Sailor · 2010–2026

Tom Meier

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap Beneteau First 36.7 ORC handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #192
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Al Declercq
Best trio: Charles Bayer & Nancy Caldwell
Biggest lift: Al Declercq
Longest-running crew: Bill Henderson
Nemesis: Charles Bayer
Rival: Rod Spearin
Best day: 21 Aug 2015
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Al Declercq — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Bill Henderson · Arctos, Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Aug 2019
Charles Bayer · Arctos, Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Aug 2019
Robert Bailey · Arctos, Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Aug 2019
Al Declercq · Arctos, Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2019
Nancy Caldwell · Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Aug 2015
Donald Maxwell · Arctos, Grizzly, PENDRAGON · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Jun 2026
Lynn Kotwicki · Arctos, Grizzly · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−62 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2010 – Aug 2019
John Burke · Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2010 – Jun 2017
Peter Griffin · Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Aug 2015
Chuck Stormes · Arctos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	PENDRAGON	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	6th / 21
31 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Eagle One	ORC handicap	Helm	11th / 11
2 Aug 2019	2019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Arctos	ORC handicap	Helm	5th / 5
7 Jun 2019	2019 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Arctos	PHRF handicap	Helm	9th / 9
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	4th / 14
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 11
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 11
21 Aug 2015	2015 Beneteau 36.7 / C&C 35 Mk I Summer One Design	Grizzly	Beneteau First 36.7	Staysail trimmer	1st / 9
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Grizzly	Beneteau First 36.7	Staysail trimmer	3rd / 10
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Pendragon	PHRF handicap	Grinder	6th / 7
10 Jun 2011	2011 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Grizzly	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
20 Aug 2010	2010 Beneteau First 36.7 Summer One-Design Regatta	Manitou	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
11 Jun 2010	2010 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Grizzly	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	101 provisional	#27123 band 16041–41434	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	147 provisional	#192 band 102–302	+2

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	13 events	1 wins	beats 48%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (3) · Staysail trimmer (2) · Autopilot (1) · Nav/Tac (1) · Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	22%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rod Spearin	32	19–13
Ken Sharpe	31	15–16
Colt Weatherston	28	13–15
Reid Stromberg	25	19–6
Robert Duker	25	13–12
Jr. William Gilbride	24	13–11
Jim Baubie	22	20–2
Charles Bayer	22	5–17
Dave Simon	20	12–8
Mark Nagel	17	11–6

Most-beaten opponent: Jim Baubie (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	75%
2021	1	0	0%
2019	3	0	26%
2017	1	0	20%
2016	1	0	80%
2015	2	1	89%
2014	1	0	17%
2011	1	0	88%
2010	2	0	42%

Boats

Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2010–2015
Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7 · 3 events · 2010–2017
PENDRAGON · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2026
Arctos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019
Eagle One · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2021
Carrera · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 7 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 3 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 1 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Sylvania, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 101, #27,123. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.