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Sailor · 2010–2026

Mike Rajacich

tayc PHRF handicapShieldsHandicap

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Events
110

376 races · 104 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 28 of 110

Podium rate
56%

62 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–72%, 1,215 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Crew in Shields · rating 186

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Rajacich

5 wins · 12 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate

Biggest lift
Matthew Rajacich

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Rajacich

Sep 2015 – May 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
John Burnham

1–25 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Eric Crawford

54–37 in 92 races

Best day
28 Aug 2021

1-1-2-1-1-1-3 · William H. Myers Heritage Regatta - Shields

Signature result
1st of 40

Robson Memorial Round The Buoys Races · PHRF handicap · 13 Aug 2011

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Rajacich — 5 wins · 12 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate
  • Matthew Rajacich · Big Time, Martin, Persephone, Seagull · Handicap, J/29, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 16events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 31% win rate · 23 of 91 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2026
  • Jim Demarest · Sodalis III · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Will Sheils · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Michael Baugh · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Mike Rust · Relativity, Sodalis III · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2016 – Jun 2023
  • Jim Alpi · Mermaid, Seagull · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Sarah Baugh · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Eric Crawford · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Heneage Baugh · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Patrick Brooks · Persephone · J/29 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-15160335201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 110

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Star Fall Wind UpMARTINShieldsSkipper1st / 4
22 Aug 20262026 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & Chesapeake 20'sMARTINShieldsCrew2nd / 10
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and ShieldsMARTINShieldsSkipper7th / 12
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and ShieldsMermaidShieldsSkipper12th / 12
7 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Solomons to Oxford RaceBig TimePHRF handicapSkipper6th / 11
20 Jun 20262026 Shields Summer SeriesMARTINShieldsSkipper3rd / 7
30 May 20262026 Jim Thompson Cup RegattaMARTINShieldsSkipper1st / 6
16 May 20262026 TAYC Spring Startup SeriesMartinShieldsCrew1st / 5
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisPersephoneJ/29Mast2nd / 5
4 Oct 20252025 TAYC Fall Wind UpMARTINShieldsSkipper4th / 5
28 Sep 2025TAYC Fall SeriesMARTINShieldsSkipper2nd / 4
4 Sep 2025Edgartown Yacht Club 2025 Shields Class National Championship Regatta.MartinShieldsSkipper12th / 24
23 Aug 20252025 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & StarsMartinShieldsCrew2nd / 5
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMartinShieldsCrew2nd / 6
21 Jun 20252025 TAYC Summer Startup SeriesMartinShieldsSkipper1st / 5
17 May 20252025 TAYC Spring Startup SeriesMartinHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
9 May 20252025 OARS RacingMartinHandicapSkipper5th / 25
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisPersephoneJ/29Mast1st / 7
28 Sep 20242024 TAYC Fall Open SeriesMartinShieldsSkipper3rd / 4
19 Sep 2024Shields 60th National Championship RegattaMartinShieldsOther12th / 22
23 Aug 20242024 Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets & ShieldsMartinShieldsCrew3rd / 5
9 Aug 20242024 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMartinShieldsCrew4th / 4
31 May 20242024 Jim Thompson Cup RegattaMartinShieldsSkipper1st / 3
10 May 20242024 OARS RacingMartinHandicapCrew4th / 30
7 May 20242024 TAYC Spring Open SeriesMartinMelges 24Crew2nd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 214, #17,653.Crew rating across all classes: 258, #10,455. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.