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Sailor · 2018–2022

Michael Rivkin

university of illinois College fleet racingCollege team racingT-10

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Events
13

211 races · 38 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 3 of 13

Podium rate
39%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 53%–67%, 118 boats)

Best class ranking
#2189

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 250

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ben Spring

2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Tarkan Bolat & Ben Spring

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

Biggest lift
Tarkan Bolat

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ben Spring

Nov 2018 – Apr 2022 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jenna Probst

19–71 head to head in 90 races

Rival
Bobby Sessions

26–18 in 44 races

Best day
16 Oct 2021

1-5-1-5-1-4-1-3-2-3-3-5-1-3-1-5 · Morton Schapiro Memorial Regatta

Signature result
1st of 13

Morton Schapiro Memorial Regatta · College fleet racing · 16 Oct 2021

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Spring — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Tarkan Bolat · University of Illinois (Illini 2), University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 30 of 130 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Apr 2022
  • Ben Spring · University of Illinois (Illini 2), University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 26 of 110 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2018 – Apr 2022
  • Melanie Gainer · Minister, University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 87 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Jacob Turenne · University of Illinois (Illini 2), University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 56 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Jacob Dannhausen-Brun · Minister, University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 61 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Bahda Hoang · Minister, University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, College team racing, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 51 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Apr 2022
  • Alexa English · Minister, University of Illinois (Illini 2), University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, T-10 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Sep 2019
  • Pal Vadasz · University of Illinois (Illini 2), University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 26 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Molly Sheridan · University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 36 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Katie Benstead · University of Illinois (Illini) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 24 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2022

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

Rating history

01372742019202020212022Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Apr 2022MCSA Open Fleet Race ChampionshipUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 9
8 Apr 2022MCSA Open Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
2 Apr 2022Laker ShowdownUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 12
30 Oct 2021MCSA Fall ChampionshipUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 14
16 Oct 2021Morton Schapiro Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 13
9 Oct 2021University of Illinois RegattaUniversity of Illinois (Illini 2)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 5
21 Sep 20192019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaMinisterT-10Other15th / 16
7 Sep 2019Fall FuryUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 11
27 Apr 2019MCSA Coed ChampionshipUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Crew6th / 11
20 Apr 2019Mendota MadnessUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 7
3 Nov 2018MCSA Fall ChampionshipUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-4,7-8)9th / 14
13 Oct 20182018 Emma Biagioni Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois (Illini)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 8
6 Oct 2018U of IUniversity of Illinois (Illini 2)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 225, #17,516.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 127, #24,671. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.