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Sailor · 2015–2026

Michael Johnson

ryc HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
51

79 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 6 of 51

Podium rate
29%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–59%, 1,973 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Charles Witcher

1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Vera Chotzen

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Vera Chotzen

Oct 2016 – Mar 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Wayne Koide

4–20 head to head in 24 races

Best day
28 Oct 2017

7-1-3 · Great Pumpkin 2017

Signature result
1st of 11

2025 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 25 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Charles Witcher — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Vera Chotzen · Vera Cruz · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Mar 2026
  • Charles Witcher · Vera Cruz, VERA CRUZ · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jan 2025
  • Leslie Foster · Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Mark Werder · Vera Cruz · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-14135211201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper106th / 149
24 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
20 Jun 20262026 - Offshore SeriesVERA CRUZPHRF handicapSkipper14th / 20
8 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper50th / 105
7 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 FLEET RACING- SATURDAYVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper79th / 158
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37Vera CruzHandicapSkipper7th / 74
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper1st / 11
24 Oct 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper22nd / 152
25 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 12
5 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceVERA CRUZPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceVERA CRUZPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper9th / 19
28 Oct 2023GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 11
24 Jun 20232023 - Offshore SeriesVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper11th / 21
3 Sep 20222022 Jazz Cup 34Vera CruzHandicapSkipper50th / 76
30 Apr 20222022 - The Great Vallejo RaceVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper1st / 8
13 Mar 20222022 "BIG DADDY IS BACK" SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper30th / 100
12 Mar 20222022 Big Daddy Regatta Saturday March 12 buoy racingVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
31 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVera CruzHandicapSkipper36th / 129
30 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYVera CruzPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
21 Aug 20212021 - The Great Vallejo RaceVERA CRUZPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
26 Jun 20212021 - OYRA SeriesVERA CRUZHandicapSkipper19th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 206, #18,466. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.