Sailor · 2016–2025

Michele Nielson

racine yacht club PHRF handicap S2 7.9 J/111

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 52%

Biggest lift: Chris Nielson
Longest-running crew: Chris Nielson
Nemesis: Tom Bryant
Best day: 19 Feb 2022
Signature result: 4th of 21

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Chris Nielson · Challenge, Lucy, Northstar, Shmokin Joe · J/109, Melges 32, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Jul 2025
Jeff Schaefer · Challenge, Shmokin Joe · J/111, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2022 – Jul 2025
Mike Reisinger · Challenge, Shmokin Joe · J/111, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2022 – Jul 2023
Randy Bredin · Shmokin Joe · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
Mark Lendvay · Shmokin Joe · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
Dan McGowan · Shmokin Joe · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
Emily Harrington · Lucy, Northstar · J/109, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2016 – Aug 2024
Rick Cermak · Challenge · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
Jocelyn Saxon · Luna, Northstar · J/109, T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Anthony Marty · Lucy, Luna · Melges 32, T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 13th · Oct 2016 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	Shmokin Joe	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 6
9 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Northstar	J/109	Bow	6th / 7
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Shmokin Joe	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 4
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	5th / 6
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	6th / 6
15 Jul 2022	2022 The Hook Race	Shmokin Joe	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 7
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Challenge	S2 7.9	Bow	6th / 16
17 Sep 2021	2021 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Challenge	S2 7.9	Bow	6th / 25
19 Aug 2021	2021 T-10 North American Championship	Luna	T-10	Bow	15th / 23
21 Sep 2019	2019 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Challenge	S2 7.9	Bow	4th / 21
1 Oct 2016	2016 Melges 32 World Championship	Lucy	Melges 32	Other	13th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-185 provisional	#62817 band 57672–64993	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating 106
S2 7.9 · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating 98
S2 7.9 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 77
J/111 · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating -135
J/109 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -176
T-10 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 33
Melges 32 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -146

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 82%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Bow (10)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−24 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Wickert	17	16–1
Tom Bryant	17	6–11
John Spierling	17	7–10
Paul Latour	17	13–4
Chris Zitelli	15	13–2
David Barrer	15	14–1

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Wickert (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	40%
2024	1	17%
2023	2	27%
2022	3	50%
2021	2	58%
2019	1	85%
2016	1	0%

Boats

Shmokin Joe · PHRF handicap, J/111 · 5 events · 2022–2025
Challenge · S2 7.9 · 3 events · 2019–2022
Northstar · J/109 · 1 events · 2024
Luna · T-10 · 1 events · 2021
Lucy · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 5 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -185, #62,817.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 106. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.