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Sailor · 2009–2026

Mike Royer

jubilee yacht club ORC handicapPHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
71

330 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 4 of 71

Podium rate
27%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (range 36%–42%, 642 boats)

Best class ranking
#414

Crew in J/105 · rating 149

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bump Wilcox

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Bump Wilcox & Andrew White

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bump Wilcox

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gary Weisberg

Jan 2012 – Aug 2026 · 24 events

Nemesis
Rob Ruhlman

2–40 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Ken Bowden

24–18 in 42 races

Best day
13 Aug 2011

4-23-1 · 2011 J 105 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 8

2019 Ted Hood Regatta · Handicap · 23 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bump Wilcox — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Gary Weisberg · Bad Monkey, Heat Wave, Heatwave · Handicap, J/109, J/111, ORC handicap 24events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 115 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Don Peloquin · Bad Monkey, Escape Velocity 2, Harm's Way, Heat Wave · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 20events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 5% win rate · 4 of 92 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Aug 2026
  • James Murphy · AFRICA, Bad Monkey, Escape Velocity 2, Heat Wave · J/105, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 20events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 98 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Kyle Jachney · Blown Away, Escape Velocity 2, Escape Velocity2, Heat Wave · Handicap, J/105, J/109, ORC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 77 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2025
  • Tiberius Trifu · Bad Monkey, Heat Wave, Heatwave · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 52 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Kenny Harvey · Bad Monkey, Heat Wave, Heatwave · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Jon Samel · Bad Monkey, Blown Away, Heat Wave, Taino · Handicap, J/105, J/109, J/111 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 77 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – Jul 2023
  • Jed Lee · AFRICA, Bad Monkey, Double Down, Escape Velocity 2 · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 41 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2024
  • Dan Tucker · Escape Velocity 2, Escape Velocity2, Heat Wave, Heatwave · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2016 – Jun 2025
  • Ben Chigier · Blown Away, Escape Velocity 2, Escape Velocity2, Escape Vol · Flying Tiger 7.5, Handicap, J/105, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 51 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

-190-10169201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 71

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceHeat WavePHRF handicapStrategist2nd / 5
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHeat WavePHRF handicapStrategist8th / 10
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHeatwaveORC handicapStrategist10th / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekHeat WaveORC handicapTactician12th / 13
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaHeatwaveORC handicapTactician5th / 6
3 May 20252025 Wrap-Up Regatta (including "Melgames")Smile and WaveMelges 24Skipper6th / 9
20 Feb 20252025 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceHeatwaveORC handicapTactician6th / 9
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceHeatwaveORC handicapTactician4th / 8
21 Nov 20242024 SORC Sailors' Choice RaceHeatwaveORC handicapTactician4th / 5
2 Nov 20242024 J/Fest Southwest RegattaUsual SuspectsJ/105Tactician2nd / 11
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHeatwaveORC handicapTactician7th / 9
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexHeatwaveORC handicapTactician6th / 6
23 Sep 2023The 41st Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
18 Aug 20232023 Ted Hood RegattaBad MonkeyPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
27 Jul 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadTainoJ/105Crew6th / 10
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBad MonkeyORC handicapHelm12th / 14
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaBad MonkeyORC handicapHelm7th / 9
28 Apr 20232023 44th Suncoast RaceweekBad MonkeyORC handicapSkipper4th / 4
18 Mar 20232023 Hillsborough Bay RaceBad MonkeyHandicapSkipper4th / 4
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgBad MonkeyORC handicapHelm7th / 12
14 Jan 20232022 Keelboat RegattaBad MonkeyHandicapSkipper8th / 9
14 Jan 20232023 DIYC Commodore's CupBad MonkeyHandicapSkipper7th / 9
19 Nov 20222022 Egmont Key RaceBad MonkeyHandicapSkipper8th / 10
22 Oct 20222022 J/Fest Southwest RegattaUsual SuspectsJ/105Main Trimmer5th / 9
17 Sep 2022The 40th Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaBad MonkeyPHRF handicapOther4th / 7

Crew rating across all classes: -21, #46,631.Helm rating across all classes: 156, #24,034. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.