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Sailor · 2014–2026

Matt Dresen

white bear X BoatPHRF handicapE Scow

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Events
32

157 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 32

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–49%, 1,169 boats)

Best class ranking
#4788

Helm in Optimist · rating 117

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mike Dresen

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Mike Dresen & Tom Dresen

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mike Dresen

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jerold Dunn

Jun 2019 – Jun 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chapman Petersen

2–62 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Jonah Boykin

19–24 in 44 races

Best day
29 Jun 2015

1-13-5-12-10-9-4-4 · Upper Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival

Signature result
1st of 23

2021 WYC/AIS Around the Islands Race · PHRF handicap · 3 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Dresen — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Patrick Levins · Flippy, G&T, Patrick Levins · A Scow, E Scow 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 32 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Dresen · Patrick Levins, UNDERDOG, WINGS · E Scow, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Jerold Dunn · UNDERDOG, WINGS · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Mike Dresen · UNDERDOG, WINGS · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Joe Levins · Patrick Levins · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 16th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2025
  • Billy Buffington · UNDERDOG, WINGS · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Matt Gerdts · Aeolus, MC^2 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Hank Seum · Patrick Levins, WINGS · E Scow, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2019 – Jul 2022
  • Van Johnson · G&T · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Robbie Dresen · WINGS · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-4270182201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaAbhayaC ScowCrew22nd / 24
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaG&TA ScowCrew7th / 21
27 Jun 2026AIS Around the Islands 2026MC^2HandicapCrew1st / 20
2 Aug 20252025 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceNorthern HarrierPHRF handicapIn the way4th / 8
10 Jul 20252025 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaPatrick LevinsE ScowCrew16th / 23
28 Jun 2025AIS Around the Islands 2025UNDERDOGHandicapCrew17th / 24
2 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesUNDERDOGPHRF handicapOther17th / 17
2 Aug 20232023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaRuh-RohMelges 15Skipper22nd / 40
5 Jul 20232023 ILYA E Scow InvitationalPatrick LevinsE ScowCrew17th / 27
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceUNDERDOGPHRF handicapBow8th / 24
24 Jun 20232023 A Scow National Championship Regatta (NCASA)G&TA ScowMast11th / 24
24 Sep 20222022 WYC/AIS MW Dobson RegattaAeolusPHRF handicapOther9th / 12
9 Sep 20222022 E Scow National ChampionshipFlippyE ScowOther46th / 69
6 Jul 20222022 ILYA E Scow InvitationalPatrick LevinsE ScowCrew28th / 38
7 Jul 20212021 E Class Invitational RegattaPatrick LevinsE ScowCrew26th / 43
3 Jul 20212021 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceWINGSPHRF handicapOther1st / 23
4 Aug 2020LMSS Singlehanded Invitational2002 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L I6ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper2nd / 14
29 Jun 20192019 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceWINGSPHRF handicapOther16th / 23
25 Jul 20182018 ILYA Class X Championship — Senior FleetMystery MachineX BoatSkipper27th / 45
9 Jul 2018Geneva Lake Sailing School Dinghyfest - X BoatsMystery MachineX BoatSkipper24th / 68
26 Jul 20172017 ILYA Class X Championship RegattaMystery MachineX BoatSkipper22nd / 41
19 Jul 2017US Sailing Junior Championship, Area K1184420Skipper19th / 32
31 Jul 20162016 ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship RegattaZoinksOptimistSkipper31st / 57
27 Jul 20162016 ILYA Class X Championship RegattaMystery MachineX BoatSkipper20th / 56
11 Jul 2016Geneva Lake Sailing School Dinghyfest - X BoatsMystery MachineX BoatSkipper47th / 58

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 182, #21,213.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -39, #50,012. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.