Sailor · 2024–2026

Michael Poss

byc PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 66%

Biggest lift: Andrew Michels
Nemesis: John Burke
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Sheryl Gregoire · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Thom Bomgardner · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
William Francis · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Eva Paschke · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Rob Hutton · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Michael Peseski · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2026
Andrew Michels · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Tom Henderson · Pirate · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – Jun 2024
Jeff Henderson · Pirate · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – Jun 2024
Justin Herring · Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solution	ORC handicap	Mid Bow	6th / 9
20 May 2026	2026 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Solution	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	2nd / 11
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Solution	ORC handicap	Mid Bow	6th / 8
14 May 2025	2025 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Solution	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	3rd / 11
7 Jun 2024	2024 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Pirate	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	1st / 13
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Pirate	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	7th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	235 provisional	#11931 band 6735–20137	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Mid Bow (4) · Mid Mast (2)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Michael Popenas	20	10–9
John Burke	19	6–12
Daniel Mercier	19	17–1
Amie Ross	14	10–3
Mark Hanke	14	7–6

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Mercier (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	64%
2025	2	0	54%
2024	2	1	67%

Boats

Solution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2025–2026
Pirate · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2024

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 2 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Toledo, OH, 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: 235 (±175), #11,931. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.