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Sailor · 2007–2026

Falk Meissner

byc HandicapOlson 25PHRF handicap

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Events
54

87 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 10 of 54

Podium rate
50%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 40%–45%, 1,285 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Olson 25 · rating 153

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Nemeth

4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate

Biggest lift
Tom Nemeth

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Nemeth

Jan 2012 – Jan 2023 · 14 events

Nemesis
David Gruver

0–16 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Steve Smith

20–19 in 39 races

Best day
30 Jan 2016

1-1 · 2016 - Three Bridge Fiasco

Signature result
1st of 33

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Nemeth — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate
  • Tom Nemeth · Shark on Bluegrass, Shark On Bluegrass, SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Handicap, Olson 25, PHRF handicap 14events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 4 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2023
  • Claudio Brasca · SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Jun 2022
  • Malina Meissner · SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Andrew Goodwin · Shark On Bluegrass, SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – May 2026
  • John Zimmerman · SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Olson 25 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Tom Nemet · SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Olson 25 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • Hawkeye King · Shark On Bluegrass · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Max Parizot · SHARK ON BLUEGRASS · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Mark Bird · Shark On Bluegrass · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-4093226200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEShark On BluegrassHandicapSkipper106th / 149
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupShark On BluegrassPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
11 Apr 20262026 - 47th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper4th / 6
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEShark On BluegrassHandicapSkipper139th / 158
9 Aug 20252025 - San Francisco Bay Navigator s RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper4th / 7
11 May 20242024 - YRA In The Bay SeriesSHARK ON BLUEGRASSOlson 25Skipper8th / 8
11 Nov 20232023 - 2024 MidwintersSHARK ON BLUEGRASSOlson 25Skipper5th / 6
13 Oct 2023Fall One Design InvitationalShark on BluegrassOlson 25Skipper4th / 7
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoSHARK ON BLUEGRASSOlson 25Skipper5th / 6
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEShark On BluegrassHandicapSkipper88th / 159
6 Oct 2022Olson 25 Nationals and Wylie Wabbit NationalsShark On BluegrassOlson 25Skipper2nd / 9
6 Jul 20222022 - Great Pacific Longitude Race (LongPac)SHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper5th / 5
18 Jun 20222022 - 43rd Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper4th / 8
21 May 20222022 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
26 Feb 20222022 - CorinthianSHARK ON BLUEGRASSOlson 25Skipper1st / 5
19 Jun 20212021 - Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
14 Mar 20212021 - The YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesSHARK ON BLUEGRASSOlson 25Skipper7th / 7
10 Oct 20202020 - The YRA Doublehanded Encinal RegattaSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper8th / 8
19 Sep 20202020 - (Rescheduled) 41st Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper5th / 7
29 Aug 20202020 - YRA Summer Series Island Tour RegattaSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
27 Jun 20202020 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper5th / 29
15 Dec 20192019 - 2020 MidwintersSHARK ON BLUEGRASSHandicapSkipper8th / 13
19 Oct 20192019 - The YRA Oktoberfest RegattaSHARK ON BLUEGRASSPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 152, #26,843. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.