Sailor · 2019–2026

Michael Poltorak

mbyc Thistle Soling Handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #209
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Greg Griffin
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Mindy Poltorak · Michael Poltorak, SCAL · Lido 14, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
Miranda Poltorak · Caribbean Sunshine · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 36th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
David Snodgrass · Michael Poltorak · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
Brian Peugh · Rascal · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Craig Smith · Little Devil · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Patrick Morrisey · Michael Poltorak · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Jan 2026	Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026	Little Devil	Thistle	Skipper	18th / 25
17 Oct 2025	Soling PCC	Michael Poltorak	Soling	Skipper	6th / 12
16 Aug 2025	MBYC Gales Family One-Design Regatta 2025	Rascal	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 8
26 Apr 2024	Spring Ocean Regatta - Cat Fight 1, Lightning Districts, Snipe Districts	Daddy’s Mistress	Thistle	Skipper	4th / 5
15 Dec 2023	HOT RUM REGATTA	SCAL	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 4
29 Sep 2023	Lido 14 Fall Invitational hosted by MBYC	Michael Poltorak	Lido 14	Skipper	7th / 14
28 Jan 2023	Club Race Short Course	Daddy's Mistress	Thistle	Skipper	1st / 2
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	Caribbean Sunshine	Thistle	Skipper	36th / 40
23 Aug 2019	2019 Finn North American Championship	63	Finn	Skipper	28th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	78 provisional	#37381 band 23301–55031	—
Thistle Helm	26 provisional	#209 band 131–267	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Finn · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -64
Soling · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 36
Lido 14 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 40

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	8 events	1 wins	beats 41%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 86%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Greg Griffin	14	0–14
Aaron Holland	14	2–12
Michael Gillum	13	2–11

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	29%
2025	2	0	70%
2024	1	0	25%
2023	3	1	62%
2021	1	0	10%
2019	1	0	21%

Boats

Michael Poltorak · Soling, Lido 14 · 2 events · 2023–2025
Little Devil · Thistle · 1 events · 2026
Rascal · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Daddy’s Mistress · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
SCAL · Thistle · 1 events · 2023
Daddy's Mistress · Thistle · 1 events · 2023
Caribbean Sunshine · Thistle · 1 events · 2021
63 · Finn · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

San Diego, CA · 7 events
Rocky River, OH, USA · 1 events
Lido 14 Class Association · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 78, #37,381. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.