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Sailor · 2022–2024

Michael Kovalchick

north cape yacht club 420LightningHandicap

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Events
16

84 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 16

Podium rate
56%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
85%

of boats faced (range 82%–88%, 391 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in 420 · rating 711

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michael Cyrul

2 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 13% win rate

Longest-running crew
Michael Cyrul

Jun 2022 – Jun 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Jacob Myers

20–37 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Buck Rathbun

29–32 in 61 races

Best day
15 Jul 2023

6-1-4-2-1-1 · 2023 I-LYA Junior Championships

Signature result
2nd of 56

2023 I-LYA Travelers Series OVERALL · 420 · 14 May 2023

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Cyrul — 2 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 13% win rate
  • Michael Cyrul · Arete, Michael Cyrul · 420, Handicap, Lightning 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 13 of 84 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Owen Kraus · Arete · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 14th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Clayton DeBruyn · Arete · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

03537062023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaAreteLightningOther8th / 15
15 Jul 20232023 I-LYA Junior ChampionshipsMichael Cyrul420Crew2nd / 27
13 Jul 20232023 I-LYA TS7 Vermilion Boat ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew1st / 19
6 Jul 20232023 USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival - Lake Erie & I-LYA TS 6Michael Cyrul420Crew2nd / 26
23 Jun 20232023 I-LYA TS5 Bob Sessions Memorial Cleveland Yachting ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew3rd / 25
16 Jun 20232023 I-LYA TS3 North Cape Yacht ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew2nd / 20
9 Jun 20232023 I-LYA TS2 Hoover Sailing ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew1st / 9
14 May 20232023 I-LYA Travelers Series OVERALLMichael Cyrul420Crew2nd / 56
9 Sep 20222022 Whitecap / MI District ChampionshipAreteHandicapSkipper14th / 25
14 Jul 20222022 I-LYA TS7 Port Clinton Yacht ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew8th / 22
7 Jul 20222022 USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival - Lake Erie & I-LYA TS 6Michael Cyrul420Crew5th / 27
24 Jun 20222022 I-LYA TS5 Bob Sessions Memorial Cleveland Yachting ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew8th / 28
17 Jun 20222022 I-LYA TS3 North Cape Yacht ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew7th / 16
10 Jun 20222022 I-LYA TS2 Erie Yacht ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew3rd / 21
4 Jun 20222022 I-LYA OVERALL Travelers SeriesMichael Cyrul420Crew7th / 57
3 Jun 20222022 I-LYA TS1 Buckeye Lake Yacht ClubMichael Cyrul420Crew3rd / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 706, #268.Helm rating across all classes: 32. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.