Sailor · 2015–2025

Mike Korbel

columbia yacht club Beneteau First 36.7 PHRF handicap 420

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Events: 18
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 28%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #1766

Most successful partnership: Jemima Korbel
Best trio: Stu Friedman & Paul Hermanson
Biggest lift: Jemima Korbel
Longest-running crew: Paul Hermanson
Nemesis: Jarrett Altmin
Rival: Cristina Petrea
Best day: 12 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jemima Korbel — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Erik Zamudio · Ecstasea, FOG, Perico · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 28 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Sep 2025
Paul Hermanson · Ecstasea, FOG, Jug Band, Perico · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2025
Eric Schoefernacker · FOG, Jug Band, Perico · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
Ryan Johnson · FOG, Jug Band, Perico · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2023
Greg Rasmussen · FOG · Beneteau First 36.7 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2025
Martin Sandoval · FOG · Beneteau First 36.7 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2024
Stu Friedman · Jug Band, Perico · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2019
Brett Larson · Jug Band, Perico · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2019
Carri-Lyn Brewer · FOG · Beneteau First 36.7 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2023 – Jun 2025
Ritchie Geoghan · FOG · Beneteau First 36.7 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Sep 2025	3 Crib Fiasco 2025	Ecstasea	Handicap	Crew	57th / 59
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 12
10 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	10th / 10
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Crew	8th / 11
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	8th / 12
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	9th / 12
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	8th / 12
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	FOG	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	9th / 11
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Soulshine	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	4th / 9
1 Jun 2019	2019 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Perico	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 11
29 May 2019	2019 Chicago Beer Can Series	Perico	PHRF handicap	Bow	21st / 21
29 Jun 2018	2018 Chicago to Michigan City to Chicago - CASRA	Perico	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	7th / 15
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Perico	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 5
31 May 2017	2017 The Chicago Beer Can Series	YOLO II	420	Other	4th / 16
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Perico	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 11
25 May 2016	2016 The Chicago Beer Can Series	YOLO II	420	Other	1st / 14
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Jug Band	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 5
27 May 2015	2015 The Chicago Beer Can Series	YOLO II	420	Other	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-31 provisional	#48116 band 35670–57062	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	-63 provisional	#399 band 333–451	−8.1
420 Helm	105 provisional	#1766 band 937–2907	—
All classes Helm	161 provisional	#23352 band 13228–38880	—

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	2 wins	beats 93%
As crew	15 events	2 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Bow (7) · Spinnaker trimmer (4) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	29%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Nielsen	51	19–32
Jason Veatch	50	19–31
Antoni Czupryna	50	14–36
Alice Martin	48	30–18
Jarrett Altmin	46	3–43
Cristina Petrea	46	20–26
Jim Clouser	42	7–35
Robert Nelson	34	14–20
Earle Atwater	32	7–25
Matt Lescohier	25	16–8
Chris Metcalf	17	2–15
Gary Hamilton	16	15–1

Most-beaten opponent: Gary Hamilton (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	11%
2024	2	0	15%
2023	2	0	32%
2022	2	0	28%
2021	1	0	63%
2019	2	0	40%
2018	2	1	79%
2017	1	0	80%
2016	2	1	65%
2015	2	2	100%

Boats

FOG · Beneteau First 36.7 · 7 events · 2022–2025
Perico · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 5 events · 2016–2019
YOLO II · 420 · 3 events · 2015–2017
Ecstasea · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Soulshine · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2021
Jug Band · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 16 events
Unknown · 1 events
Chicago, IL · 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: -31 (±166), #48,116.Helm rating across all classes: 161 (±203), #23,352. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.