Sailor · 2015–2026

Melissa Gordon

beverly yacht club PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 36%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 73%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Marvin Gordon
Biggest lift: Marvin Gordon
Best day: 8 Aug 2026
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marvin Gordon — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Gregg Nourjian · Blue Pigeon, Blue Pigeon Too · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Sep 2021
Marvin Gordon · Blue Pigeon Too · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Sep 2018
Tom Gordon · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Brendan Feitelberg · Summer Dreams · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
Kevin Dakan · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Tristan Buress · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Pamela Morris · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Lee Buress · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Kari Shapero · Summer Dreams · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
Armelle deLaforcade · Memory · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Memory	PHRF handicap	Snacktician	1st / 8
20 Jul 2022	Series 2 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
25 May 2022	Series 1 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
25 Sep 2021	Hurricane Cup Pursuit Race	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 14
6 Aug 2021	2021 Buzzards Bay Regatta - Dick Fontaine Memorial Race	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
30 May 2021	2021 Figawi Race Weekend	Summer Dreams	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
26 Sep 2020	Hurricane Cup Pursuit Race	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
12 Sep 2020	Quissett Yacht Club Round the Bay Race	Blue Pigeon Too	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
8 Sep 2018	Quissett Yacht Club Round the Bay Race	Blue Pigeon Too	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
3 Aug 2018	2018 Buzzards Bay Regatta	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
9 Sep 2017	Quissett Yacht Club Round the Bay Race	Blue Pigeon Too	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
4 Aug 2017	2017 Buzzards Bay Regatta	Blue Pigeon Too	PHRF handicap	Owner	8th / 11
1 Jul 2015	JULY Wednesday Twilight (VPP)	Blue Pigeon	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 10
27 May 2015	JUNE Wednesday Twilight (VPP)	Blue Pigeon	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	160 provisional	#23498 band 13106–39529	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating 87

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	12 events	3 wins	beats 72%
As crew	2 events	2 wins	beats 100%

Positions: Snacktician (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−25 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	76%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2022	2	0	55%
2021	3	1	87%
2020	2	1	83%
2018	2	1	90%
2017	2	1	65%
2015	2	0	57%

Boats

Blue Pigeon Too · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 10 events · 2017–2022
Blue Pigeon · Handicap · 2 events · 2015
Memory · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Summer Dreams · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Marion, MA · 6 events
Falmouth, MA · 3 events
West Hyannisport, MA, USA · 1 events
Marion, MA, USA · 1 events
Dartmouth , MA · 1 events
South Dartmouth, MA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 160 (±209), #23,498.Crew rating across all classes: 87 (±233). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.