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Sailor · 2000–2026

Mark Lewis

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Events
157

757 races · 80 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 12 of 157

Podium rate
19%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 50%–53%, 3,218 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Hobie 20 · rating 524

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Sandstrom

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
John Sandstrom & Jeff Schaefer

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Neal Turluck

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Terence Kuehn

Jul 2012 – Sep 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
Mark Beaton

8–130 head to head in 138 races

Rival
Mark Zimmer

52–46 in 98 races

Best day
6 Aug 2018

1-3-4-5-2-3-3-2-4-3-5-4-4-2-4 · 2018 Hobie Cat 18 & 20 North America Championship

Signature result
1st of 40

Big Dinghy 2008 - Sunday Pursuit · Handicap · 30 Mar 2008

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Sandstrom — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Terence Kuehn · Prime Time 2, Prime Time II · Handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2012 – Sep 2025
  • Jeff Schaefer · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · Handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 15 of 95 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2009 – Aug 2022
  • Mike Reisinger · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 79 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2009 – Aug 2022
  • Mickey Nielson · Craz E Train, Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · E Scow, J/111, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 10 of 77 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2022
  • Jesse Paulson · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · Handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 68 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
  • Mark Zimmer · KHIMAIRA · Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2019
  • Walter Schoppmann · Prime Time 2, Prime Time II · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Jun 2017
  • Nick Ponsonby · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 36 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2021
  • John Sandstrom · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · Handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 15 of 37 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2009 – Jun 2017
  • Colin Wu · Prime Time 2, Prime Time II · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-381954272001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 157

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 20262026 MCSA Blue Chip ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper10th / 35
17 Sep 20262026 MCSA Masters ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper3rd / 45
12 Sep 20262026 BHYC Fall SeriesMark LewisSandpiperSkipper2nd / 6
26 Aug 20262026 MCSA National ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper24th / 95
6 Aug 20262026 NBYC Annual Regatta - J109 North Americans, Sandpiper Nationals, Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipZoarSandpiperSkipper6th / 16
9 Jul 20262026 MC Invitational RegattaSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper17th / 36
20 Jun 2026BBYRA 2026 Championship (See notes for Daily Registration)EnigmaMC ScowSkipper10th / 20
13 Jun 20262026 Horseshoe OpenSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper9th / 20
12 Mar 20262026 MCSA Midwinter Championship.CompletedSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper11th / 68
23 Jan 20262026 MC Trainwreck RegattaSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper9th / 67
15 Nov 20252025-2026 Melges MC Winter SeriesSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper28th / 39
15 Nov 2025Melges MC Winter Series #1Spaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper2nd / 23
7 Nov 2025SER MC Regatta 2025Spaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper30th / 52
19 Sep 20252025 Whitby 100Prime Time IIPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 6
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper34th / 92
1 Aug 20252025 WMYA Championship RegattaSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper15th / 38
18 Jul 2025Bay Head Yacht Club Classic RegattaEnigmaMC ScowSkipper2nd / 3
21 Jun 20252025 MC Scow BBYRAMark LewisMC ScowSkipper10th / 16
21 Jun 2025BBYRA 2025 Green CourseZoarSandpiperSkipper13th / 31
21 Jun 2025BBYRA 2025 Green CourseMark LewisMC ScowSkipper13th / 16
12 Jun 20252025 MCSA Masters ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper36th / 56
7 Jun 20252025 Melges 15 MC Scow InvitationalEnigmaMC ScowSkipper15th / 19
13 Mar 20252025 MCSA Midwinter Championship completedSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper51st / 72
24 Jan 20252025 MC Trainwreck Regatta CompletedSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper34th / 52
8 Nov 2024SER MC 2024 completedSpaceman SpiffMC ScowSkipper33rd / 41

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 228, #16,257.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -8, #45,386. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.