Sailor · 2013–2023

Alex Praskurnin

Melges 24 PHRF handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #858

Most successful partnership: Alex Kapustin
Best trio: Dan Berezin & Alex Kapustin
Biggest lift: Alex Kapustin
Longest-running crew: Dan Berezin
Nemesis: Bruce Ayres
Rival: Uri Saks
Best day: 18 Aug 2018
Signature result: 2nd of 27

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Kapustin — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Dan Berezin · Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 50 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Feb 2023
Andrei Sokolski · Shaping, Surprise · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2013 – May 2019
Alex Kapustin · Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 31 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Feb 2023
Stanislav Krasnov · Surprise · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – May 2019
Denys Kalchenko · Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
Igor Nagrebelny · Shaping · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
Alexander Yurikh · Surprise · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · May 2013 – May 2013
Nicholas Lucivero · Surprise · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2019 – May 2019
Simon Beaulieu · Surprise · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
Tamara Moskaliuk · Surprise · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Surprise	Melges 24	Mast	5th / 10
17 Sep 2021	2021 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Surprise	Melges 24	Mast	15th / 22
24 Jul 2021	2021 Dyneema® CanAm Challenge and LYRA Course Racing	Surprise	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 7
16 Aug 2019	2019 Melges 24 North American Championship	Surprise	Melges 24	Bow	12th / 41
24 May 2019	2019 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Surprise	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	20th / 35
18 Aug 2018	2018 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Surprise	Melges 24	Mast	2nd / 27
30 Jun 2018	2018 NYYC One-Design Regatta	Surprise	Melges 24	Mast	10th / 11
22 Jul 2016	2016 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Shaping	Melges 24	Main Trimmer	7th / 7
26 Jul 2014	2014 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Shaping	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 9
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Surprise	Melges 24	Other	10th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-217 provisional	#71841 band 67718–73425	—
Melges 24 Crew	-342 provisional	#858 band 846–866	−9.8

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	10 events	1 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Mast (5) · Bow (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Main Trimmer (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	34%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Gozzard	31	9–22
Uri Saks	28	15–13
Fred Rozelle	25	8–17
Scot Zimmerman	24	13–11
Wes Whitmyer Jr	24	8–16
John Marentette	22	5–17
Bruce Ayres	22	0–22
George Haynie	21	16–5
Richard Reid	19	1–18
KC Shannon	18	2–16
Laura Grondin	18	5–13
Mike Dow	17	7–10

Most-beaten opponent: Phillip Davis (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	56%
2021	2	1	67%
2019	2	0	58%
2018	2	0	53%
2016	1	0	0%
2014	1	0	13%
2013	1	0	40%

Boats

Surprise · Melges 24, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2013–2023
Shaping · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2014–2016

Where they race

Youngstown, NY, USA · 3 events
Traverse City, MI, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Fairhope, AL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -217, #71,841. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.