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Sailor · 2003–2025

Eric Wynsma

little traverse yacht club PHRF handicapMelges 20ORC handicap

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Events
54

191 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 54

Podium rate
28%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 48%–54%, 956 boats)

Best class ranking
#78

Helm in Melges 20 · rating 125

Biggest lift
Justin Hood

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Robert Hughes

0–29 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Marc Hollerbach

37–30 in 67 races

Best day
29 May 2009

1-2-1-2-1-2-3-3 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
8th of 99

2024 Queen's Cup Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 39 sailors

  • Wally Cross · Superfly, SuperFly · Melges 20 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 29 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2009 – Aug 2013
  • Chad Hough · honk E kong, usual suspects, Usual Suspects · E Scow, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2017 – Sep 2023
  • Ella Wynsma · honk E kong, Usual Suspects, Windquest · E Scow, PHRF handicap, TP52 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2024
  • Murphy Wynsma · Usual Suspects, Windquest · PHRF handicap, TP52 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2016 – Aug 2024
  • Justin Hood · Elevation Racing, Superfly, SuperFly · Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Mar 2011
  • Tom Munroe · Downtowner, SuperFly · J/70, Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 30th · Nov 2013 – Dec 2014
  • Sean Fidler · SuperFly · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2010 – Nov 2013
  • Matt Dobrowolski · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Jeff Towner · Downtowner · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2014 – Aug 2019
  • Hank Swain · usual suspects, Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-6013633120042007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaUsual SuspectsTP52Skipper9th / 10
25 Jun 20252025 William Tripp Memorial Cup RaceUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Aug 20242024 GL52 Little Traverse CupWindquestTP52Helm2nd / 6
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceUsual SuspectsORC handicapSkipper11th / 36
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 99
9 Sep 20232023 Anchorage CupUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
1 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) Summer Seriesusual suspectsTP52Other6th / 9
28 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaUsual SuspectsORC handicapOther7th / 8
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceUsual SuspectsORC handicapSkipper5th / 7
16 Jan 20232023 GL52 Winter SeriesUsual SuspectsHandicapSkipper6th / 7
9 Sep 20222022 GL52 Macatawa Championshipusual suspectsTP52Skipper5th / 5
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regattausual suspectsORC handicapOther5th / 5
24 Jun 20222022 Queen's Cup® RaceUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapSkipper54th / 89
24 Jun 20222022 Queen's Cup® RaceUsual SuspectsORC handicapSkipper20th / 27
22 Jun 20222022 William Tripp Memorial Cup Raceusual suspectsPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
11 Sep 20212021 Anchorage CupUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaUsual SuspectsORC handicapOther6th / 11
23 Jun 20212021 William Tripp Memorial Cup Raceusual suspectsPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
12 Sep 20202020 Anchorage CupUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
7 Aug 20202020 Lake Michigan Clipper CupUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
7 Sep 20192019 Anchorage CupUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
9 Aug 20192019 J 70 Corinthian National ChampionshipDowntownerJ/70Tactician26th / 36
27 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
26 Jun 20192019 William Tripp Memorial Cup RaceUsual SuspectsPHRF handicapOther3rd / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 106, #32,541.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 76, #31,365. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.