Sailor · 2008–2026

Rob Hutton

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap ORC handicap Farr 40

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 49%

Biggest lift: Andrew Michels
Longest-running crew: Sheryl Gregoire
Nemesis: John Burke
Rival: Michael Popenas
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Thom Bomgardner · Rum Kist, Shazzam, Solution · Farr 40, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 65 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2010 – May 2026
William Francis · Shazzam, Solution · Farr 40, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 61 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2010 – May 2026
Eva Paschke · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 49 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – May 2026
Sheryl Gregoire · Kintama, Rum Kist, Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 52 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – May 2026
Andrew Michels · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 47 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – May 2026
Carly Irwin · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 16 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2024 – May 2026
Justin Herring · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – May 2026
Sue Temple · Shazzam, Solution · Farr 40, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2010 – Jul 2012
Michael Poss · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Joel Markstrom · Shazzam, Solution · Farr 40, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2010 – Jul 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solution	ORC handicap	Tactician	6th / 9
20 May 2026	2026 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Solution	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 11
6 Jun 2025	2025 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Solution	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 6
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solution	ORC handicap	Tactician	6th / 8
14 May 2025	2025 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Solution	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 11
7 Jun 2024	2024 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Solution	PHRF handicap	Tactician	9th / 10
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solution	ORC handicap	Tactician	3rd / 10
22 May 2024	2024 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Solution	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 9
3 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Solution	ORC handicap	Tactician	5th / 10
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Rum Kist	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
28 Jul 2012	2012 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shazzam	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	6th / 6
8 Jun 2012	2012 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Northern Spy	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 5
19 Aug 2011	2011 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Solution	Farr 40	Other	9th / 9
29 Jul 2010	2010 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Solution	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 9
11 Jun 2010	2010 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Solution	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 5
1 Aug 2009	2009 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Kintama	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 10
27 Sep 2008	2008 Bayview Yacht Club North Channel Race	Windward	Catalina 27	Skipper	1st / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-41 provisional	#49536 band 39813–56650	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Farr 40 · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating -197
Catalina 27 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 26
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 26

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	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%
As crew	16 events	0 wins	beats 44%

Positions: Tactician (9) · Main Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Daniel Mercier	32	26–5
John Burke	31	7–23
Michael Popenas	30	15–14
Amie Ross	24	16–7
Mark Hanke	19	7–11
Jim Weyand	18	4–14
Michael Schultes	18	6–11
Marc Belloli	12	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Mercier (26–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	64%
2025	3	0	63%
2024	3	0	55%
2023	1	0	56%
2014	1	0	43%
2012	2	0	13%
2011	1	0	0%
2010	2	0	38%
2009	1	0	22%
2008	1	1	100%

Boats

Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Farr 40, IRC handicap · 12 events · 2010–2026
Rum Kist · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014
Shazzam · Farr 40 · 1 events · 2012
Northern Spy · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2012
Kintama · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2009
Windward · Catalina 27 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 5 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 4 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 3 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events
Chicago, IL, 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: -41 (±134), #49,536.Helm rating across all classes: 26 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.