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Sailor · 2014–2026

Mark Hetzler

delavan C ScowE ScowMC Scow

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Events
55

232 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 55

Podium rate
18%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (90%: 61%–65%, 2,154 boats)

Best class ranking
#52

Helm in MC Scow · rating 235

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kurt Honeyager

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Kurt Honeyager

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Keck

Jul 2019 – Mar 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Peter Keck

12–70 head to head in 82 races

Rival
Frank Davenport

56–54 in 110 races

Best day
18 Sep 2020

2-5-1-4 · 2020 C Worlds · about 1 in 407 by chance

Signature result
1st of 29

2020 C Worlds · C · 18 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kurt Honeyager — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Nathan Hetzler · Full Send, Penguin, PENGUIN · C, C Scow, E Scow 18events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 70 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Peter Keck · Aeolus, Full Send · E, E Scow 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 55 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Chris Impens · Full Send · E, E Scow 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Mar 2025
  • Kurt Honeyager · Aeolus, Full Send, Full Send (Red) · C, C Scow, E Scow 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Morgan Keck · Full Send · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Fred Shappert · Full Send, Full Send Red · C Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Scott Hetzler · Full Send (Red), Full Send Red · C Scow 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Janelle Simons · Full Send, Full Send (Red) · C, C Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Lukas Valasek · Full Send (Red) · C Scow 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Emmitt Claire · ZippyFish · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 24th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-29207442201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Jul 20262026 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaPenguinC ScowCrew23rd / 34
9 Jul 20262026 MC Invitational RegattaFull Send TooMCSkipper9th / 34
6 Jun 20264599 MIR C RegattaPenguinC ScowCrew14th / 20
15 May 20262026 E SCOW SPRING REGATTAFull SendE ScowSkipper6th / 24
27 Sep 20252025 C-WORLDSFull Send RedC ScowSkipper2nd / 13
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipFull Send TooMCSkipper36th / 88
13 Sep 20252025 C Blue ChipPenguinC ScowCrew19th / 27
21 Aug 20252025 ILYA MC Annual Championship RegattaFull Send TooMC ScowSkipper16th / 65
18 Jul 20252025 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaPenguinC ScowCrew8th / 27
21 Jun 20252025 Wisconsin MC ChampionshipFull Send TooMCSkipper1st / 16
12 Jun 20252025 C Scow NationalsPENGUINC ScowCrew26th / 55
7 Jun 20252025 C-MIRPENGUINC ScowCrew14th / 15
28 Mar 20252024-25 Melges E Scow Winter Series #3Full SendE ScowSkipper3rd / 5
14 Mar 20252025 Melges 14 Midwinter ChampionshipMark HetzlerMelges 14Skipper8th / 9
8 Mar 2025Melges MC Winter Series #3Full Send TooMC ScowSkipper1st / 16
27 Sep 20242024 C-WORLDSFull Send (Red)C ScowSkipper1st / 16
18 Sep 20242024 E Scow Blue ChipFull SendE ScowSkipper10th / 22
13 Sep 20242024 C Blue ChipPENGUINC ScowCrew23rd / 27
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipFull Send 2MCSkipper53rd / 95
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaPENGUINC ScowCrew19th / 41
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaFull Send 2MC ScowSkipper3rd / 56
1 Aug 20242024 C-WYAPENGUINC ScowCrew20th / 45
18 Jul 20242024 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaPENGUINC ScowCrew6th / 50
10 Jul 20242024 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFull SendE ScowSkipper5th / 25
12 Jun 20242024 C Scow National ChampionshipPENGUINC ScowCrew20th / 53

Helm rating across all classes: 366 (±171), #6,272.Crew rating across all classes: 31 (±221), #38,307. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.