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Sailor · 2008–2026

Lynn Kotwicki

bayview yacht club J/120PHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
39

163 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 8 of 39

Podium rate
54%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 48%–57%, 336 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in J/120 · rating 463

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Conner Kirkman

7 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 47% win rate

Best trio
Dan Lorenz & Trish Kirkman

8 wins · 13 podiums in 17 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Trish Kirkman

+67 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Kirkman

Jan 2012 – May 2026 · 23 events

Nemesis
Dave Sandlin

11–21 head to head in 32 races

Rival
Michael Fozo

47–33 in 80 races

Best day
3 Jun 2022

1-1-1-5 · 2022 Bayview One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 11

2024 Invitational Mills Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 7 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Conner Kirkman — 7 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 47% win rate
  • Mike Kirkman · Arctos, Hot Ticket, Sleeping Tiger - South · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 23events 8 wins together · 17 podiums · 35% win rate · 32 of 127 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+61 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – May 2026
  • Dan Lorenz · Arctos, Hot Ticket · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 36% win rate · 29 of 112 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Trish Kirkman · Hot Ticket, Sleeping Tiger - South · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 8 wins together · 17 podiums · 38% win rate · 32 of 111 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+67 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Robert Ramirez · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 17events 7 wins together · 13 podiums · 41% win rate · 28 of 100 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+55 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2025
  • Bob Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120 16events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 38% win rate · 30 of 106 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Tom Schulte · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 16events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 44% win rate · 24 of 91 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+53 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Conner Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 15events 7 wins together · 13 podiums · 47% win rate · 31 of 99 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Charles Bayer · Arctos, Grizzly, lil' Grizzly, Sleeping Tiger - South · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2010 – Feb 2024
  • Danielle DeLuca-Pytell · Hot Ticket · J/120 11events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 36% win rate · 20 of 75 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2024
  • Tim Schultes · Arctos, Hot Ticket · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 7 of 30 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-3340113200920122015201820212024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 PHYC/SYC Dorothy Latham Memorial RaceMy WayPHRF handicapFloater4th / 7
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 6
6 Jun 20252025 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 12
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 9
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 11
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 9
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceSleeping Tiger - SouthORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 7
20 Aug 20232023 Bayview Women on the Water (WOW)Hot TicketPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 7
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 9
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 6
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 8
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 8
27 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 9
6 Aug 20212021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 8
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer6th / 7
10 Jun 20212021 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 10
21 Jan 20212021 Lauderdale to Key West RaceArctosORC handicapPit4th / 7
13 Nov 20202020 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 5
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 7
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 5
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaArctosORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 5
14 Jun 20192019 Cleveland Race Week - One DesignHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 7
7 Jun 20192019 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceArctosPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer9th / 9
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Spinnaker trimmer6th / 10

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 113, #25,666.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 31. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.