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Sailor · 2007–2026

Michael Molina

ryc HandicapLightningExpress 27

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Events
18

73 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 4 of 18

Podium rate
67%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 71%–80%, 235 boats)

Best class ranking
#177

Helm in Lightning · rating 141

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Pieter Versavel

4–23 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Gil Woolley

13–12 in 25 races

Best day
25 Sep 2010

1-2-2-2-1-2 · Totally Dinghy Regatta 2010

Signature result
2nd of 26

2017 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Express 27 · 28 Jan 2017

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Ron Snetsinger · VERVE · Express 27 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2017
  • Zack Smith · Double Happiness · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Bill Hole · Double Happiness · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

01162322008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 2026Memorial Day Regatta 2026Double HappinessLightningSkipper5th / 10
28 Jan 20172017 - Three Bridge FiascoVERVEExpress 27Skipper2nd / 26
1 Jan 20122012 - Three Bridge FiascoVERVEExpress 27Skipper11th / 21
17 Sep 2011Totally Dinghy Regatta 201114305HandicapSkipper3rd / 8
17 Apr 2011Big Dinghy Regatta 2011 - Sunday Pursuit Race14305HandicapSkipper20th / 49
16 Apr 2011Big Dinghy Regatta 2011 - Saturday14305HandicapSkipper3rd / 12
5 Dec 20102010-2011 Small Boat Midwinters14305HandicapSkipper4th / 10
25 Sep 2010Totally Dinghy Regatta 201014305HandicapSkipper1st / 7
6 Dec 20092009-2010 Small Boat Midwinters14305HandicapSkipper6th / 19
19 Sep 2009Totally Dinghy Regatta 200914305LightningSkipper2nd / 6
28 Mar 2009Big Dinghy Saturday 200914305HandicapSkipper7th / 27
1 Feb 2009Small Boat Midwinters Feb. 1, 200914305LightningSkipper1st / 4
4 Jan 2009Small Boat Midwinters Jan 4, 200914305LlightningSkipper1st / 5
7 Dec 2008Small Boat Midwinters Dec. 7, 200814305LightningSkipper2nd / 5
7 Dec 2008Small Boat Midwinters Series14305LightningSkipper1st / 6
20 Sep 2008Totally Dinghy Regatta 200814305HandicapSkipper3rd / 15
2 Dec 2007Small Boat Midwinters Dec.2, 200714305HandicapSkipper2nd / 18
22 Sep 2007Totally Dinghy Regatta 200714305LightningSkipper2nd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 211, #17,927. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.