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Sailor · 2013–2026

Donald Mense

chicago yacht club EtchellsPHRF handicap Some links uncertain

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Events
58

313 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 58

Podium rate
28%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 70%–74%, 1,704 boats)

Best class ranking
#36

Helm in Etchells · rating 586

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nikki Bruno

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Nikki Bruno & Fred Strammer

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

Biggest lift
Stephanie Roble

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Liberty

Feb 2022 – May 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

50–126 head to head in 176 races

Rival
Scott Kaufman

84–113 in 197 races

Best day
21 Mar 2025

9-7-1-1-10-13-29 · 2025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells Nationals

Signature result
1st of 40

2021/2022 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup · Etchells · 11 Dec 2021

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nikki Bruno — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Fred Strammer · Freedom · Etchells 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 68 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Apr 2023
  • Ian Liberty · Freedom · Etchells 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 62 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 6th · Feb 2022 – May 2026
  • Evan Aras · Freedom · Etchells 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 60 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Feb 2023
  • Manu Weiller · Freedom · Etchells 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 51 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2023 – May 2026
  • Madeline Gill · Freedom · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Stephanie Roble · Freedom · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2026
  • George Peet · Freedom · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2024 – May 2025
  • Nikki Bruno · Freedom · Etchells 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Franny Schulte · Freedom · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Manuel Weiller Vidal · Freedom · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 8th · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-862806452014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsSkipper6th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlFreedomEtchellsBoat Captain11th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestFreedomEtchellsOther18th / 50
21 Feb 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsOther8th / 42
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupFreedomEtchellsOther18th / 42
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsOther4th / 38
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsFreedomEtchellsSkipper6th / 35
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaFreedomEtchellsSkipper6th / 47
1 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsOther7th / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaFreedomEtchellsOther9th / 35
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupFreedomEtchellsOther15th / 46
18 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlFreedomEtchellsOther4th / 21
6 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestFreedomEtchellsOther9th / 22
16 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters East RegattaFreedomEtchellsSkipper11th / 39
3 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsSkipper3rd / 34
13 Jan 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren MemorialFreedomEtchellsSkipper3rd / 36
9 Dec 20232023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupFreedomEtchellsOther13th / 43
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiFreedomEtchellsOther15th / 62
17 Mar 20232023 International Etchells Class - North Americans / Coral Reef CupFreedomEtchellsOther29th / 46
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaFreedomEtchellsSkipper30th / 56
5 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipFreedomEtchellsSkipper24th / 45
3 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupFreedomEtchellsOther27th / 47
14 Jan 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaFreedomEtchellsSkipper11th / 47
21 Sep 20222022 International Etchells WorldsFreedomEtchellsHelm7th / 42
11 Sep 20222022 International Etchells Pre World RegattaFreedomEtchellsOther13th / 33

Helm rating across all classes: 645, #624. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.