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Sailor · 2019–2021

Mike Buckely

seaside park yacht club Melges 24

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Events
6

34 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 2 of 6

Podium rate
50%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
85%

of boats faced (range 80%–91%, 100 boats)

Best class ranking
#322

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 152

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jeff Bonanni

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Jeff Bonanni & John Brown

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Charlie Smythe

Dec 2019 – Mar 2021 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bora Gulari

9–20 head to head in 29 races

Best day
15 Aug 2020

3-2-2-4-2 · 2020 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club

Signature result
1st of 16

2020 Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championship · Melges 24 · 14 Nov 2020

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeff Bonanni — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Charlie Smythe · Blind Squirrel · Melges 24 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Mar 2021
  • John Brown · Blind Squirrel · Melges 24 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Mar 2021
  • George Peet · Blind Squirrel · Melges 24 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Mar 2021
  • Jeff Bonanni · Blind Squirrel · Melges 24 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 28 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Mar 2021

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

Rating history

-188919620202021Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 6

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Mar 20212021 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBlind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician5th / 17
22 Jan 20212021 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Blind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician5th / 11
14 Nov 20202020 Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast ChampionshipBlind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician1st / 16
19 Sep 20202020 Melges 24 Fall InvitationalBlind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician1st / 12
15 Aug 20202020 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht ClubBlind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician2nd / 22
14 Dec 20192020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1Blind SquirrelMelges 24Tactician6th / 28

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 196, #15,637. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.