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Sailor · 2009–2025

Michael Croteau

bowdoin college College fleet racingCollege team racingHandicap

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Events
56

1,166 races · 150 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 56

Podium rate
18%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 57%–62%, 1,068 boats)

Best class ranking
#291

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 585

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kaylee Schwitzer

4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Julia Rew & Kaylee Schwitzer

4 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kaylee Schwitzer

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Charlotte Williamson

Oct 2011 – Jun 2015 · 35 events

Nemesis
Graham Landy

110–320 head to head in 430 races

Rival
Avery Fanning

196–205 in 401 races

Best day
11 Oct 2014

1-6-1-6-2-3-4-6-1-5-1-8-1-2-4-7-1-2-6-3-1-4-1-5 · Barnett Trophy

Signature result
1st of 14

Barnett Trophy · College fleet racing · 11 Oct 2014

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kaylee Schwitzer — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Charlotte Williamson · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 35events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 107 of 821 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Jun 2015
  • Julia Rew · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 17% win rate · 116 of 473 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Apr 2015
  • Jack McGuire · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 79 of 518 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Tom Peabody · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 92 of 415 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Jun 2014
  • Peter Edmunds · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 12% win rate · 60 of 417 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Apr 2014
  • Paige Speight · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 23% win rate · 46 of 339 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Nov 2014
  • Mae Speight · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 15% win rate · 31 of 294 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – May 2013
  • Mary Paz · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 54 of 241 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Kaylee Schwitzer · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 55 of 220 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Apr 2014
  • Ayaka Okawa · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 54 of 165 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Mar 2014

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

Rating history

0288575201020112012201320142015Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Aug 2025The 100th Annual Hayward CupHat TrickHandicapCrew15th / 27
3 Jun 2015Gill College Sailing Coed National ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
1 Jun 2015Gill Coed Western SemifinalsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
2 May 2015Coast Guard Alumni Bowl/NE ChampsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
25 Apr 2015Admiral's CupBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 20
18 Apr 2015Owen,Mosbacher and Knapp TrophiesBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 18
11 Apr 2015Fowle TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper11th / 12
4 Apr 201534th Lynne Marchiando RegattaBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper10th / 16
28 Mar 2015StaakeBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
1 Nov 201474th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 18
25 Oct 2014Hoyt TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
18 Oct 2014Captain Hurst BowlBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
11 Oct 2014Barnett TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 14
27 Sep 201432nd Professor Stedman Hood TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 20
20 Sep 2014Hatch Brown TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 18
13 Sep 2014Harry Anderson Jr. TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 18
5 Jun 2014Gill National Championship FinalsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6,9-15)14th / 18
3 Jun 2014Gill National Champs 1st round-WestBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
26 Apr 2014Coast Guard Bowl/N.E. Dinghy ChampsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
19 Apr 2014Admiral's CupBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-14)10th / 20
12 Apr 2014Truxtun UmstedBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 14
5 Apr 2014Fowle New England Team Race ChampsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
29 Mar 201433rd Lynne Marchiando RegattaBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper13th / 16
22 Mar 2014Staake TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
15 Mar 2014Ike Geiger Team Race TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 575, #1,281. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.