Sailor · 2025–2026

Zac Essig

wyc Handicap J/70

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Events: 2
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 71%

Signature result: 4th of 20

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Michael Socha · Black Swan, Grey Swan · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Rich Baker · Black Swan, Grey Swan · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Jim Anderson · Black Swan · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Byron Lubenkov · Black Swan · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Benjamin Wilson · Black Swan · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Tim McKegney · Black Swan · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Lizzie Easter · Grey Swan · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2025 – May 2025

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Event history · 2

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2026	AIS Around the Islands 2026	Black Swan	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 20
3 May 2025	2025 Dave Cool Icebreaker	Grey Swan	J/70	Crew	7th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 4
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 9

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 84%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 54%

How they race

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	84%
2025	1	0	54%

Boats

Black Swan · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Grey Swan · J/70 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Wayzata, MN · 1 events
Wayzata Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 9. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.