Sailor · 2015–2026

Melissa Verrochi

hull yc Handicap J/105

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Events: 21
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #685

Most successful partnership: Robert Foley
Biggest lift: Peter Jackson
Longest-running crew: Ken Bowden
Nemesis: Charlie Garrard
Rival: Mark Masur
Best day: 25 Jul 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Foley — 2 wins · 8 podiums in 12 events together · 17% win rate

Robert Foley · Wild Ride · Handicap 12events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2021
Ken Bowden · Knotless · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 60 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026
Bernie Marciniak · Knotless · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 51 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026
Hap Keating · Knotless · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 52 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026
Valerie Burdette · Knotless · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 50 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2026
David Adriaansen · Knotless · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 40 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2026
Eric Peterson · Knotless · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Aug 2026
Cindy Kreider · Knotless · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2019
Peter Jackson · Knotless · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024
Sheila Greska · Knotless · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Ted Hood Regatta	Knotless	J/105	Medic/Doctor	6th / 8
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Knotless	J/105	Medic/Doctor	7th / 8
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Knotless	J/105	Co-Skipper	3rd / 9
27 Jul 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Knotless	J/105	Chef	3rd / 10
14 Aug 2021	Hingham YC Hitchcock Trophy	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
7 Aug 2021	Flip Flop Regatta	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 11
24 Jul 2021	Circle The Lights - Hingham Bay - ORRez Distance Race	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
19 Jun 2021	Solstice Regatta - Hingham Bay - ORRez Regatta	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 2
16 Jun 2021	Greater Boston Rumble I	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
21 Sep 2019	2019 HYC Great Chase Race	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 23
5 Sep 2019	2019 J 105 North American Championship	Knotless	J/105	Co-Skipper	10th / 18
3 Aug 2019	2019 25th Annual Pursuit Race to Benefit Make-A-Wish	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 12
26 Jul 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Knotless	J/105	Chef	10th / 15
15 Jun 2019	2019 Constitution YC Spring Regatta	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
12 Jun 2019	2019 Rumble I - Hingham Bay - ORRez Regatta	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
15 Sep 2018	HYC Great Chase Race	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 20
8 Sep 2018	2018 Boston Harbor Islands Regatta	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
22 Aug 2018	2018 Rumble III	Wild Ride	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
25 Aug 2017	2017 Ted Hood Regatta	Knotless	J/105	Chef	4th / 13
28 Jul 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Knotless	J/105	Chef	8th / 13
24 Jul 2015	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015	Knotless	J/105	Chef	6th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	77 provisional	#30762 band 19295–44228	—
J/105 Crew	53 provisional	#685 band 446–941	−0.1
All classes Helm	145 provisional	#25652 band 15611–39959	—

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	12 events	2 wins	beats 58%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Chef (5) · Medic/Doctor (2) · Co-Skipper (2)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charlie Garrard	60	12–48
Steven Goldberg	60	41–19
Steve Hollis	60	48–12
Marty Galligan	58	37–21
Ric Dexter	48	15–33
Mark Masur	37	16–21
Brian Yanofsky	33	26–7
Ken Dieselman	29	23–6
Mark Lindquist	25	10–15
Bruce Stone	24	1–23
Matthew Herbster	23	6–17
Jack Denker	21	13–8

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Hollis (48–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	21%
2024	1	0	75%
2023	1	0	78%
2021	5	2	64%
2019	6	0	49%
2018	3	0	55%
2017	2	0	58%
2015	1	0	71%

Boats

Wild Ride · Handicap · 12 events · 2018–2021
Knotless · J/105 · 9 events · 2015–2026

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 9 events
Hingham Bay Racing · 3 events
Boston Harbor Handicap Racing · 2 events
Courageous Sailing Center · 1 events
Hingham Yacht Club · 1 events
Hull YC · 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: 77, #30,762.Helm rating across all classes: 145, #25,652. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.