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Sailor · 2006–2025

Mark Cummings

cbsa PHRF handicapBeneteau First 36.7Fireball

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Events
48

190 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 48

Podium rate
35%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 40%–48%, 415 boats)

Best class ranking
#24

Helm in Fireball · rating 178

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Cummings

5 wins · 11 podiums in 32 events together · 16% win rate

Best trio
John Fresch & Jon Lupica

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jon Lupica

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Cummings

Jun 2006 – Aug 2025 · 32 events

Nemesis
Richard Reid

3–42 head to head in 46 races

Rival
Dave Grassley

27–29 in 56 races

Best day
2 Aug 2013

4-2-4-2-5-5-3-3-3-1-4-4 · 2013 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

2008 I-LYA Deepwater / Steeple Chase · PHRF handicap · 1 Aug 2008

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Cummings — 5 wins · 11 podiums in 32 events together · 16% win rate
  • Bill Cummings · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 32events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 16% win rate · 8 of 119 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2006 – Aug 2025
  • Marc Crutcher · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 58 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Sep 2015
  • Jason Clark · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 52 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Sep 2015
  • Geoffrey Keenan · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 51 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Sep 2015
  • Michelle Cummings · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 54 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Sep 2015
  • Jon Lupica · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 36 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Sep 2012
  • John Fresch · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Aug 2014
  • Kent Picknell · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2015
  • Brian Hoy · Big Electric Cat · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2010 – Jun 2011
  • Lee Wallace · Big Electric Cat · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

-19551282007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 2025Fall Dinghies RegattaEeyore fireballFireballCrew6th / 7
23 Aug 20252025 Sandusky Islands RaceBig Electric CatPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
24 Aug 20242024 Sandusky Islands RaceBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
26 Jul 20242024 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaMark CummingsFireballSkipper1st / 6
26 Aug 20232023 Sandusky Islands RaceBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
27 Aug 20222022 Sandusky Islands RaceBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
28 Aug 20212021 Sandusky Islands Race & Leukemia CupBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
29 Aug 20202020 Sandusky Islands Race & Leukemia CupBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
29 Jun 20192019 Sandusky Islands RaceBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
5 Aug 20172017 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther3rd / 4
2 Aug 20172017 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
28 Jul 20172017 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaeeyoreFireballSkipper2nd / 4
8 Jul 20172017 Sandusky Islands Race - Stein Hospice CupBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
29 Jul 20162016 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaeeyoreFireballSkipper3rd / 7
25 Jun 20162016 Sandusky Islands Race - Stein Hospice CupBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
11 Sep 20152015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipBig Electric CatBeneteau First 36.7Helm15th / 17
31 Jul 20152015 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaEeyoreFireballSkipper4th / 8
18 Jul 20152015 Sandusky Islands Race - Stein Hospice CupBig Electric CatPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
17 Oct 20142014 Buzzelli Multi Hull Rendezvous14StilettoSkipper9th / 9
1 Aug 20142014 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaeeyoreFireballSkipper8th / 12
1 Aug 20142014 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaBig Electric CatPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 5
30 Jul 20142014 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesBig Electric CatPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
19 Jun 2014Cleveland Race Week 2014 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODBig Electric CatPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
18 Oct 2013Buzzelli Multi Hull Rendezvous 2013High HeelStilettoSkipper7th / 9
2 Aug 20132013 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaeeyoreFireballSkipper4th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 126, #29,163.Crew rating across all classes: -43. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.