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Sailor · 2017–2025

Michael Burns

west dennis yacht club 420HandicapViper 640

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Events
40

246 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 40

Podium rate
18%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 56%–59%, 2,150 boats)

Best class ranking
#541

Helm in 420 · rating 309

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Charlotte Powers

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Charlotte Powers

Aug 2023 – Aug 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Sam Sperry

5–64 head to head in 69 races

Rival
Lydia Stanney

33–22 in 55 races

Best day
15 Jul 2023

1-2-2-1-2-1-1-DNF-2-1-1-1 · 2023 Outer Cape Invitational Regatta

Signature result
3rd of 88

Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024 · 420 · 8 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • Charlotte Powers · Charlotte Powers, Michael Burns, Mike Burns · 420 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 65 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Julia Dinzelbacher · Michael Burns · 420, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Ali Ware · Thomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali ware · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Pete McGriff · Thomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali ware · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Mitchell Martin · True Grit · Viper 640 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Maxwell Allain · Michael Burns · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
  • Eamon Downey · Mike Burns · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • William Hurd · Will Hurd · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 24th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Max Allain · Mike Burns · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 97th · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025
  • William Trapani · True Grit · Viper 640 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

02244472018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025Charlotte Powers420Crew22nd / 76
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior Regatta9879420Skipper10th / 70
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaMike Burns420Skipper144th / 148
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Michael Burns420Skipper14th / 74
7 Jul 2025West Dennis InvitationalMike Burns420Skipper6th / 43
28 Jun 2025C420: New England ChampionshipMike Burns420Skipper50th / 79
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyMike Burns420Skipper97th / 141
13 Dec 2024SAILJAX 2024Michael Burns420Skipper12th / 28
26 Oct 20242024 Halloween HowlMike Burns420Skipper10th / 24
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Mike Burns420Skipper13th / 69
8 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024Mike Burns420Skipper3rd / 88
8 Jul 2024West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational9476420Skipper3rd / 36
6 Jul 20242024 Meigs RegattaThomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali wareViper 640Skipper6th / 11
25 Jun 2024Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipMichael Burns420Skipper61st / 80
22 Mar 2024Mount Dora Yacht Club 71st RegattaMichael BurnsHandicapSkipper8th / 20
17 Feb 20242024 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyMichael Burns420Skipper73rd / 148
13 Jan 2024Gasparilla Regatta6559420Skipper3rd / 16
7 Dec 2023SAILJAXMichael Burns420Skipper13th / 31
27 Oct 20232023 Sail Newport Halloween HowlMike Burns420Skipper9th / 18
14 Aug 20232023 Beverly Junior Regatta9476420Skipper26th / 62
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Mike Burns420Skipper19th / 73
15 Jul 20232023 Outer Cape Invitational Regatta9476420Skipper1st / 11
10 Jul 2023West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational9476420Skipper3rd / 45
8 Dec 2022Sail JAX 2022Michael Burns420Skipper17th / 31
15 Oct 2022Viper 640 Women’s & Youth North American ChampionshipTrue GritViper 640Other1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 398, #5,117.Crew rating across all classes: 50. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.