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Sailor · 2012–2026

Mitch Wiest

cottage park yc HandicapJ/109PHRF handicap

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Events
128

284 races · 52 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 20 of 128

Podium rate
45%

58 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–62%, 1,195 boats)

Best class ranking
#527

Crew in J/109 · rating -285

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dan Boyd

20 wins · 53 podiums in 95 events together · 21% win rate

Best trio
Holly Ripley-Boyd & Matt Curtis

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dan Boyd

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dan Boyd

Aug 2012 – Jul 2021 · 95 events

Nemesis
Christopher Zibailo

9–58 head to head in 67 races

Rival
David Powers

48–47 in 95 races

Best day
24 Aug 2018

1-2-1 · 2018 Ted Hood Regatta

Signature result
1st of 14

2016 Rumble I · Handicap · 15 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Boyd — 20 wins · 53 podiums in 95 events together · 21% win rate
  • Dan Boyd · 272, Wildthing, WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 95events 20 wins together · 53 podiums · 21% win rate · 47 of 217 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jul 2021
  • Daniel Wiest · Wildthing · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2017
  • David Ginches · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 44 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Matt Curtis · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 35 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Melinda Ginches · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 32 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Aug 2018
  • Holly Ripley-Boyd · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 32 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Aug 2018
  • Justin Marshall · WildThing · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−56 vs. without) · best 10th · Jul 2016 – Aug 2019
  • Timothy Grimes · WildThing · Handicap, J/109 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 18 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Maija Curtis · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Boyd Wiest · Wildthing · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

-296-631702014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 128

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 May 2026CPYC/BHHR Wed Night Racing Series 1CelerityHandicapSkipper11th / 15
11 Oct 2025PUMPKIN PURSUIT RACE SERIES #2CelerityHandicapSkipper6th / 9
27 Sep 2025Boston Light RaceCelerityHandicapSkipper10th / 32
13 Aug 2025BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series IICelerityHandicapSkipper6th / 14
16 Jul 2025Greater Boston Rumble IIICelerityHandicapSkipper2nd / 20
18 Jun 2025Greater Boston Rumble IICelerityHandicapSkipper14th / 22
11 Jun 2025CPYC/BHHR Wed Night Racing Series 1CelerityHandicapSkipper6th / 13
4 Jun 2025Greater Boston Rumble ICelerityHandicapSkipper16th / 22
7 Aug 2024BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series IICelerityHandicapSkipper8th / 15
31 Jul 2024Greater Boston Rumble IIICelerityHandicapSkipper16th / 17
10 Jul 2024Greater Boston Rumble IICelerityHandicapSkipper11th / 16
19 Jun 2024BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series ICelerityHandicapSkipper9th / 13
9 Aug 2023Greater Boston Rumble IIICelerityHandicapSkipper14th / 21
26 Jul 2023BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series IICelerityHandicapSkipper7th / 13
12 Jul 2023Greater Boston Rumble IICelerityHandicapSkipper4th / 18
5 Jul 2023BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series ICelerityHandicapSkipper9th / 12
3 Aug 2022BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series IICelerityHandicapSkipper9th / 13
25 May 2022BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series ICelerityHandicapSkipper10th / 11
20 Aug 20212021 Ted Hood RegattaCynosureHandicapFloater5th / 5
4 Aug 2021Greater Boston Rumble IIICelerityHandicapSkipper5th / 11
21 Jul 2021BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series IICelerityHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
9 Jul 20212021 Michael A. Mentuck Memorial Ocean RaceWildThingHandicapNavigator6th / 7
16 Jun 2021Greater Boston Rumble ICelerityHandicapSkipper4th / 10
9 Jun 2021BHHR/CPYC Wed Night Racing Series ICelerityHandicapSkipper6th / 10
9 Sep 20202020 BHHR/CPYC Wed Night RacingCelerityHandicapSkipper3rd / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 66, #39,715.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -126, #59,361. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.