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Sailor · 2007–2026

Michael Gillum

lake washington sailing club ThistleHandicapDay Sailer

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Events
80

443 races · 182 race wins

Win rate
41%

41% win rate · 33 of 80

Podium rate
64%

51 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (90%: 74%–78%, 1,174 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Day Sailer · rating 464

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Mardi Gillum

Aug 2016 – May 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

12–31 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Jack Finefrock

21–30 in 51 races

Best day
19 Oct 2011

8-5-1-6-13-3-2-4-8-2-3-1-1-3-4-9 · US SAILING's 2011 Championship of Champions · about 1 in 596,646 by chance

Signature result
1st of 23

HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, Calif · Day Sailer A · 8 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Mardi Gillum · Boogity Boogity, BUBBA, Buck Naked · Day Sailer, Thistle 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 48 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – May 2026
  • Alison Gillum · Boogity Boogity, Buck Naked · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 28 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Robyn Gillum · Buck Naked · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Paul Castleberg · Monkey House · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

02715422008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 2026Memorial Day Regatta 2026Buck NakedThistleSkipper6th / 23
28 Jan 2026Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026Boogity BoogityThistleSkipper6th / 25
24 Jan 2026Ventura Thistle Winter Series #3Boogity BoogityThistleSkipper5th / 20
20 Dec 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #2Boogity BoogityThistleSkipper4th / 14
15 Nov 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #1Buck NakedThistleSkipper8th / 11
19 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.Buck NakedThistleSkipper1st / 5
15 Jul 2025Day Sailer North American ChampionshipsBUBBADay SailerSkipper5th / 20
12 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.BUBBADay Sailer ASkipper6th / 19
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11747El Toro Sr.Skipper14th / 14
5 Oct 20242024 Totally Dinghy1915ThistleSkipper1st / 5
13 Sep 2024Thistle 2024 Pacific Coast ChampionshipBuck NakedThistleSkipper5th / 9
3 Aug 2024Thistle Class 2024 National ChampionshipMike GillumThistleSkipper27th / 65
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays1915ThistleSkipper3rd / 5
9 Sep 2023Tahoe ILCA Fleet ChampionshipBlood BathLaserSkipper14th / 18
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipBoogity Boogity1113Skipper13th / 85
1 Apr 20232023 Big Dinghy Regatta3669ThistleSkipper3rd / 5
17 Sep 20222022 Totally Dinghy Regatta926ThistleSkipper1st / 4
26 Jul 20222022 Day Sailer North American Championship RegattaBUBBADay Sailer ChampionshipSkipper3rd / 19
16 Jul 2022HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 2 Huntington Lake, Calif3669ThistleSkipper1st / 3
5 Dec 20212021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays926ThistleSkipper3rd / 3
11 Sep 2021Totally Dinghy - 2021926ThistleSkipper1st / 7
4 Sep 2021SSA 2021 Spud Cup & TCA Pacific Coast ChampionshipOoga-Chaka Ooga-OogaThistleSkipper1st / 8
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipOoga-Chaka Ooga-OogaThistleOther26th / 40
17 Jul 2021HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 2 Huntington Lake, CalifBoogity BoogityThistleSkipper1st / 3
2 Mar 20202020 Thistle Midwinters EastAVIS/HERTZThistleOther7th / 42

Helm rating across all classes: 399 (±109), #4,882. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.