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Sailor · 2007–2026

Mark Zimmerman

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Events
11

76 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 1 of 11

Podium rate
18%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (90%: 30%–43%, 150 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Helm in Club Soling B · rating -71

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Bill Gagnon

May 2025 – Jul 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Brenda Sheridan

4–30 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Tae Lee

30–28 in 58 races

Best day
16 May 2026

3-2-2-3-1-1-1 · 2026 Catalina Island Series · about 1 in 7 by chance

Signature result
1st of 6

2026 Catalina Island Series · PHRF handicap · 16 May 2026

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Bill Gagnon · 5, 6, 8, Wind of Change · Club Soling B 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 58 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Victor Galvez · 5, 6, 8, Wind of Change · Club Soling B 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 58 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Fausto Valladares · 6 · Club Soling B 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Davin Day · Pendragon · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-73-31102008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 11

Helm rating across all classes: -58 (±133), #62,326. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.