Sailor · 2017–2025

Doug Birch

PHRF handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 67%
Podium rate: 83%
Typically beats: 46%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Scott BIRKLID
Best trio: Scott BIRKLID & Daniel Larson
Longest-running crew: Daniel Larson
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott BIRKLID — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Daniel Larson · Witness Protection, WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 4 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2025
Scott BIRKLID · Witness Protection, WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 80% win rate · 4 of 5 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
Craig Wiklund · Witness Protection, WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
Devin Diedirch · Witness Protection, WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2023
Paul Danicic · Witness Protection, WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
Steve Weckman · WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2017
Nick Rippel · WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2017
Devin Diedrich · WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Aug 2025	2025 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Witness Protection	PHRF handicap	Pro Bowler	1st / 3
5 Aug 2023	2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Witness Protection	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 3
6 Aug 2021	2021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Witness Protection	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 6
2 Aug 2019	2019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	WitnessProtection	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 5
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	WitnessProtection	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 4
1 Jul 2017	2017 WYC/AIS Around the Islands Race	WitnessProtection	PHRF handicap	Tactician	27th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 6 events · rating 120

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	4 wins	beats 83%

Positions: Floater (2) · Tactician (2) · Pro Bowler (1) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1)

How they race

Small fleets

95%

of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	1	100%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	75%
2017	2	1	62%

Boats

Witness Protection · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2021–2025
WitnessProtection · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2017–2019

Where they race

Duluth, MN, USA · 5 events
Bayfield, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 120. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.