Sailor · 2010–2026

Michael Goebel

bvbc Nordic Folkboat J/105

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #102

Nemesis: Peter Jeal
Rival: George Cathey
Best day: 18 May 2013
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 4 sailors

George Hughes · Hazardous Waste · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 19th · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011
Chuck Cihak · Hazardous Waste · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 19th · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011
Douglas Robertson · Hazardous Waste · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 19th · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011
Dale Carlson · Hazardous Waste · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 19th · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 May 2026	2026 Wednesday Evening Series	Valkyrja	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	7th / 7
30 Apr 2024	SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club	Valkyrja	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	6th / 11
29 May 2015	Woodies Invitational	Elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	7th / 12
19 Apr 2015	2015 - WBRA Series	ELSIE	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	7th / 11
30 May 2014	Woodies Invitational	Elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	4th / 9
31 May 2013	Woodies Invitational	Elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	3rd / 11
13 Apr 2013	2013 - WBRA Series	ELSIE	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	4th / 12
5 Jan 2013	2012 - The 42 Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Regatta	ELSIE	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	4th / 5
2 Jun 2012	Woodies Invitational	elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	3rd / 9
5 Nov 2011	2011 41st Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Regatta	Elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Other	8th / 8
8 Sep 2011	2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship	Hazardous Waste	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	19th / 21
26 Jun 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER SAN FRANCISCO NOOD REGATTA	elsie	Nordic Folkboat	Skipper	8th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Nordic Folkboat Helm	111 provisional	#102 band 65–151	—
All classes Helm	130 provisional	#27823 band 17863–41139	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -97
All classes · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -98

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	11 events	0 wins	beats 43%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 10%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	39%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Jeal	44	10–34
George Cathey	40	23–15
Richard Keldsen	39	31–8
Tom Reed	38	12–26
Chris Herrmann	38	28–10
Brock de Lappe	35	25–10
Mark Slichter	25	23–2
David Wilson	22	2–20
James Vernon	19	7–12
Michael Waldear	12	11–1
Tom Haverstock	12	10–1

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Keldsen (31–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	0%
2024	1	50%
2015	2	43%
2014	1	63%
2013	3	59%
2012	1	75%
2011	2	5%
2010	1	22%

Boats

Elsie · Nordic Folkboat · 9 events · 2010–2015
Valkyrja · Nordic Folkboat · 2 events · 2024–2026
Hazardous Waste · J/105 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

San Francisco, CA · 6 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 2 events
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay · 1 events
HOSTED BY ST.FRANCIS YACHT CLUB, San Francisco, CA · 1 events
GGYC · 1 events
YRA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 130, #27,823.Crew rating across all classes: -98. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.