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Sailor · 1997–2026

Mark Mendelblatt

american yacht club EtchellsMelges 20J/70

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Events
109

745 races · 119 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 18 of 109

Podium rate
40%

44 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (90%: 76%–79%, 3,331 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Crew in Etchells · rating 759

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Petey Crawford

8 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
Petey Crawford & Nick Ford

8 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Pauly Atkins

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Kinney

Dec 2015 – Aug 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
John Kilroy

23–92 head to head in 115 races

Rival
Scott Kaufman

79–71 in 150 races

Best day
28 Aug 2010

7-1-2-1-1-3 · Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship · about 1 in 80,856 by chance

Signature result
1st of 78

2011 Star Centenial Regatta · Handicap · 16 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Petey Crawford — 8 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 80% win rate
  • Peter Duncan · AMF, Oatmeal, Raging Rooster · Etchells, IC37 22events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 139 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2026
  • Alexis Michas · Midnight Blue, Midnight Sun, MIDNIGHT SUN, Zetiana · Melges 20, Melges 32 17events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 122 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2011 – Oct 2018
  • Andrew Palfrey · Oatmeal, Raging Rooster · Etchells 17events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 12% win rate · 3 of 102 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – May 2026
  • David Shriner · Extreme2, Surge · C&C 30, J/70 11events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 73% win rate · 42 of 78 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – May 2019
  • Nick Ford · Extreme2, Vesper · C&C 30, ORC handicap 11events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 73% win rate · 42 of 75 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Sep 2023
  • John Wallace · Extreme2, Surge · C&C 30, J/70 11events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 46% win rate · 31 of 77 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Feb 2020
  • Brian Ledbetter · Mahalo, Midnight Blue, Zetiana · Etchells, Melges 20, Melges 32 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 70 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – Jan 2017
  • Petey Crawford · Extreme2 · C&C 30 10events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 80% win rate · 41 of 70 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Dan Cheresh · Extreme2 · C&C 30 10events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 80% win rate · 41 of 70 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Jason Michas · FOX, Midnight Blue, Zetiana · Melges 20, Melges 32, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 5 of 65 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2011 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

-745691819982002200620102014201820222026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 109

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipRaging RoosterEtchellsOther17th / 76
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestRaging RoosterEtchellsOther7th / 50
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipDaileonLightningSkipper1st / 34
13 Feb 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Midwinters EastRaging RoosterEtchellsOther8th / 31
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipRaging RoosterEtchellsOther12th / 39
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 38
10 Apr 2025GL52 Events - Southern ShowdownVesper 52ORC handicapTactician4th / 6
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsOatmealEtchellsCrew1st / 35
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther4th / 47
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther6th / 35
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupOatmealEtchellsOther12th / 46
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendVesper 52ORC handicapTactician2nd / 5
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBazinga!J/70Tactician13th / 49
2 Mar 20242024 VX ONE FL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPChazanVX OneSkipper19th / 23
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipPulseJ/70Tactician15th / 83
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipVesperORC handicapOther2nd / 6
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiOatmealEtchellsOther4th / 62
24 Mar 20232023 J/70 Midwinters ChampionshipSwishJ/70Other24th / 50
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 56
3 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupOatmealEtchellsOther6th / 47
7 Oct 20222022 Etchells New England ChampionshipVeracityEtchellsOther2nd / 18
21 Sep 20222022 International Etchells WorldsOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 42
13 Aug 20222022 International Etchells Red Funnel RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther1st / 15
23 Jun 20222022 Etchells North American ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 30
25 Mar 20222022 International Etchells Class - 15th Annual Coral Reef CupOatmealEtchellsOther2nd / 36

Crew rating across all classes: 894 (±109), #69.Helm rating across all classes: 292 (±138), #10,540. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.