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Sailor · 2021–2026

Rowan Michel

southern yc OptimistHandicap

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Events
39

250 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 39

Podium rate
21%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 51%–54%, 3,387 boats)

Best class ranking
#865

Helm in Optimist · rating 393

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Conner Blouin

35–94 head to head in 129 races

Rival
Ty Nichols

59–74 in 135 races

Best day
28 Nov 2025

1-1-7-25-1-6-17-8-13 · 2025 Allstate Sugarbowl Optimist Midwinter Championship

Signature result
16th of 319

2026 Optimist US National Championship · Optimist · 29 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Rowan Michel.

Rating history

-13312838820222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Galloway Regatta23918OptimistSkipper7th / 29
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper16th / 319
19 Jun 2026JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 | Jr. Grand PrixRowan MichelHandicapSkipper2nd / 30
30 May 2026Schools Out 2026Rowan MichelOptimistSkipper1st / 4
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsRowan MichelOptimistSkipper190th / 228
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper205th / 246
28 Nov 20252025 Allstate Sugarbowl Optimist Midwinter ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper8th / 48
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper46th / 129
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Rowan MichelOptimistSkipper135th / 269
13 Sep 2025Back to School Regatta 2025Rowan MichelOptimistSkipper5th / 15
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper78th / 259
24 May 20252025 Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design Regatta23918OptimistSkipper3rd / 22
2 May 2025GYA OPENING REGATTA23918OptimistSkipper14th / 21
11 Apr 20252025 O'PEN SKIFF NORTH AMERICAN "UN-REGATTA"Rowan MichelHandicapSkipper20th / 74
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsRowan MichelOptimistSkipper86th / 250
15 Mar 20252025 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper12th / 48
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper131st / 224
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaRowan MichelOptimistSkipper83rd / 202
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Rowan MichelOptimistSkipper178th / 213
15 Nov 2024Back to School Regatta 2024Rowan MichelOptimistSkipper5th / 11
12 Oct 20242024 Monk Smith Regatta23918OptimistSkipper3rd / 15
28 Sep 20242024 Wadewitz Regatta23918HandicapSkipper12th / 31
17 Aug 20242024 Galloway Regatta23918OptimistSkipper9th / 33
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipRowan MichelOptimistSkipper113th / 285
10 Jun 2024St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicUSA23918OptimistSkipper52nd / 61

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 388, #5,527. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.