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Sailor · 2011–2026

Mike Kayusa

diyc PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
74

187 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 13 of 74

Podium rate
51%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–54%, 470 boats)

Best class ranking
#13

Helm in Fish Class · rating -46

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicole Buechler

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Nicole Buechler & Josh Wilus

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ken Wilus

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Josh Wilus

Feb 2014 – Mar 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Douglas Curtiss

3–15 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Grant Dumas

38–36 in 74 races

Best day
16 Feb 2018

2-1-1-3-2 · 2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg · about 1 in 56 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

2021 Tampa to Ft. Myers Race · Handicap · 28 May 2021

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicole Buechler — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Brian Richardson · Pendragon, Raven · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Dec 2023
  • William Pregliasco · Pendragon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Jan 2024
  • David Johnson · Pendragon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Feb 2024
  • Josh Wilus · Pendragon, Raven · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2014 – Mar 2023
  • Brent Bacon · Pendragon, Raven, YardGoat · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Nicole Buechler · Pendragon, Raven · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 16 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Jimmy Shenko · Pendragon, Raven · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Feb 2024
  • Dave German · Pendragon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
  • Rick Myers · Pendragon, Raven, YardGoat · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Feb 2023
  • Clay Morris · Pendragon · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2019 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

015530920122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Sep 2026Wadewitz Regatta36Fish ClassSkipper1st / 6
18 Jul 2026GYA Summer & Bobby Hankins Fish Class RegattaMichael KayusaFish ClassSkipper3rd / 3
16 May 20262026 Spring RegattaMichael KayusaFish ClassSkipper6th / 6
18 Apr 2026GYA Opening36GYA MastersSkipper5th / 5
12 Jul 2025Mobile Yacht Club Summer Regatta and Bobby Hankins Memorial Fish Class RegattaMichael KayusaFish ClassSkipper4th / 5
2 May 2025GYA OPENING REGATTANumber36Fish ClassSkipper11th / 11
23 May 20242024 Tampa Bay to Naples RacePendragonHandicapSkipper4th / 5
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RacePendragonORC handicapOther7th / 7
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RacePendragonORC handicapOther5th / 7
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RacePendragonORC handicapOther5th / 6
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RacePendragonORC handicapOther6th / 6
30 Jun 2023Gulfport to Pensacola RacePendragonHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
19 Mar 20232023 North Gulf ChallengePendragonPHRF handicapOther3rd / 4
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgYardGoatPHRF handicapStunt Owner5th / 10
24 Jun 2022GYA Offshore Challenge CupRavenHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
17 Jun 20222022 Gulfport to Pensacola RacePendragonHandicapSkipper5th / 7
27 May 20222022 Tampa to Ft. Myers RacePendragonHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
22 Apr 2022LI Regata del Sol al SolPendragonORC handicapOther2nd / 3
27 Mar 20222022 Pennington CupPendragonORC handicapOther3rd / 3
26 Mar 202240th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialPendragonORC handicapOther5th / 7
5 Jan 20222022 Lauderdale to Key West RacePendragonORC handicapRunners2nd / 7
3 Dec 20212021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RacePendragonORC handicapRunners3rd / 5
11 Nov 20212021 Nassau Cup Ocean RacePendragonORC handicapRunners4th / 4
2 Oct 202156th Annual Summerset RegattaPendragonPHRF handicapOther4th / 4
25 Jun 2021Gulfport to Pensacola RaceRavenHandicapSkipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 82 (±102), #35,848.Crew rating across all classes: 11 (±248). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.