Sailor · 2021–2025

Michael Vagell

diyc PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 53%

Longest-running crew: Ian Merkle-Scotland
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Ian Merkle-Scotland · BADGER, Bright Side · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Sep 2025
Bill Gladstone · Bright Side · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Sep 2025
Justin Litwin · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Mike DeNamur · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Jeff Hall · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Brian Dooney · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Jim Slavin · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Andre Hall · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Karla Ray · BADGER · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Sep 2025	2025 Commodore's Trophy Race	Bright Side	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
16 Sep 2022	2022 Off Soundings Fall Series	Bright Side	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 10
13 Aug 2022	2022 Coastal Classic	Bright Side	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 5
4 Jun 2022	ECSA 2022 Spring Regatta	Bright Side	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 6
16 Oct 2021	ECSA 2021 Thundermug Regatta	BADGER	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 3 races, 2 events · rating 64

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 17%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 83%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−42 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	50%
2022	3	26%
2021	1	88%

Boats

Bright Side · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2022–2025
BADGER · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Westbrook, CT, USA · 2 events
New London, CT · 1 events
Noank, CT, USA · 1 events
Guilford, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 64. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.