Sailor · 2012–2026

Mark Herman

ccyc J/105 Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #177
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Bill Kindra
Best trio: Charlie Herman & Katherine Scully
Biggest lift: James Elvart
Longest-running crew: James Elvart
Nemesis: Greg Miarecki
Rival: Mark Fruin
Best day: 8 Jun 2024
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Kindra — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

James Elvart · pura vida, Pura Vida, Wooton · Handicap, J/105, J/111, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 5 of 65 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2012 – Aug 2026
Steve Kindra · pura vida, Pura Vida · Handicap, J/105, J/111 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 4 of 54 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
Bill Kindra · pura vida, Pura Vida · Handicap, J/105 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2026
Katherine Scully · pura vida, Pura Vida · Handicap, J/105 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2026
Charlie Herman · 120, pura vida, Pura Vida · DF65, Handicap, J/105 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 72 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Aug 2026
John Kalanik · Pura Vida · J/105, J/111 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2025
John Travis · Pura Vida, Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2012 – Jun 2019
Steven Sickler · Relentless, Wooton · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2012 – Jul 2013
Quentin Bruhn · Wooton · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2012 – Aug 2012
Arvydas Laucius · Wooton · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2012 – Aug 2012

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Pura Vida	J/105	Crew	4th / 15
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	pura vida	J/105	Other	1st / 12
30 May 2026	COLYC COLORS 2026	Pura Vida	Handicap	Crew	6th / 9
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Pura Vida	J/105	Crew	4th / 13
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Pura Vida	J/105	Bow	8th / 13
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Pura Vida	J/105	Bow	11th / 12
22 Jun 2024	2024 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Pura Vida	J/105	Other	2nd / 7
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Pura Vida	J/105	Other	1st / 11
17 Jul 2021	2021 Great Lakes Laser Championship	166500	Laser	Skipper	14th / 17
1 Jun 2019	2019 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Pura Vida	J/111	Other	3rd / 7
8 Sep 2018	2018 DF65 Chicago Regatta	UFO	Handicap	Other	14th / 21
9 Dec 2017	2017-2018 Remote Control Sailing ICEBERG SERIES	120	DF65	Skipper	21st / 44
18 Jul 2013	2013 Transpac Honolulu Race	Relentless	Handicap	Mast	7th / 9
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Wooton	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 9
2 Jun 2012	2012 Columbia Yacht Club COLORS Regatta	Wooton	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	289 provisional	#8247 band 4635–14046	—
J/105 Crew	266 provisional	#177 band 102–344	+2.2

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -70
Laser · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -77
J/111 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 40

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 36%
As crew	12 events	2 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Bow (2) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Fruin	43	22–21
Mike Sheppard	41	22–19
Jon Weglarz	38	13–25
Clark Pellett	38	18–20
Josh Lutton	37	22–15
Rod Salazar	28	7–21
Daniel Burns	28	5–23
Alice Martin	27	16–11
Judith McLean	27	22–5
Greg Miarecki	25	0–25
Keith Krause	25	16–9
Dimitry Braznichenko	25	23–2

Most-beaten opponent: Dimitry Braznichenko (23–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	72%
2025	2	0	58%
2024	3	1	64%
2021	1	0	19%
2019	1	0	67%
2018	1	0	35%
2017	1	0	54%
2013	1	0	25%
2012	2	0	51%

Boats

Pura Vida · J/105, Handicap, J/111 · 9 events · 2019–2026
Wooton · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2012
166500 · Laser · 1 events · 2021
UFO · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
120 · DF65 · 1 events · 2017
Relentless · Handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 7 events
Chicago, IL · 3 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Chicago , IL · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 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: 289 (±168), #8,247.Helm rating across all classes: -70 (±219). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.