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Sailor · 2010–2026

Pete Melvin

abyc Formula 18HandicapNacra 15

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Events
39

247 races · 70 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 14 of 39

Podium rate
69%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–73%, 563 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in Formula 18 · rating 529

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Luke Melvin

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
James Melvin

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
James Melvin

Jan 2021 – May 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Kailan Robinson

0–13 head to head in 13 races

Rival
Charles Froeb

48–41 in 90 races

Best day
12 Oct 2018

7-12-13-10-11-4-9-7-2-11-7-8 · 2018 F18 World Championship Regatta

Signature result
6th of 78

2018 F18 World Championship Regatta · Formula 18 · 12 Oct 2018

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Luke Melvin — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • James Melvin · 005, Covid 18, Pete Melvin · Formula 18 9events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 44% win rate · 27 of 66 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – May 2026
  • Luke Melvin · 66, 84, Pete Melvin · Formula 18, Nacra 15 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 26 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Aug 2024
  • Jeff Feehan · Fault Tolerant · Gunboat 60 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Brad Webb · Shadow X · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Scott MacLeod · Fault Tolerant · Gunboat 60 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Kyle Gundersen · Shadow X · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Nicholas Mueller · 67 · Nacra 15 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Robert Alexander · Fault Tolerant · Gunboat 60 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Riley Gibbs · 9088 · 5-0-5 Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • Sylvain Barrielle · Shadow X · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

-49282613201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 20262026 Memorial Day RegattaPete MelvinFormula 18Skipper2nd / 4
8 May 20262026 Foiling FridaysPete MelvinHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
28 Feb 20262026 SCYA E. E. Manning Regatta & SCYYRA Shadden Series 4N=2505Crew5th / 11
22 Nov 20252025 Turkey Day RegattaPete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 7
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaPete MelvinFormula 18Skipper2nd / 7
13 Mar 20252025 Foiling FridaysWungHandicapSkipper16th / 39
23 Nov 20242024 Turkey Day RegattaPete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 5
25 Oct 20242024 Halloween - Charity RegattaBatmobileFormula 18Skipper1st / 3
30 Aug 20242024 Labor Day RegattaPete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 8
9 Aug 20242024 San Francisco Bay ChallengePete MelvinWingfoilSkipper47th / 60
8 Aug 20242024 Summer Wingding - U.S. Wingfoil ChampionshipPete MelvinWingfoilSkipper46th / 51
7 Jun 2024Cat Fight 2Pete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 5
1 Sep 20232023 Labor Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Pete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 10
9 Jun 2023Cat Fight 2Pete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 8
18 Nov 20222022 Turkey Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Pete MelvinFormula 18Skipper1st / 7
10 Oct 20222022 Immunolin F18 World ChampionshipUSA 55Formula 18Skipper12th / 65
8 Oct 20222022 Red Gear Racing Championships: F18 Worlds Warm-up, F16 Nationals Championship & N15 Nationals Championsh55Formula 18Skipper5th / 22
27 May 2022Memorial Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Pete MelvinFormula 18Skipper2nd / 7
19 Mar 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoCovid 18Formula 18Floater1st / 10
1 Jan 2021Results are final as of 15:00 on February 24, 2021005HandicapSkipper3rd / 27
1 Jan 2021Results are final as of 15:39 on September 12, 2021005Formula 18Skipper7th / 32
1 Jan 2021Results are final as of 16:45 on September 5, 2021005Formula 18Skipper2nd / 15
1 Jan 2021Results are final as of 1706 on May 30Covid 18Formula 18Skipper1st / 10
28 Sep 2019SFYC Multihull RegattaKaosFormula 18Skipper1st / 8
1 Jan 2019Results are final as of 9:57 on May 28, 201984Formula 18Skipper5th / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 483, #2,858.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 50, #36,707. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.