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Sailor · 2009–2026

Danny Pletsch

larchmont yc Viper 640J/22Vanguard 15

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Events
45

360 races · 122 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 18 of 45

Podium rate
67%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (90%: 84%–88%, 944 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Vanguard 15 · rating 490

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Cardwell Potts

5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate

Biggest lift
Cardwell Potts

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Cardwell Potts

Jul 2013 – Aug 2015 · 6 events

Nemesis
Christopher Culver

5–13 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Zeke Horowitz

24–19 in 43 races

Best day
14 Dec 2014

1-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-2-1-1 · ActionQuest 2014-2015 Sarasota Viper Winter Series · about 1 in 55,820,358 by chance

Signature result
1st of 41

2012 Ideal 18 North American Championship · Ideal 18 · 29 Sep 2012

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cardwell Potts — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate
  • Cardwell Potts · Blackout Proposal · Viper 640 6events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 83% win rate · 27 of 46 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2015
  • Megan Pletsch · Blackout Panda, Rascal-Team Vineyard Vines, Sketchy, USA 163 · J/22, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 39 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2014 – Jun 2025
  • Ryan Zupon · Pour Decisions, Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Chris Lewis · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Natalya Doris · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Jake Scott · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Brian Shores · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Karen Lewis · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Ryan Glaze · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Emmett Dickheiser · Qubit · IC37, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020

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

Rating history

0398796201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Jun 2026ISCA 2026 North American ChampionshipDanny PletschISCASkipper23rd / 106
4 Oct 20252025 RS21 North American Championship8RS21Skipper1st / 9
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekRascal-Team Vineyard VinesPHRF handicapBoat Captain2nd / 14
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaPour DecisionsIC37Tactician11th / 23
30 Sep 20232023 RS21 North American ChampionshipRS21RS21Other2nd / 11
17 Jun 20232023 Summer Solstice Regatta81834SunfishSkipper1st / 18
17 Jun 20222022 RS21 North American ChampionshipDaniel PletschRS21Skipper2nd / 6
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaQubitIC37Tactician5th / 13
27 Sep 20202020 NYYC Queen's CupQubitORC handicapTactician7th / 14
18 Jun 2020RS21 North American Championship 2020Danny PletschRS21Skipper4th / 17
26 Oct 20192019 J/Fest Southwest RegattaSketchyJ/22Other1st / 17
17 May 20192019 KO Sailing RS Aero Gulf Coast Championship0005AeroSkipper1st / 10
20 Oct 20182018 Heritage CupSketchyJ/22Skipper2nd / 13
13 Oct 20182018 J/Fest SouthwestSketchyJ/22Skipper1st / 13
21 Sep 20182018 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDanny PletschRS AeroSkipper1st / 8
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexQubitIC37Tactician2nd / 12
19 May 20182018 KO Sailing MUSTO Shoe RegattaSketchyJ/22Skipper4th / 7
16 Mar 20182018 J/22 Mid-Winter Championship RegattaSketchyJ/22Skipper10th / 39
10 Mar 20182018 J/22 Circuit RegattaSketchyJ/22Skipper3rd / 16
21 Oct 20172017 J/Fest SouthwestSketchyJ/22Skipper9th / 14
20 May 20172017 KO Sailing MUSTO Shoe RegattaSketchyJ/22Skipper1st / 10
12 Dec 20152015-2016 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesBlackout ProposalViper 640Skipper7th / 29
10 Oct 201512th Annual American Yacht Club High Performance Dinghy Open presented by HeinekenUSA 163Viper 640Other4th / 36
1 Aug 20152015 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design ChampionshipsBlackout ProposalViper 640Other2nd / 10
11 Jul 2015117th Larchmont Race WeekBlackout ProposalViper 640Other1st / 25

Helm rating across all classes: 634 (±134), #700.Crew rating across all classes: 364 (±210), #4,822. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.