Sailor · 2013–2026

Al Pleskus

sdyc PHRF handicap ORC handicap C&C 30

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Events: 17
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 65%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #37
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Christian Olander
Best trio: Rick Merriman & Charles Sinks
Biggest lift: Joseph Fanelli
Longest-running crew: Jim Madden
Nemesis: Dan Cheresh
Best day: 27 Jul 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 23

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Christian Olander — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Jim Madden · Stark Raving Mad IV, Stark Raving Mad VI, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 5 of 51 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Aug 2026
Chris Busch · Stark Raving Mad IV, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 38 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Aug 2026
Dylan Vogel · Stark Raving Mad IV, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 34 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2014 – Mar 2018
Drew Freides · Stark Raving Mad IV, Stark Raving Mad VI, Stark Raving Mad VII · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – May 2024
Charles Sinks · Rhino, Stark Raving Mad VI, Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30, Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Aug 2026
Jon Gardner · BadPak, Stark Raving Mad IV, Stark Raving Mad VI, Stark Raving Mad VII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Swan 42 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 22 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Feb 2025
Rick Merriman · Stark Raving Mad VII, Stark Raving Mad VIII, TBD · C&C 30, Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2023
Ryan Mazzella · BadPak, Stark Raving Mad VII · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Peter Burton · Stark Raving Mad VII · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Aug 2026
Christian Olander · Stark Raving Mad VII · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Feb 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Aug 2026	2026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)	Stark Raving Mad VII	PHRF handicap	Pit	3rd / 5
22 Aug 2025	2025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)	Stark Raving Mad VII	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 8
28 Feb 2025	2025 Islands Race	BadPak	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	3rd / 5
27 Jul 2024	2024 Staff Commodore James Lonergan Commodores’ Challenge Cup	Water Torture	Yacht of the Commodore	Skipper	1st / 9
30 May 2024	2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Stark Raving Mad VII	ORC handicap	Pit	2nd / 6
16 May 2024	2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett Cup	Capricorn	Etchells	Switch Flipper	2nd / 23
11 Aug 2023	2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	TBD	IC37	Pit	3rd / 8
31 Mar 2023	2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Midwinters West Regatta	Rhino	Etchells	Grinder	2nd / 16
2 Oct 2020	Men's Mayhem	9899	Naples Sabot	Skipper	22nd / 25
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	ORC handicap	Pit	1st / 4
1 Mar 2018	2018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	Handicap	Pit	5th / 5
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Stark Raving Mad VIII	C&C 30	Runners	3rd / 9
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Stark Raving Mad VIII	C&C 30	Other	2nd / 7
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Stark Raving Mad VIII	C&C 30	Pit	8th / 11
14 Jan 2015	2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	IRC handicap	Pit	6th / 9
25 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Stark Raving Mad IV	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Stark Raving Mad VI	Swan 42	Mast	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	282 provisional	#8825 band 5119–14623	—
C&C 30 Crew	119 provisional	#37 band 21–57	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 151
Swan 42 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 128
Full-size sailing · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating 88
Yacht of the Commodore · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 106
Naples Sabot · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -68
IC37 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 52

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	2 events	1 wins	beats 56%
As crew	15 events	1 wins	beats 63%

Positions: Pit (8) · Switch Flipper (2) · Grinder (1) · Runners (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Angus Davis	23	11–12
Dan Cheresh	23	5–18
Bob Moran	23	11–12
Nigel Biggs	19	9–10
Ennio Staffini	17	14–3
Phil Lotz	14	10–4
Dale Gordon	13	13–0
Mickey Ryan	13	11–2
Kip Meadows	13	6–7
Xavier Sheid	13	12–1
Summer Greene	13	13–0
David Janinis	13	13–0

Most-beaten opponent: Dale Gordon (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2025	2	0	68%
2024	3	1	92%
2023	2	0	82%
2020	2	1	56%
2018	1	0	0%
2016	3	0	63%
2015	1	0	38%
2014	1	0	43%
2013	1	0	50%

Boats

Stark Raving Mad VII · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap, Handicap, IRC handicap · 6 events · 2015–2026
Stark Raving Mad VIII · C&C 30 · 3 events · 2016
BadPak · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Water Torture · Yacht of the Commodore · 1 events · 2024
Capricorn · Etchells · 1 events · 2024
TBD · IC37 · 1 events · 2023
Rhino · Etchells · 1 events · 2023
9899 · Naples Sabot · 1 events · 2020
Stark Raving Mad IV · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014
Stark Raving Mad VI · Swan 42 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 5 events
Key West, FL, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
San Diego, CA · 2 events
Corona del Mar, CA, USA · 1 events
California, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 282, #8,825.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 88. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.