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Sailor · 2008–2026

Mike Buckley

new york yacht club Melges 24Melges 20J/70

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Events
145

1,026 races · 140 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 22 of 145

Podium rate
40%

58 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 75%–77%, 3,697 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 923

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Taylor Canfield

6 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
George Peet & Jeff Reynolds

5 wins · 10 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Erik Shampain

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Taylor Canfield

Apr 2012 – Jul 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

62–112 head to head in 174 races

Rival
Travis Weisleder

82–75 in 157 races

Best day
15 Apr 2016

8-1-1-2-1-1 · 2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week

Signature result
1st of 61

2021 J 70 World Championship · J/70 · 11 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Taylor Canfield — 6 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 38% win rate
  • George Peet · Asterisk Uno, Blind Squirrel, Caramba, Catapult · Etchells, Farr 40, IRC handicap, J/70 31events 8 wins together · 18 podiums · 26% win rate · 38 of 233 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2012 – Dec 2023
  • Jay Cross · Foggy, FOGGY, Freya, Heartbreaker · Etchells, Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap 18events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 91 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jul 2026
  • Bruce Ayres · Monsoon · Melges 20, Melges 24 18events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 28% win rate · 21 of 139 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Mar 2020
  • Jeff Reynolds · Flash Gordon 6, Monsoon, Samba Pa Ti, SAMBA PA TI · Farr 40, Melges 20, Melges 24 18events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 33% win rate · 29 of 146 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Dec 2019
  • John Bowden · Big Booty, Dark Energy B Team, Grinning Streak, Heartbreaker · IRC handicap, J/70, Melges 20, Melges 24 16events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 10 of 116 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2023
  • Taylor Canfield · Dark Energy, Dark Energy B Team, Element, Extreme 2 · Cape 31, Etchells, J/70, Match racing 16events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 38% win rate · 23 of 93 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jul 2024
  • Steve Benjamin · Foggy, FOGGY, STELLA BLUE, TONS OF STEEL · Etchells, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 61 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Ian Liberty · Dark Energy, roXanne, STELLA BLUE, Taylor Canfield · C&C 30, Etchells, J/70, Match racing 10events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 64 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2023
  • Rob Scrivenor · Dark Energy, Dave Hood, Foggy, FOGGY · J/70, Match racing, Melges 24, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 43 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Brucey Ayres · Monsoon · Melges 20, Melges 24 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 18 of 69 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Oct 2016

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

Rating history

-23421864200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 145

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportFreyaHandicapCrew3rd / 6
7 Jun 20262026 PUFFIN CUP PURSUIT RACEBreeze BanditHandicapSkipper24th / 25
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendFoggyPHRF handicapTactician2nd / 5
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaFOGGYORC handicapTactician4th / 6
16 Aug 20242024 Race To KingstonBreeze BanditPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
21 Jul 20242024 NYYC Queen's CupFOGGYORC handicapTactician11th / 17
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexFOGGYPHRF handicapTactician1st / 5
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaFOGGYORC handicapTactician4th / 4
4 Feb 20242023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3SurgeJ/70Tactician25th / 51
26 Jan 20242024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2SurgeJ/70Tactician10th / 35
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceFoggyORC handicapTactician7th / 8
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipSurgeJ/70Other18th / 83
6 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Taylor CanfieldMatch racingCrew1st / 2
21 Sep 20232023 J/70 North American ChampionshipDark EnergyJ/70Tactician12th / 45
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaFireballJ/111Tactician3rd / 7
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaO-JIC37Tactician5th / 14
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaMarianneMelges 24Other2nd / 10
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiTONS OF STEELEtchellsCrew7th / 62
24 Mar 20232023 J/70 Midwinters ChampionshipDark EnergyJ/70Bow8th / 50
17 Mar 20232023 International Etchells Class - North Americans / Coral Reef CupSTELLA BLUEEtchellsOther10th / 46
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaDark EnergyMelges 24Bow5th / 25
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaSTELLA BLUEEtchellsOther6th / 56
3 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupSTELLA BLUEEtchellsTactician12th / 47
27 Jan 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Lucky DogMelges 24Other9th / 16
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaExtreme 2Cape 31Other2nd / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 702, #272.Helm rating across all classes: 7, #50,271. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.