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Sailor · 2019–2024

Michael Luftig

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Events
7

78 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 2 of 7

Podium rate
71%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 51%–74%, 43 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dave Brown

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Henry Duncan & Dave Brown

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hannah van Hemmen

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Henry Duncan

Sep 2019 – May 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
Rich Christie

0–16 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Steve Zwiren

17–18 in 35 races

Signature result
1st of 8

2024 Liberty Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series · PHRF handicap · 1 May 2024

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dave Brown — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Henry Duncan · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance, Persistence · PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 10 of 78 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2024
  • Dave Brown · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance, Persistence · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 9 of 57 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2024
  • Chuck Ricciardi · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance, Persistence · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 71 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2024
  • Hannah van Hemmen · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2024
  • Joanna Chmarzewska · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2024
  • Jeremiah Blatz · Nomade de L’Ocean, Perseverance · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2024
  • Peter Vehslage · Persistence · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Melih Bagdatli · Perseverance · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – May 2024
  • Colin Murray · Perseverance · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – May 2024
  • Mack Moyer · Perseverance · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

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Event history · 7

Crew rating across all classes: -48, #50,611. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.