Sailor · 2014–2026

Mark Ritchie

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 59%

Biggest lift: Rod Spearin
Longest-running crew: Fred Somes
Nemesis: Charles Bayer
Best day: 3 Jun 2016
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Rod Spearin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2022
Fred Somes · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2022
Jeff Spearin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2022
Donald Pokorny · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2022
Ian Jones · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2022
Glenn Currin · Carrera · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2022
Jeff Baetz · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jul 2018
Jay Reidsma · Carrera, Sagitta · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – Jun 2019
Minh Ha · Carrera · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2021
Reid Spearin · Carrera · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Power Trip	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 8
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Power Trip	ORC handicap	Floater	2nd / 5
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Floater	5th / 9
31 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Carrera	ORC handicap	Floater	7th / 11
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Carrera	ORC handicap	Floater	6th / 11
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 14
27 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Carrera	ORC handicap	Floater	3rd / 8
2 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	PHRF handicap	Floater	3rd / 7
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	Beneteau First 36.7	Floater	4th / 11
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Carrera	Beneteau First 36.7	Mast	4th / 11
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sagitta	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sagitta	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	223 provisional	#12937 band 6938–22842	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 83

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	1 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Floater (9) · Mast (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jr. William Gilbride	19	12–7
Robert Duker	17	9–8
Dave Simon	17	9–8
Ken Sharpe	17	10–7
Reid Stromberg	17	12–5
Jim Baubie	17	15–2
Mark Nagel	17	14–3
John Burke	17	10–7
Charles Bayer	16	3–13
Colt Weatherston	15	10–4

Most-beaten opponent: Jim Baubie (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	0	75%
2022	1	0	50%
2021	1	0	40%
2019	2	0	64%
2018	2	0	69%
2017	1	0	70%
2016	1	0	70%
2015	1	0	20%
2014	1	0	0%

Boats

Carrera · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 8 events · 2016–2022
Power Trip · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2025–2026
Sagitta · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2015

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 8 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 223, #12,937. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.