Sailor · 2016–2023

Mike Busch

eastport yacht club J/30 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #126

Biggest lift: Dan Lawrence
Longest-running crew: Matthew Alsobrook
Nemesis: Bruce Irvin
Rival: Jamie Gregory
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Matthew Alsobrook · Blitz · J/30 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – May 2023
James McGinnis · Blitz · J/30 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – May 2023
Michael Bowes · Blitz · J/30 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – May 2023
John Swanson · Blitz · J/30 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – May 2023
Paul Fowler · Blitz · J/30 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – May 2023
Rick Lober · Celerity · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Jun 2021
theresa Rosbeck · Blitz · J/30 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2020 – Sep 2022
Dan Lawrence · Celerity, Osprey · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Aug 2019
Kate Rudkin · Celerity · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Jun 2021
Charlie Buckley · Celerity, Osprey · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Blitz	J/30	Tactician	7th / 8
23 Oct 2022	2022 J/35 North American Championship	Valhalla	J/35	Tactician	8th / 9
23 Sep 2022	2022 J/30 North American Championship	Blitz	J/30	Tactician	15th / 15
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Blitz	J/30	Tactician	7th / 9
25 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Celerity	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	14th / 14
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Blitz	J/30	Tactician	4th / 10
8 Nov 2020	2020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1	Blitz	J/30	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
2 Aug 2019	2019 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Osprey	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	8th / 10
7 Jun 2019	2019 Annapolis - Newport Race	Celerity	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	5th / 10
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Nichols' Quarters	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 9
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Nichols' Quarters	Handicap	Helm	5th / 9
2 Jun 2017	2017 Annapolis - Newport Race	Celerity	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Celerity	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Nichols' Quarters	Handicap	Helm	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-81 provisional	#54540 band 43179–61073	—
J/30 Crew	27 provisional	#126 band 85–149	+4.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/35 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -57

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	14 events	0 wins	beats 37%

Positions: Tactician (5) · Headsail Trimmer (4) · Watch Captain (2) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bruce Irvin	27	1–26
Jamie Gregory	27	12–15
Dan Watson	21	6–14
Charles Lutz	21	9–12
Mike Costello	19	0–19
Heidi Frist	16	8–8
Ron Anderson	16	1–15

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	1	14%
2022	3	13%
2021	2	33%
2020	1	67%
2019	3	38%
2018	1	50%
2017	2	62%
2016	1	40%

Boats

Blitz · J/30 · 5 events · 2020–2023
Celerity · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2017–2021
Nichols' Quarters · Handicap · 3 events · 2016–2019
Valhalla · J/35 · 1 events · 2022
Osprey · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 12 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
St. Mary's City, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -81, #54,540. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.