Sailor · 2021–2026

Jerry Somalski

PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 61%
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Philip Velez
Rival: John Johnson
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Christian McAlvery · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Jul 2026
Jerome Somalski · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
Brent Gaudreau · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Jul 2026
Matthew McAlvey · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
Tyler Abbs · Sohest · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Wanda Dziwura · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
Patrick Miller · Sohest · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
Ian Wilson · Sohest · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Chad Hages · Sohest · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022
S. Emery Scheibert · Sohest · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Jul 2026	2026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Sohest	ORC handicap	Skipper	9th / 13
5 Jun 2026	2026 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
20 May 2026	2026 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
2 Aug 2025	2025 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Sohest	ORC handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
28 May 2025	2025 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 8
24 May 2025	2025 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
25 Jul 2024	2024 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Sohest	Beneteau First 36.7	Skipper	8th / 11
1 Jun 2024	2024 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
29 May 2024	2024 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 10
31 May 2023	2023 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
27 May 2023	2023 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
28 May 2022	2022 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
25 May 2022	2022 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Owner	2nd / 6
19 Jun 2021	2021 Bay City Yacht Club Weekend Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 11
19 May 2021	2021 Bay City Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series	Sohest	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	183	#21104 band 15546–28320	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -10

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	15 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Johnson	49	26–23
Philip Velez	35	8–27
Mike Ruhland	30	21–9
Scott Fales	23	19–4
David Day	20	13–7
Greg Velez	14	2–12
Thomas Jessup	14	14–0

Most-beaten opponent: Scott Fales (19–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	58%
2025	3	1	56%
2024	3	0	50%
2023	2	0	67%
2022	2	0	73%
2021	2	0	77%

Boats

Sohest · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 15 events · 2021–2026

Where they race

Bay City, MI, USA · 12 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 1 events
Cheboygan, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 183, #21,104. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.