Sailor · 2011–2023

Michael Thornton

ryc J/120 Express 37 ORC handicap

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Events: 4
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 3
Typically beats: 72%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: David Halliwill
Nemesis: Dick Swanson
Best day: 13 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Halliwill — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

David Halliwill · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2018
Brendan Busch · Peregrine, Spy vs Spy · Express 37, J/120 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2011 – Sep 2023
Larry Swift · Peregrine · J/120 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2011 – Sep 2012
John Verdoia · Peregrine, Spy vs Spy · Express 37, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2023
Chris Davison · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2018
Doug Robbins · Peregrine · J/120 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2011 – Sep 2012
Baba Busch · Peregrine · J/120 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2011 – Sep 2012
Louisa Pickering · Spy vs Spy · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Michael O'Callaghan · Peregrine · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
Ron Kell · Peregrine · J/120 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Spy vs Spy	Express 37	Pit	2nd / 8
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Peregrine	ORC handicap	Mast	1st / 10
6 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Big Boat Series / IRC North American Championship	Peregrine	J/120	Other	5th / 7
8 Sep 2011	2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship	Peregrine	J/120	Other	3rd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	270 provisional	#9653 band 5008–17394	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/120 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 98
Express 37 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 95

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 70%

Positions: Pit (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Barry Lewis	21	10–11
Stephen Madeira	21	12–9
John Wimer	14	7–7
Timo Bruck	14	13–1
Dick Swanson	14	6–8

Most-beaten opponent: Timo Bruck (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	86%
2018	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	33%
2011	1	0	60%

Boats

Peregrine · ORC handicap, J/120 · 3 events · 2011–2018
Spy vs Spy · Express 37 · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 4 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 270, #9,653. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.