	C&C 30	Other	7th / 9
21 Oct 2016	2016 STC Annapolis Fall Regatta	Flying Jenny	C&C 30	Strategist	4th / 7
13 Aug 2016	2016 J/Fest New England	All American Offshore Racing	J/22	Other	7th / 8
1 Jun 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sea Fever	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 8
16 May 2013	2013 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Sea Fever	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 11
24 Jun 2012	2012 WaHa Regatta - Honoring Warren and Burt Jones	Sea Fever	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
2 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sea Fever	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 11
10 May 2012	2012 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Sea Fever	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	240	#11560 band 7834–16611	—
College fleet racing Crew	201 provisional	#2855 band 1941–3976	+1
All classes Helm	42 provisional	#43364 band 29237–58864	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 123
C&C 30 · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 21
Viper 640 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 13
IC37 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -1
J/22 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -58

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	20 events	4 wins	beats 61%

Positions: A Crew (7) · B Crew (4) · Tactician (2) · B Crew (9-12) (1) · B Crew (13-15) (1) · A Crew (7-8) (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Adrian Winkelman	86	42–44
Wilson Kaznoski	76	49–27
Norman Walker	72	70–2
Emil Tullberg	61	34–27
Jack Egan	54	15–39
Jed Bell	52	21–31
James Jagielski	52	48–4
Will Priebe	52	30–22
Skylor Sweet	50	24–26
Olivia Lowthian	50	34–16
Calvin Lamosse	48	31–17
Elliott Mendenhall	47	28–19

Most-beaten opponent: Norman Walker (70–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	0	53%
2023	2	2	100%
2022	7	2	60%
2021	3	0	76%
2019	1	0	25%
2018	1	0	50%
2017	1	0	25%
2016	2	0	32%
2013	2	0	44%
2012	3	0	38%
2011	1	0	50%
2007	1	0	33%
2006	1	0	71%

Boats

University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing · 14 events · 2021–2025
Sea Fever · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 7 events · 2006–2013
Flying Jenny · IC37, C&C 30 · 3 events · 2016–2019
University of Rhode Island (Rams 2) · College team racing · 1 events · 2023
Team NADS · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2018
All American Offshore Racing · J/22 · 1 events · 2016
Flying Jenny 7 · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 7 events
Mass Maritime · 4 events
Tufts · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Rhode Island · 2 events
Coast Guard · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 240, #11,560.Helm rating across all classes: 42, #43,364. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.