Sailor · 2009–2026

Dana Ziegler

bayview yacht club park city sailing association Ultimate 20 Cal 25 J/35

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #40

Biggest lift: Gary Shoemaker
Longest-running crew: Keith Ziegler
Nemesis: Richard Reid
Rival: Peter Wenzler
Best day: 4 Jun 2017
Signature result: 2nd of 16

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Keith Ziegler · Captain Obvious, Honor Roll, Keep Going, Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, J/35, Ultimate 20 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 86 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – May 2026
William Jenkins · Honor Roll, Mon Capitan, Thor · Cal 25, J/35, Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2015 – May 2026
John Burke · Keep Going, Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 12th · Aug 2009 – Aug 2017
Gary Shoemaker · Honor Roll, Thor · Cal 25, J/35 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – May 2026
Brian Keith · Honor Roll · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2026
Christopher VanTol · Captain Obvious, Keep Going · Cal 25 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
Ralph Templin · Honor Roll · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2026
Lauren Wake · Hercules Mulligan, Lauren Wake · Handicap, Ultimate 20 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Shawn Hughes · Honor Roll · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2026
Sandi Svoboda · Hercules Mulligan, Lauren Wake · Handicap, Ultimate 20 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Honor Roll	J/35	Floater	4th / 9
9 Aug 2025	Women On the Water	Lauren Wake	Ultimate 20	Crew	2nd / 5
9 Aug 2025	Women On the Water	Hercules Mulligan	Handicap	Crew	1st / 3
13 May 2025	2025 Top Gun Twilight Series - Spring	Honor Roll	J/35	Floater	3rd / 10
26 Aug 2022	2022 Cal 25 National Championship	Thor	Cal 25	Owner	7th / 18
1 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Thor	Cal 25	Owner	6th / 18
10 Aug 2017	2017 Cal 25 National Championship	Keep Going	Cal 25	Owner	12th / 25
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Captain Obvious	Cal 25	Owner	2nd / 16
18 Sep 2015	2015 Ultimate 20 North American Championship	Mon Capitan	Ultimate 20	Chef	10th / 16
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Silver	Ultimate 20	Other	2nd / 7
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Senior Moment	Ultimate 20	Other	3rd / 6
6 Sep 2012	2012 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	16th / 19
27 Aug 2009	2009 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	14th / 28
14 May 2009	2009 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	U20	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	261 provisional	#10250 band 5948–16825	—
Cal 25 Crew	199 provisional	#40 band 20–79	—
Ultimate 20 Crew	155 provisional	#9 band 5–12	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · rating 23
J/35 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 24
All classes · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 62

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 83%
As crew	13 events	1 wins	beats 65%

Positions: Owner (4) · Floater (2) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	+14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Wenzler	43	24–19
Paul Nuechterlein	33	9–24
John McAllister	33	16–17
Lance Smotherman	33	24–9
Curtis Rozelle	32	16–16
John Harper	29	15–14
Adam Hollerbach	29	10–19
Don Healy	24	23–1
Mark Pinney	23	15–8
Eric Hollerbach	23	9–14
Charles Bayer	21	4–17
Dave Parkes	21	18–3

Most-beaten opponent: Don Healy (23–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	63%
2025	3	1	84%
2022	1	0	65%
2018	1	0	71%
2017	2	0	74%
2015	2	0	62%
2014	1	0	60%
2012	1	0	17%
2009	2	0	68%

Boats

Honor Roll · J/35 · 2 events · 2025–2026
Thor · Cal 25 · 2 events · 2018–2022
Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2009–2012
Lauren Wake · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2025
Hercules Mulligan · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Keep Going · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2017
Captain Obvious · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2017
Mon Capitan · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2015
Silver · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2015
Senior Moment · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 10 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Harrison Twp, MI, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 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: 261, #10,250.Helm rating across all classes: 62. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.