Sailor · 2015–2026

Mike Danks

ida lewis yacht club ORC handicap VX One Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #103
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Anthony Kotoun
Best trio: Ben Quatromoni & Anthony Kotoun
Biggest lift: Anthony Kotoun
Longest-running crew: Tim Healy
Nemesis: Doug Clark
Rival: Peter Vessella
Best day: 11 Jul 2026
Signature result: 7th of 46

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Anthony Kotoun — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Tim Healy · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 26 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jun 2026
Karl Funk · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Ben Quatromoni · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Collin Kirby · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Øivind Lorentzen · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Thomas Allin · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 24 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Chris Lash · Jax · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Anthony Kotoun · Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Jun 2026
Parker Brown · The Waka · Handicap, VX One 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
Brad Read · Jax · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	The Waka	Handicap	Co-Skipper	7th / 46
27 Jun 2026	2026 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta	Jax	Handicap	Mast	1st / 4
2 May 2026	2026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Jax	ORC handicap	Mast	1st / 6
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Jax	ORC handicap	Mast	3rd / 5
12 Jul 2025	2025 Newport Regatta	The Waka	VX One	Skipper	4th / 17
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Jax	ORC handicap	Mast	4th / 7
9 Aug 2024	2024 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Jax	ORC handicap	Mast	5th / 6
17 Jul 2024	2024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by Rolex	Jax	ORC handicap	Mast	5th / 6
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	The Waka	VX One	Other	9th / 21
30 Sep 2023	2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Jax	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 10
8 Jul 2023	2023 Newport Regatta	The Waka	VX One	Other	11th / 17
14 Jan 2015	2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Rambler	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	30 provisional	#38580 band 25742–50774	—
All classes Helm	219 provisional	#16714 band 8332–30804	—
VX One Helm	113 provisional	#103 band 58–150	—

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	4 events	0 wins	beats 66%
As crew	8 events	2 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Mast (7) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Vessella	24	11–13
Elizabeth Swain	24	16–8
Tim Desmond	19	6–13
Charles Brown	19	9–10
Bob Maccini	19	13–6
Thomas Rich	18	6–12
Phil Lotz	17	10–7
Doug Clark	15	3–12
Iain Jaeger	14	6–8
Paul Murphy	12	9–3
Norm Richter	12	11–1
Jerry Callahan	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Norm Richter (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	2	96%
2025	2	0	66%
2024	4	0	38%
2023	2	0	63%
2015	1	0	80%

Boats

Jax · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 7 events · 2023–2026
The Waka · Handicap, VX One · 4 events · 2023–2026
Rambler · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events
Newport, RI, United States · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events
FL, USA · 1 events
Rye, NY, 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: 30 (±171), #38,580.Helm rating across all classes: 219 (±227), #16,714. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.