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Sailor · 2011–2026

Michael Lis

the cleveland yachting club J/111PHRF handicapJ/70

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Events
29

180 races · 56 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 9 of 29

Podium rate
52%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 54%–62%, 389 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Crew in J/111 · rating 471

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kevin Meier

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Wally Cross & Kevin Meier

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

Biggest lift
Kevin Meier

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jeffrey Davis

Jan 2017 – Jan 2025 · 22 events

Nemesis
Peter Wagner

22–58 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Rob Ruhlman

47–48 in 95 races

Best day
3 Jun 2022

1-1-1-1 · 2022 Bayview One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2022 Bayview One Design Regatta · J/111 · 3 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Meier — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jeffrey Davis · Shamrock, Shamrock J/111 · J/111 22events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 55 of 153 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2025
  • Bob Knestrick · Shamrock, Shamrock J/111 · J/111 22events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 55 of 153 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2025
  • Wally Cross · Shamrock, Shamrock J/111 · J/111 20events 8 wins together · 13 podiums · 40% win rate · 50 of 138 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2025
  • Andrew Lockhart · Shamrock, Shamrock J/111 · J/111 15events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 40% win rate · 36 of 107 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jan 2025
  • David Maher · Shamrock · J/111 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 76 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Aug 2021
  • Jessica Leben · Shamrock, Tick Tock Croc · J/111, J/70 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 10 of 53 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Oct 2021
  • Stuart Johnstone · Shamrock · J/111 9events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 56% win rate · 24 of 61 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2023
  • Varan Hutchinson · Shamrock · J/111 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 35 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Richard Nesbett · Glory Days, Tick Tock Croc · J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2011 – Oct 2016
  • Meagan Bryant · Shamrock, Shamrock J/111 · J/111 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 32 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-3020343520122014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 20262026 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBlack SealPHRF handicapBow7th / 21
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitBlack SealJ/111Bow2nd / 6
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow3rd / 10
13 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week One DesignShamrock J/111J/111Crew1st / 3
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 7
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow4th / 7
9 Jun 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 3
28 Sep 20222022 International J/111 Class North American ChampionshipShamrockJ/111Bow4th / 8
19 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 6
17 Jun 20222022 Cleveland Race Week - One DesignShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 5
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 8
21 Oct 20212021 J/111 World ChampionshipShamrockJ/111Bow3rd / 7
28 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 6
13 Aug 20212021 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 8
21 Aug 20192019 J 111 World ChampionshipShamrockJ/111Bow14th / 23
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsShamrockJ/111Bow3rd / 17
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoShamrockJ/111Bow1st / 8
15 Feb 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgShamrockJ/111Bow2nd / 5
25 Jan 2019Mid-January J Fest 2019ShamrockJ/111Bow4th / 4
19 Sep 20182018 J 111 North American ChampionshipShamrockJ/111Bow5th / 16
8 Jun 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoShamrockJ/111Bow2nd / 12
4 May 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisShamrockJ/111Bow5th / 8
16 Feb 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgShamrockJ/111Bow4th / 5
17 Jan 2017Quantum Key West Race Week 2017ShamrockJ/111Mast4th / 9
21 Oct 20162016 J/70 Corinthian National ChampionshipTick Tock CrocJ/70Other37th / 45

Crew rating across all classes: 395, #3,804. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.