Sailor · 2003–2025

Erik Sawyer

racine yacht club A Stern Steerer PHRF handicap E Scow

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Events: 13
Win rate: 39%
Podium rate: 77%
Typically beats: 35%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 9

Most successful partnership: Richard Sawyer
Biggest lift: Richard Sawyer
Best day: 24 Jan 2025
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard Sawyer — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Richard Sawyer · Courage, MEDICINE MAN, Shazam · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Don Nelson · A 10, Sled, SLED · A Stern Steerer, E Scow 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Feb 2025
Jay Yaeso · MEDICINE MAN, Shazam · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Mike Waldo · MEDICINE MAN, Shazam · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Jack Rillema · Courage, SLED · E Scow, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Bob Warnecke · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Bob Graves · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Todd Knop · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Matt Critchley · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Tony Orlebeke · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Feb 2025	2025 Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association Championship Regatta	A 10	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	1st / 2
24 Jan 2025	2025 NIYA Championship Regatta	A 10	Skeeter	Skipper	1st / 9
24 Jan 2025	2025 NIYA Championship Regatta	A 10	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	1st / 3
4 Sep 2024	Baird 2024 E Scow National Championship	Sled	E Scow	Crew	81st / 84
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	MEDICINE MAN	PHRF handicap	In the way	1st / 6
2 Aug 2022	2022 WMYA Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Crew	8th / 23
6 Aug 2021	2021 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Courage	PHRF handicap	Navigator	2nd / 9
24 Jul 2021	2021 The Hook Race	Shazam	PHRF handicap	Chef	2nd / 5
24 Jan 2015	2015 Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association Championship Regatta	A 10	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	1st / 2
17 Mar 2013	2013 Northwest Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta - 100th Northwest	A 10	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
22 Feb 2008	2008 Northwest Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta	A 81	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	2nd / 3
16 Feb 2007	2007 Northwest Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta	A81	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	2nd / 4
24 Jan 2003	2003 Northwest Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta	A81	A Stern Steerer	Skipper	2nd / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	126 provisional	#29133 band 17682–45090	—
A Stern Steerer Helm	87 provisional	#1	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 9 races, 5 events · rating 54
E Scow · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating -22
Skeeter · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 81

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	8 events	4 wins	beats 73%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 67%

Positions: In the way (1) · Navigator (1) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	3	100%
2024	1	0	4%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	68%
2021	2	0	81%
2015	1	1	100%
2013	1	0	0%
2008	1	0	50%
2007	1	0	67%
2003	1	0	67%

Boats

A 10 · A Stern Steerer, Skeeter, Handicap · 5 events · 2013–2025
Sled · E Scow · 2 events · 2022–2024
A81 · A Stern Steerer · 2 events · 2003–2007
MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Courage · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Shazam · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
A 81 · A Stern Steerer · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 2 events
Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA · 2 events
Frankfort, MI · 2 events
Geneva Lake, Fontana, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events
Lake Winnebago (Fond du Lac), Wisconsin, USA · 1 events
Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 126, #29,133.Crew rating across all classes: 54. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.