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Sailor · 2011–2026

Russell Miller

smsa PHRF handicapHandicap505

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Events
58

205 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 58

Podium rate
36%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–62%, 1,152 boats)

Best class ranking
#58

Crew in J/120 · rating 199

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dan Lorenz

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Tom Schulte & Trish Kirkman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Danielle DeLuca-Pytell

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Howard Hamlin

2–23 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Peter Scannell

23–17 in 40 races

Best day
2 Jun 2018

1-5-1 · 2018 Bayview One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 24

2026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratings · PHRF handicap · 11 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Lorenz — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mike Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • Trish Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • Jolie Homsher · Cheetah, Diablo, Jolly Roger · Buccaneer, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Dec 2025
  • Tom Favenyesi · Baron, Scourge · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Mike Coe · BobSled, Catapult, Dark N'Stormy, Mummbles · C&C 30, Farr 30, IRC handicap, Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2011 – Oct 2015
  • Bob Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • Lynn Kotwicki · Hot Ticket · J/120 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • Robert Ramirez · Hot Ticket · J/120 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • Marc Briere · Cheetah · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2020 – Oct 2020
  • Don Healy · Entropy, Second Wind · Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-712425420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 PHYC/SYC Dorothy Latham Memorial RaceBaronPHRF handicapCrew5th / 6
5 Sep 20262026 PHYC/SYC Friendship RaceBaronPHRF handicapBow5th / 6
7 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Solomons to Oxford RaceDiabloPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
31 Jul 20262026 MADR UPPER BAY SERIES - PHRF Plus ratingsDiabloHandicapSkipper62nd / 96
31 Jul 20262026 St. Mary's Governor’s CupDiabloPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
31 Jul 2026GOV CUP - NA PHRF Plus - Special TrophiesDiabloHandicapSkipper22nd / 65
18 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026DiabloPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
17 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026DiabloHandicapSkipper4th / 10
5 Jun 20262026 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBaronPHRF handicapCrew4th / 15
16 May 20262026 Frost-Goode RaceDiabloHandicapSkipper6th / 14
11 Apr 20262026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratingsDiablo - ALUMPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 24
11 Apr 20262026 Middle Distance SeriesDiabloHandicapSkipper1st / 9
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025ShimbiriHandicapCrew5th / 24
13 Dec 20252025 Freeze Your Bucc OffJolly RogerBuccaneerCrew3rd / 16
20 Sep 20252025 Fall Race To SolomonsDiabloPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Aug 20252025 St. Mary's Governor’s CupDiablo - ALUMPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
19 Jul 2025The Patuxent PursuitDiabloPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
18 Jul 2025The Patuxent PursuitDiabloHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaWicked Pissa505Navigator9th / 10
14 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaEntropyCal 25Bow9th / 10
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitScourgePHRF handicapBow3rd / 6
17 May 20252025 MADR - UPPER BAY - NAR SERIESDiablo - ALUMHandicapSkipper95th / 107
17 May 2025WRSC Spring Regatta 2025Wicked Pissa505Skipper6th / 6
10 May 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesDiabloHandicapSkipper22nd / 213
10 May 20252025 Spring Race to OxfordDiabloPHRF handicapHelm4th / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 118, #24,739.Helm rating across all classes: 254, #13,433. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.