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Sailor · 2009–2026

Michael OConnell

sdyc HandicapJ/105PHRF handicap

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Events
72

300 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 72

Podium rate
18%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 832 boats)

Best class ranking
#185

Helm in Naples Sabot · rating 147

Biggest lift
Nathan Brenner

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Dennis Case

3–70 head to head in 73 races

Rival
Lucy Howell

35–39 in 74 races

Best day
20 Mar 2021

2-1 · 2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego

Signature result
1st of 6

CRA Winter Series Sponsored by North Sails · Handicap · 31 Jan 2015

Partnerships · 33 sailors

  • Nathan Brenner · Sun Puffin · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2023
  • Ryan Castro · Sun Puffin · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2023
  • George Scheel · Sun Puffin · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2023
  • John Larson · Evenstar, EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Stephen Schmidt · Evenstar, EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • John Kramer · Evenstar, EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Dan Scheel · Sun Puffin · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2023
  • Andrew Garcia · Evenstar, EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Jerry Dunaway · Sun Puffin · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Mar 2023
  • Jesse Terry · Evenstar, EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

-7125120201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 72

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 20262026 Ladies Day RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper5th / 11
20 Jun 2026Dave Watry Sabot InvitationalNALUHandicapSkipper7th / 9
6 Jun 20262026 Naples Sabot Senior Class ChampionshipNALUNaples SabotSkipper6th / 15
22 Mar 2026SCWSA Sr. Sabot RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper4th / 8
19 Oct 20252025 Ladies Day RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper4th / 9
7 Jun 2025Senior Sabot Nationals 2025Michael O'ConnellHandicapSkipper6th / 12
26 Apr 2025Watry Invitational 2025Michael O'ConnellHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
23 Mar 2025SCWSA Sr. Sabot Regatta - March 23, 2025NALUHandicapSkipper5th / 13
15 Nov 2024SDYC SCWSA RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper4th / 10
31 May 2024Senior Sabot National ChampionshipNALUHandicapSkipper6th / 11
18 May 2024SCWSA Sr. Sabot Regatta - Rescheduled for May 19NALUHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
22 Apr 2023SCWSA Sr. Sabot RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper5th / 7
7 Apr 2023Men's MayhemMichael O'ConnellNaples SabotSkipper13th / 27
17 Mar 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoSun PuffinJ/105Main Trimmer3rd / 9
11 Nov 2022SDYC SCWSA RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper5th / 7
15 Oct 2022Ladies Day RegattaNaluHandicapSkipper6th / 9
3 Jun 20222022 Senior Sabot National ChampionshipNaluHandicapSkipper7th / 14
25 May 2022Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2022LaserILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper11th / 11
25 Mar 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoSun PuffinJ/105Main Trimmer3rd / 9
5 Mar 2022SCWSA Sr. Sabot RegattaNALUHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
12 Nov 2021SDYC SCWSA RegattaNaluHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
11 Aug 20212021 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekBlack PearlPHRF handicapOther8th / 11
20 May 2021Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2021LaserILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 11
19 Mar 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoSun PuffinJ/105Main Trimmer2nd / 7
11 Dec 2020La Playa Winter Series #2NaluHandicapSkipper9th / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 120, #30,086.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 65, #33,265. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.