Sailor · 2021–2026

Mike Buck

columbia J/109 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #331

Most successful partnership: Will Chapman
Best trio: Tom Meyer & Will Chapman
Biggest lift: Gerry Sansone
Longest-running crew: Peter Priede
Nemesis: Dreher Miz
Rival: Jim Caesar
Best day: 12 Jun 2021
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Chapman — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate

Peter Priede · Full Tilt · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 7 of 92 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Will Chapman · Full Tilt · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 6 of 86 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Tom Meyer · Full Tilt · J/109, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 7 of 88 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
George Dorsch · Full Tilt · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 84 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Derek Rees · Full Tilt · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 62 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Gerry Sansone · Full Tilt · J/109 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 40 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
Brad Horn · Full Tilt · J/109, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 43 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Aug 2026
Tim McKenna · Full Tilt · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025
Mike Coan · Full Tilt · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Sonja Veilleux · Bright Eyes, Significant Otter · PHRF handicap, Tom 28 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Women's Offshore Challenge	Significant Otter	PHRF handicap	Crew	20th / 33
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Full Tilt	J/109	Crew	4th / 6
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Full Tilt	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 10
22 Aug 2025	2025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American Championship	Full Tilt	J/109	Crew	8th / 9
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	6th / 7
1 Jun 2025	COLYC COLORS 2025	Full Tilt	Handicap	Crew	4th / 6
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	2nd / 7
3 Aug 2024	2024 Columbia Cup Regatta	Full Tilt	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 11
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	5th / 8
25 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Bright Eyes	Tom 28	Bow	4th / 5
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	7th / 8
9 Jul 2023	2023 Halyard Hustle Race	Full Tilt	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 5
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	4th / 8
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	5th / 9
29 Jul 2021	2021 J 109 North American Championship	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	6th / 10
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	2nd / 8
5 Jun 2021	2021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Full Tilt	J/109	Bow	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	154 provisional	#19995 band 13669–28331	—
J/109 Crew	14 provisional	#331 band 257–402	−3.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

Tom 28 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -41

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	17 events	1 wins	beats 48%

Positions: Bow (13)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jim Caesar	79	38–41
Dreher Miz	63	18–45
Jack Toliver	59	46–13
Kris Maybach	41	20–21
Michael Hendrie	31	9–22
Keith Eickenberg	26	15–11
Scott Sims	24	15–9
James Murray	20	5–15
Robert Evans	15	2–13
Kristine Maybach	14	5–9

Most-beaten opponent: Jack Toliver (46–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	45%
2025	3	0	23%
2024	3	0	59%
2023	4	1	49%
2022	1	0	50%
2021	3	0	60%

Boats

Full Tilt · J/109, PHRF handicap, Handicap · 15 events · 2021–2026
Significant Otter · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Bright Eyes · Tom 28 · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 11 events
Chicago, IL · 3 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 154, #19,995. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.