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Sailor · 2004–2026

Mark Bulka

mccrae EtchellsContenderContender VM Some links uncertain

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Events
40

273 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 40

Podium rate
43%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
91%

of boats faced (90%: 90%–92%, 1,985 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Etchells · rating 781

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
James Ryssenbeek

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stewart Nichols

Aug 2004 – Mar 2014 · 5 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

62–95 head to head in 157 races

Rival
David Clark

79–65 in 144 races

Best day
23 Apr 2016

10-4-1-2-1-1-3-4-5 · 2016 Contender World Championship Regatta · about 1 in 953,876 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 111

2023 Contender World Championship · Contender VM · 4 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 21 sailors

  • Steve Young · AUS 1277, AUS1338, Balance, Balanced A-Tac · Etchells 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 67 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2006 – Mar 2014
  • Stewart Nichols · AUS 1277, Balance, Critical Balance, Mark Bulka · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2004 – Mar 2014
  • James Ryssenbeek · AUS1338, Critical Balance, CRITICAL BALANCE · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 29 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Mar 2009
  • Ben Solly · Mark Bulka, Perfect Balance · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2011 – Feb 2012
  • Peter Milne · Perfect Balance · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2012 – Feb 2012
  • P. Bulka · M. Bulka · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
  • David Eickmeyer · Perfect Balance · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Glen Ashby · AUS 1277 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004
  • Peter Miline · PERFECT BALANCE · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • S. Nichols · Balanced A-Tac · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2006 – Jan 2006

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

Rating history

0536107120052008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jul 20262026 Contender Open Dutch ChampionshipMark BULKAContenderSkipper1st / 52
26 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026BalanceContenderSkipper2nd / 46
26 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025BalanceContenderSkipper7th / 56
4 Jul 20232023 Contender World ChampionshipBalanceContender VMSkipper2nd / 111
30 Jun 2023Danish Contender ChampionshipBalanceContenderSkipper2nd / 73
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipTRIAD2EtchellsCrew4th / 44
17 Jul 2017Contender World ChampionshipBalanceContenderSkipper2nd / 106
23 Apr 20162016 Contender World Championship RegattaAUS2457ContenderSkipper1st / 33
19 Apr 20162016 Contender Open US ChampionshipAUS2457ContenderSkipper3rd / 27
25 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015Mark BULKAContenderSkipper4th / 47
8 Mar 20142014 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipBalanceEtchellsSkipper2nd / 29
27 Jun 2013Kieler Woche 2013Mark BulkaContenderSkipper1st / 45
1 Jan 20132013 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipPerfect BalanceEtchellsSkipper7th / 38
18 Feb 20122012 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1387EtchellsSkipper7th / 74
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipPerfect BalanceEtchellsSkipper24th / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMark BulkaEtchellsSkipper4th / 39
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipPerfect BalanceEtchellsSkipper12th / 55
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipPERFECT BALANCEEtchellsSkipper2nd / 26
9 Jun 20112011 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMark BulkaEtchellsSkipper2nd / 41
8 Jan 20112011 Etchells Australian ChampionshipPERFECT BALANCEEtchellsSkipper1st / 51
1 Jan 20112011 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipPERFECT BALANCEEtchellsSkipper7th / 26
10 Jun 20102010 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMark BulkaEtchellsSkipper13th / 52
11 Jan 20102010 Etchells Australian ChampionshipPerfect BalanceEtchellsSkipper9th / 57
1 Jan 20102010 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipPerfect BalanceEtchellsSkipper4th / 23
4 Jun 20092009 Etchells Australian Winter ChampionshipM. BulkaEtchellsSkipper4th / 54

Helm rating across all classes: 1071 (±227), #9.Crew rating across all classes: 68 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.