Sailor · 2017–2025

Melissa Gorchynsky

dsa dyc Melges 24 Handicap Santana 20

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Events: 4
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 28%
Longest win streak: 4

Best day: 24 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Stephanie Victa · Voilactus · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
Thomas Downing · Voilactus · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
Blake Caskey · USA 241 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
Calleen Kornafel · Voilactus · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
Christian Graf · Kate · Melges 24 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Jeff Lampe · Skippy · Santana 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Ridge Linden · Kate · Melges 24 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Kurt Vanderwal · USA 241 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
Jim Bogner · Skippy · Santana 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Fritz Schulz · Voilactus · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Aug 2025	Dillon Open Regatta 2025	Kate	Melges 24	Crew	1st / 5
26 Apr 2025	2025 Antigua Sailing Week	Voilactus	Handicap	Pit	3rd / 6
22 Aug 2024	Dillon Open Regatta 2024	Skippy	Santana 20	Crew	6th / 10
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	USA 241	J/70	Main Trimmer	45th / 53

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	102 provisional	#27325 band 15346–43119	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 134
Santana 20 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 20
J/70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -48

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	4 events	1 wins	beats 55%

Positions: Pit (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+21 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	1	80%
2024	1	0	44%
2017	1	0	15%

Boats

Kate · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2025
Voilactus · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Skippy · Santana 20 · 1 events · 2024
USA 241 · J/70 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Dillon, CO · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
English Harbour, Antigua · 1 events
Dillon Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 102, #27,325. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.