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Sailor · 2014–2026

Douglas Wake

sheboygan yacht club LightningMelges 15420

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Events
51

287 races · 79 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 13 of 51

Podium rate
45%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 78%–81%, 1,869 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Crew in Lightning · rating 521

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samuel Bartel

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kristine Wake & Todd Wake

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Lars Osell

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Todd Wake

Jul 2014 – Aug 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
David Starck

26–55 head to head in 81 races

Rival
Tanner Probst

40–40 in 80 races

Best day
6 Aug 2018

2-3-1-1-2-6-1-1-3-1-1 · US Sailing's 2018 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championship for the Sears, Bemis and Smythe Trophies · about 1 in 183,406 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 99

2026 Melges 15 Midwinter Championship · Melges 15 · 20 Mar 2026

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samuel Bartel — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Todd Wake · 15390, 15545, Kristine, Nessuna · Handicap, J/70, Lightning, Melges 19 16events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 77 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Kerstin Hyer · Yeti · MC, Melges 15 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Kristine Wake · 15390, Noodle Family Boat, WAKE TODD · Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2019
  • Lars Osell · 5A-, Not Todd, Whitney's Angels, Yeti to Sail · Lightning 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 26 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Noah Bartelt · 15390, Nickels Boat Works, Orange is the New Black, Whitney's Angels · Lightning 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 24 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2019
  • Maggie Houtz · University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College match racing, Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Samuel Bartel · University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College match racing, College team racing 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 21 of 25 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Cailin Considine · University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College match racing, Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Jimmy Barnash · 5A-, Not Todd · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Jonathan Bailey · Peerless, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College team racing, PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 13 of 13 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

-83336755201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipEl DoctoradoLightningCrew2nd / 53
7 Aug 20262026 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsYetiHandicapCrew10th / 32
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipYetiMelges 15Skipper6th / 75
27 Mar 2026Melges 19 Winter Series #4Pickle CarMelges 19Crew6th / 11
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipYetiMelges 15Skipper2nd / 99
28 Feb 2026Melges 19 Winter Series #3YetiMelges 19Skipper2nd / 11
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3YetiMelges 15Skipper11th / 125
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2YetiMelges 15Skipper7th / 133
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1YetiMelges 15Crew39th / 89
15 Nov 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #1Mike UznisThistleCrew11th / 11
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipYetiMelges 15Skipper7th / 71
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipDoug WakeMCSkipper3rd / 88
2 May 20252025 Melges 15 Open Spring RegattaYetiMelges 15Skipper1st / 16
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipYetiMCSkipper15th / 95
18 May 20232023 LGYC E SCOW SPRING REGATTATurbinadoE ScowCrew12th / 33
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekSideshowVX OneHeadsail Trimmer23rd / 29
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American Championship5A-LightningCrew5th / 42
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipNot ToddLightningCrew1st / 42
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsYeti to SailLightningChef6th / 50
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)Yeti to SailLightningPro Bowler3rd / 34
13 May 20212021 J/70 North American ChampionshipNessunaJ/70Headsail Trimmer26th / 59
7 Aug 20202020 Lake Michigan Clipper CupPeerlessPHRF handicapFoil Trimmer1st / 6
14 Aug 20192019 ILCA Lightning North American ChampionshipKristineLightningChef5th / 35
9 Aug 20192019 ILCA Lightning Womens, Juniors and Masters North American ChampionshipWhitney's AngelsLightningChef1st / 20
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019WAKE TODDLightningCrew6th / 49

Helm rating across all classes: 755 (±166), #211.Crew rating across all classes: 470 (±205), #2,070. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.