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Sailor · 2012–2024

Max Butler

ahyc stc PHRF handicapBeneteau First 36.7ORC handicap

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Events
15

40 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 4 of 15

Podium rate
47%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 54%–70%, 100 boats)

Best class ranking
#266

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 71

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brian Gillen

2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Robert Lapsley & Brian Gillen

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ryan Brogan

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Donna Syers

Jul 2012 – Jul 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
William Purdy

3–13 head to head in 16 races

Best day
16 May 2015

2-2-1 · 2015 Cedar Point One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual) · PHRF handicap · 28 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brian Gillen — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Lou Melillo · Latitude, Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 27% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2024
  • Donna Syers · Blue Sky, Red Sky, Surface Tension · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2024
  • Ben Sclarow · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 21 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2024
  • Mike Bermann · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Brian Gillen · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Dwayne Coneeny · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2024
  • Robert Lapsley · Latitude, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – May 2024
  • Stephen Apostolacus · Latitude, Moonshine, Surface Tension · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Aug 2024
  • Kerry Brody · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2016
  • Colan Cassell · Surface Tension · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2015

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

Rating history

0106212201320152017201920212023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Aug 20242024 Blue Water RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 7
25 Jul 20242024 Around Long Island Regatta (47th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 8
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceSurface TensionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer6th / 9
4 May 20242024 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSurface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 8
7 Oct 202368th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterSurface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 6
27 Jul 20232023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 11
28 Jul 20222022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual)LatitudePHRF handicapOther1st / 8
26 Jul 20182018 Around Long Island Regatta (42nd Annual)High Noon YCCPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
28 Jul 20162016 Around Long Island Regatta (40th Annual)Surface TensionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 9
16 May 20152015 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSurface TensionBeneteau First 36.7Spinnaker trimmer1st / 7
31 May 20142014 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSurface TensionBeneteau First 36.7Other3rd / 7
25 Jul 20132013 Around Long Island Regatta (37th Annual)Red SkyPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
1 Jun 20132013 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSurface TensionBeneteau First 36.7Other5th / 6
18 May 20132013 The Manhattan RegattaMoonshinePHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
19 Jul 2012NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART III - One-Design and HandicapBlue SkyJ/109Headsail Trimmer9th / 16

Crew rating across all classes: 212, #13,844. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.