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Sailor · 2019–2026

Mike Spurgeon

lsyc Melges 24PHRF handicapViper 640

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Events
17

96 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 2 of 17

Podium rate
29%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
29%

of boats faced (range 24%–34%, 249 boats)

Best class ranking
#390

Helm in Melges 24 · rating -89

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Bora Gulari

1–42 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Alistair Charlton

14–10 in 24 races

Best day
29 Aug 2025

2-2-2-3-1-3 · 2025 Commodore's Cup

Signature result
1st of 8

46th Annual Missouri Governors Cup Regatta · PHRF handicap · 12 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Bryan Nicoles · Usain Boat · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Neil Battrum · Usain Boat · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Zane Yoder · Usain Boat · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Andrew Suddith · Usain Boat · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Paul Nahon · Usain Boat · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Seth Ritter · Usain Boat · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

-142121652020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Lake Stockton Yacht Club - Summer SeriesAquilaPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 16
29 Aug 20252025 Commodore's CupTenacious V • Usain Boat RacingViper 640Skipper2nd / 7
14 Sep 202450th Annual Missouri Governors Cup RegattaSailor SwiftPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
22 Sep 202349th Annual Missouri Governors Cup RegattaAll The Way UPPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
11 Jun 20222022 Midwest Sport Boat RegattaUsain BoatPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaUsain BoatMelges 24Other25th / 26
28 Jan 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Usain BoatMelges 24Other18th / 20
13 Nov 20212021 Bushwacker Cup for the Melges 24 Atlantic Coast & Gulf Coast ChampionshipUsain BoatMelges 24Other17th / 21
11 Jun 2021Spring FlingUsain BoatHandicapSkipper1st / 3
2 Apr 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgUsain BoatMelges 24Autopilot3rd / 5
14 Nov 20202020 Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast ChampionshipUsain BoatMelges 24Other8th / 16
12 Sep 202046th Annual Missouri Governors Cup RegattaUsain BoatPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
15 Aug 20202020 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht ClubUsain BoatMelges 24Other15th / 22
2 Mar 20202020 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaUsain BoatMelges 24Other26th / 27
25 Jan 20202020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Usain BoatMelges 24Other17th / 25
14 Dec 20192020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1Usain BoatMelges 24Other16th / 28
16 Nov 2019MELGES 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championships for the Bushwhacker CupComin' N HotMelges 24Skipper19th / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 150, #24,887. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.