Sailor · 2012–2022

Michael Hessler

Melges 24 PHRF handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #292
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: August Hernandez
Rival: Curtis Jazwiecki
Best day: 28 Jul 2013
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 1 sailors

David Bowen · Mojo · Melges 24 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Sep 2022	2022 Muskegon Yacht Club Blacklock Cup Events	rs21	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
25 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	MOJO	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 13
20 May 2015	2015 Muskegon Yacht Club Blacklock Trophy Series	Mojo	Melges 24	Skipper	1st / 9
16 Aug 2014	2014 Melges 24 Invitational	Mojo	Melges 24	Skipper	11th / 15
26 Jul 2014	2014 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	MOJO	Melges 24	Other	3rd / 4
17 May 2014	2014 Midwest One-design Spring Championship	Mojo	Melges 24	Skipper	10th / 18
17 Aug 2013	2013 Melges 24 Invitational	Mojo	Melges 24	Skipper	7th / 14
27 Jul 2013	2013 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	MOJO	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 8
5 Oct 2012	2012 Melges 24 Fall Championship	MOJO	Melges 24	Other	17th / 24
18 Aug 2012	2012 Melges 24 Invitational	MOJO	Melges 24	Other	16th / 17
28 Jul 2012	2012 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	MOJO	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	143 provisional	#26519 band 15725–42308	—
Melges 24 Helm	16 provisional	#292 band 202–381	—

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	11 events	1 wins	beats 55%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steven Boho	33	13–20
August Hernandez	33	4–29
Curtis Jazwiecki	31	15–16
Michael Franklin	28	16–12
Bob Harvey	27	21–6
Mike Dow	26	1–25
Scott Miller	26	10–16
Marty Jensen	23	5–18
James Beebe	20	8–12
Fred Rozelle	18	6–12
Nate Duer	14	6–8
John Schumacher	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Bob Harvey (21–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	1	0	80%
2015	2	1	96%
2014	3	0	36%
2013	2	0	70%
2012	3	0	29%

Boats

MOJO · PHRF handicap, Melges 24 · 10 events · 2012–2015
rs21 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 4 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 3 events
Traverse City, MI, USA · 3 events
Fontana, WI, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 143, #26,519. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.