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Sailor · 2013–2026

Paul Kreitler

leatherlips yc ThistleHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
21

86 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 21

Podium rate
24%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 48%–56%, 447 boats)

Best class ranking
#36

Crew in Thistle · rating 276

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mike McBride

2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Biggest lift
Mike McBride

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike McBride

Jun 2024 – Sep 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jesse Shedden

6–15 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Noah Craciun

25–17 in 42 races

Best day
13 Sep 2024

1-1-5-1-1-1 · 2024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 Nationals

Signature result
1st of 12

2024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 Nationals · Thistle · 13 Sep 2024

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike McBride — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Mike McBride · Hot Tub, Mousetrap · Thistle 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 31 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Erin Sherer · 3899, Soggy Bottom, Squeaky · Handicap, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2026
  • Elly Kreitler · 3899, Squeaky · Handicap, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Alex McBride · Hot Tub, Mousetrap · Thistle 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Ellie McBride · Hot Tub, Squeaky · Thistle 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Mark Hess · "Q" · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Charles Kreitler · Shifty · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Kathy Buckenmeyer · Mousetrap · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Mark Makielski · Soggy Bottom · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Curtis Hannah · "Q" · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

01442882014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 2026Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2026SqueakyThistleSkipper3rd / 13
20 Jul 20262026 Fall Experimental Individual RatingP KreitlerHandicapSkipper13th / 20
19 Jul 20262026 Fall Fleet Series / Portsmouth Yardstick SeriesP KreitlerHandicapSkipper16th / 30
11 Jul 20262026 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship and NE DistrictsShiftyThistleCrew8th / 25
27 Jun 20262026 Red Horse Regatta and Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipSqueakyHandicapSkipper8th / 19
20 Jun 2026DamfullP KreitlerThistleSkipper4th / 7
13 Jun 20262026 Thistle LE District Championships3899ThistleSkipper14th / 14
27 Apr 20262026 Spring Experimental Individual RatingP KreitlerHandicapSkipper15th / 21
26 Apr 20262026 Spring Fleet Series / Portsmouth Yardstick SeriesP KreitlerHandicapSkipper11th / 33
20 Sep 20252025 CYC Thistle Fall RegattaMousetrapThistleSkipper6th / 12
5 Sep 2025Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2025MousetrapThistleSkipper13th / 21
1 Sep 20252025 Labor Day RegattaP KreitlerThistleSkipper4th / 6
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipMousetrapThistleSkipper24th / 26
6 Jul 20252025 Independence Day RegattaP KreitlerThistleSkipper6th / 9
15 Jun 20252025 Sunday Fleet Series / Portsmouth Yardstick SeriesP KreitlerHandicapSkipper17th / 53
13 Sep 20242024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 NationalsHot TubThistleCrew1st / 12
5 Sep 2024Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2024MousetrapThistleSkipper2nd / 19
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaHot TubThistleOther1st / 12
7 Sep 2023Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2023"Q"ThistleCrew3rd / 21
24 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipSoggy BottomThistleOther38th / 38
13 Jul 20132013 Thistle Lake Erie District ChampionshipSoggy BottomThistleSkipper29th / 57

Helm rating across all classes: 81, #37,030.Crew rating across all classes: 288, #8,478. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.