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Sailor · 2018–2026

Michael Ladd

vero beach ysf 420OptimistHandicap

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Events
31

175 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 31

Podium rate
23%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 881 boats)

Best class ranking
#411

Crew in 420 · rating 200

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Edee Steinkamp

1 wins · 4 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Biggest lift
Edee Steinkamp

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Edee Steinkamp

Dec 2023 – Dec 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Nick Crull

13–48 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Grady Stahl

18–26 in 44 races

Best day
11 Oct 2025

5-1-1-2-4-1 · FECS #2 (Optis & C420s)

Signature result
1st of 12

FECS #2 (Optis & C420s) · 420 · 11 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Edee Steinkamp — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate
  • Edee Steinkamp · Edee Steinkamp, Sapphire · 420, Handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 63 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Hubert Kern · St Andrews Uni · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Denali Herold · Denali Herold · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 74th · Feb 2021 – Feb 2021
  • Brooks Roach · Michael Ladd · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Olivia Prescot · St Andrews Uni · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Maria Smithson · St Andrews Uni · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Gregg Deaquair · Michael Ladd · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-47892252019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026RNCYC Ceilidh Cup & SSS Match Racing Championships 2026St Andrews UniMatch racingCrew8th / 9
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalSapphire420Crew63rd / 79
9 Nov 2025FECS - NovemberSapphire420Crew2nd / 10
11 Oct 2025FECS #2 (Optis & C420s)Edee Steinkamp420Crew1st / 12
29 Mar 2025Mount Dora Yacht Club 72nd RegattaSapphireHandicapCrew3rd / 15
14 Dec 2024Fall 2024 - FECS #4Sapphire420Crew3rd / 13
6 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalSapphire420Crew57th / 76
10 Nov 2024MYC FECS #3 Fall 2024 (Online Reg. Mandatory)Sapphire420Crew7th / 23
25 Feb 2024Florida East Coast Youth Regatta 420's and Optimist PramEdee Steinkamp420Crew10th / 18
17 Feb 20242024 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyEdee Steinkamp420Crew66th / 148
20 Jan 2024Florida East Coast Youth Spring Series, Regatta #1Edee Steinkamp420Crew5th / 15
1 Dec 20232023 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalEdee Steinkamp420Crew41st / 60
23 Sep 2023Florida East Coast Youth Fall Series, Regatta #1Michael Ladd420Skipper12th / 17
5 Feb 2023Florida East Coast Series Regatta #2YSF 6420Skipper7th / 11
26 Nov 20222022 Thanksgiving Regatta1100420Skipper4th / 9
2 Apr 2022Steve MartinMichael Ladd420Skipper9th / 16
13 Nov 2021Veterans Day Regatta (FECS#4)Michael Ladd420Skipper11th / 22
17 Apr 2021Steve MartinMichael Ladd420Skipper5th / 12
10 Apr 2021Sarasota Youth Sailing 33rd Annual Sailfest Regatta1100420Skipper15th / 30
13 Feb 20212021 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyDenali Herold420Crew74th / 96
16 Feb 2020George Washington Regatta - Florida East Coast Spring Series, Regatta #122554OptimistSkipper4th / 8
6 Dec 20192019 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalMichael LaddHandicapSkipper43rd / 80
9 Nov 2019Veterans Day Regatta (FEC#3)Michael LaddOptimistSkipper3rd / 6
13 Oct 2019Fall 2019 Florida East Coast Series Regatta #222554OptimistSkipper3rd / 7
29 Sep 2019Florida East Coast Series, Regatta #122554OptimistSkipper8th / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 156, #24,636.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 124, #24,137. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.