Sailor · 2009–2022

Mark Plaxton

Melges 32 Melges 20 IC 24

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #35
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Chris Busch
Nemesis: John Kilroy
Rival: Steve Rhyne
Best day: 29 Mar 2009
Signature result: 2nd of 13

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Chris Busch · INTAC · Melges 20, Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2011 – Sep 2012
Anthony Kotoun · INTAC, M32 · Melges 20, Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 30 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2011 – Sep 2012
Peter Holmberg · INTAC, M32 · Melges 20, Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2011 – Sep 2012
Leslie Baehr · INTAC, M32 · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2011 – Sep 2012
Mark Stephenson · INTAC, M32 · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2011 – Sep 2012
Zane Yoder · FNG/Eelsnot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Erick Rodriguez · FNG/Eelsnot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Steve Benjamin · Intac · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Wes Stanley · FNG/Eelsnot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Robert Emery · INTAC · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Mar 2022	2022 St. Thomas International Regatta	INTAC	IC 24	Other	8th / 18
21 Mar 2019	2019 St. Thomas International Regatta	El La Manda	IC 24	Skipper	3rd / 18
7 Apr 2017	2017 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	FNG/Eelsnot	Melges 24	Strategist	14th / 24
27 Sep 2012	2012 Melges 32 World Championship	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	17th / 33
27 Jul 2012	2012 Melges 32 US National Championship	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	10th / 25
26 Apr 2012	2012 Melges 32 West Palm Beach Regatta	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	4th / 16
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	9th / 30
5 Mar 2012	2012 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	INTAC	Melges 20	Helm	10th / 40
2 Mar 2012	2012 Melges 32 Miami Championship	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	7th / 26
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Intac	Melges 32	Other	12th / 19
8 Dec 2011	2011 Melges 20 Gold Cup :: Event No. 1	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	9th / 40
2 Dec 2011	2011 Melges 32 Gold Cup	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	11th / 18
11 Nov 2011	2011 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	19th / 35
29 Jul 2011	2011 Melges 32 North American Championship	Intac	Melges 32	Other	7th / 15
10 Jun 2011	2011 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Intac	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 12
25 Mar 2011	2011 International Rolex Regatta	Team INTAC/CROWLEY	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
17 Jan 2011	2011 Key West Race Week	M32	Melges 32	Other	9th / 21
27 Mar 2009	2009 International Rolex Regatta	Intac	IC 24	Skipper	2nd / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	281 provisional	#11283 band 6413–18625	—
Melges 32 Helm	129 provisional	#35 band 25–61	+6.8
Melges 20 Helm	103 provisional	#84 band 56–132	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · rating 115
IC 24 · Crew · 15 races, 1 event · rating 89
IC 24 · Helm · 13 races, 1 event · rating 143
Melges 24 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -25

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	16 events	1 wins	beats 70%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	63%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Rhyne	75	40–35
Geoffrey Pierini	68	50–18
Phil Lotz	67	41–26
Ryan DeVos	64	25–39
John Taylor	63	44–19
Steve Howe	60	19–41
John Kilroy	58	15–43
Joel Ronning	57	28–29
Benjamin Schwartz	52	18–34
Malcolm Gefter	50	36–14
Alex Jackson	49	23–26
Lanfranco Cirillo	49	21–28

Most-beaten opponent: Geoffrey Pierini (50–18).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	1	0	59%
2019	1	0	88%
2017	1	0	44%
2012	7	0	65%
2011	7	1	68%
2009	1	0	92%

Boats

INTAC · IC 24, Melges 32, Melges 20 · 14 events · 2009–2022
El La Manda · IC 24 · 1 events · 2019
FNG/Eelsnot · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2017
Team INTAC/CROWLEY · Handicap · 1 events · 2011
M32 · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 281, #11,283.Crew rating across all classes: 115. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.