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Sailor · 2007–2026

Melinda Erkelens

ryc HandicapMoore 24PHRF handicap

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Events
80

240 races · 85 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 23 of 80

Podium rate
54%

43 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 74%–78%, 1,962 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Wylie Wabbit · rating 337

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
William Erkelens

13 wins · 26 podiums in 48 events together · 27% win rate

Biggest lift
Matt Clark

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
William Erkelens

Jan 2012 – Jan 2026 · 48 events

Nemesis
Randy Hecht

1–17 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Tim Russell

67–57 in 125 races

Best day
6 Dec 2015

1-1-4-1-1-1-1-3-4-3-1-2-1-1 · 2015-2016 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays

Signature result
1st of 124

Great Pumpkin 2016 · Handicap · 29 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: William Erkelens — 13 wins · 26 podiums in 48 events together · 27% win rate
  • William Erkelens · 19, Eclipse, ECLIPSE, Flying Circus · Alerion 28, Handicap, International 110, J/105 48events 13 wins together · 26 podiums · 27% win rate · 39 of 96 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2026
  • Brett Dewire · Oaxaca · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Matt Clark · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • David Ritchie · Oaxaca · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Adam Spiegel · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Christos Zalidis · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Michael Moradzadeh · Oaxaca · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Anna Desenberg · Checkered Past · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2016 – Nov 2020
  • Will Lucky · Jam Session · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Paul Cronin · Oaxaca · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

02595172008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper14th / 30
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-2619HandicapSkipper11th / 11
31 Aug 20252025 Long Course RacesJackInternational 110Skipper25th / 26
19 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.Flying CircusMoore 24Skipper1st / 10
13 Jun 20252025 San Francisco Bay Lipton CupMelinda ErkelensFriday/Admirals CupSkipper1st / 10
7 Jun 202534th Delta Ditch RunFlying CircusPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 76
5 Apr 2025Double Handed Buoy FiascoFlying CircusMoore 24Skipper7th / 17
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper2nd / 16
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper2nd / 12
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper6th / 30
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoJACKWylie WabbitSkipper2nd / 5
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays19HandicapSkipper6th / 9
20 Jul 20242024 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.Flying CircusMoore 24Skipper2nd / 13
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunFlying CircusPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 80
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper1st / 10
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEMelinda ErkelensHandicapSkipper63rd / 110
9 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFlying CircusMoore 24Skipper4th / 11
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoJACKWylie WabbitSkipper5th / 5
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper2nd / 29
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays19HandicapSkipper5th / 10
13 Oct 2023Fall One Design InvitationalJackWylie WabbitSkipper1st / 11
23 Sep 2023Jack and Jill RegattaMorphineHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
18 Mar 20232023 - Round the RocksFLYING CIRCUSMoore 24Skipper4th / 13
29 Sep 20222022 J/105 North American ChampionshipJam SessionJ/105Pit9th / 28
24 Sep 2022Jack & Jill Doublehanded and Family regattaFlying CircusHandicapSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 488, #2,590.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 158, #19,729. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.