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Sailor · 2014–2026

Michael Duker

csyc Beneteau First 36.7PHRF handicapCal 25

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Events
20

104 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 3 of 20

Podium rate
55%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–61%, 174 boats)

Best class ranking
#106

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 223

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stan Adams

2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Bret Zimmerman & Stan Adams

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Stan Adams

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Langeland

Oct 2014 – Jul 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
Paul Nuechterlein

2–26 head to head in 28 races

Best day
4 Jun 2023

1-1-1 · 2023 Bayview One Design Regatta · about 1 in 27 by chance

Signature result
1st of 7

2024 Bayview North Channel Race · Cal 25 · 28 Sep 2024

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stan Adams — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Bret Zimmerman · Escape, Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, Catalina 27, ORC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 70 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Robert Duker · Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 74 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Brian Fife · Escape, Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, Catalina 27, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 11 of 70 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Tom Langeland · Escape, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 49 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – Jul 2024
  • Stan Adams · Escape, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Catalina 27, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 12 of 35 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jul 2024
  • Peter Wenzler · Gail Force, Turbo Gary · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Stanley Adams · Freestyle, Turbo Gary · Cal 25, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Elizabeth Wallace · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Sebastian Rzepa · Gail Force, Turbo Gary · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Sebastion Gouin-Davis · Gail Force, Turbo Gary · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-28149326201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 20262026 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceTurbo GaryPHRF handicapCaptain3rd / 6
6 Jun 20252025 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceTurbo GaryPHRF handicapOwner3rd / 6
28 Sep 20242024 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Pit Assist1st / 7
25 Jul 20242024 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Tactician7th / 11
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitGail ForceORC handicapStrategist4th / 4
3 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceORC handicapWatch Captain1st / 6
26 Aug 20222022 Cal 25 National ChampionshipFreestyleCal 25Foil Trimmer11th / 18
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForcePHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 6
28 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForcePHRF handicapWatch Captain3rd / 8
5 Jun 20212021 Throwdown in MotownEscapeCatalina 27Cat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 4
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 5
5 Oct 20192019 Bayview North Channel RaceEscapePHRF handicapOther3rd / 13
30 Aug 20192019 Cal 25 National ChampionshipFreestyleCal 25Chef10th / 15
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Chef2nd / 7
7 Sep 20182018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Chef5th / 11
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Chef2nd / 6
10 Aug 20172017 Cal 25 National ChampionshipFreestyleCal 25Mid Mast17th / 25
3 Jun 20162016 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other5th / 11
11 Sep 20152015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Spinnaker trimmer8th / 17
4 Oct 20142014 Bayview North Channel RaceEscapePHRF handicapOther7th / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 309 (±141), #7,196.Helm rating across all classes: 43 (±242). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.