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Sailor · 2013–2025

Val Sokolsky

spyc HandicapJ/105PHRF handicap

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Events
27

76 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
11%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 39%–45%, 635 boats)

Best class ranking
#1081

Crew in J/105 · rating -94

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Artem Savinov

1 wins · 2 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate

Biggest lift
Artem Savinov

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Artem Savinov

Sep 2016 – Nov 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Bruce Stone

1–46 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Eric Stang

22–18 in 40 races

Signature result
1st of 13

2025 - YRA Doublehanded Midwinters · Handicap · 17 Nov 2024

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Artem Savinov — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate
  • Artem Savinov · Prima, PRIMA, Yunona · Handicap, J/105 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 62 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Nov 2025
  • Sergey Yudin · Prima, Yunona · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 15th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Vadim Peschansky · Prima, Yunona · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 15th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Vladimir Appel · Prima, Yunona · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 16th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2023
  • Sergey Kurguzov · NESSIE · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Feb 2019
  • Artem Lazarev · Prima · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Michael Domnich · NESSIE · Handicap, Monohull 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2013 – Mar 2015
  • Alex Lerner · Yunona · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
  • Ernie Beffel · Yunona · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Sergei Gridnev · NESSIE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016

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

Rating history

-129-624201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Nov 20252026 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersPRIMAHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPrimaJ/105Crew17th / 27
17 Nov 20242025 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersPRIMAHandicapSkipper1st / 13
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPrimaJ/105Main Trimmer15th / 30
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPrimaJ/105Main Trimmer16th / 31
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesYunonaJ/105Main Trimmer22nd / 23
8 Jun 20192019 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper15th / 22
23 Feb 20192019 - CorinthianNESSIEHandicapSkipper12th / 18
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoNESSIEHandicapSkipper15th / 33
27 Oct 2018Great Pumpkin 2018NessieHandicapSkipper18th / 123
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesYunonaJ/105Main Trimmer21st / 28
21 Apr 20182018 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper15th / 19
21 Apr 20182018 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper15th / 18
24 Mar 20182018 - Doublehanded Farallones / 46026 (Lane Splitter) / Sea Buoy / To The Bar / To The Sea racesNESSIEHandicapSkipper9th / 13
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesYunonaJ/105Main Trimmer17th / 24
17 Jun 20172017 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper11th / 12
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesYunonaJ/105Main Trimmer19th / 26
11 Jun 20162016 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper36th / 38
11 Jun 20162016 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper12th / 13
26 Mar 20162016 - Doublehanded Farallones RaceNESSIEPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
19 Mar 20162016 - CorinthianNESSIEHandicapSkipper13th / 17
22 Aug 20152015 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper12th / 17
28 Mar 20152015 - Doublehanded Farallones RaceNESSIEHandicapSkipper8th / 10
19 Jul 20142014 - OYRA SeriesNESSIEHandicapSkipper32nd / 38
22 Mar 2014JibeSet Regatta BAMA_T00648604NESSIEHandicapSkipper5th / 8

Crew rating across all classes: -86, #54,910.Helm rating across all classes: -78, #65,446. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.