Sailor · 2012–2026

Donald Bush

lake michigan singlehanded society PHRF handicap ORC handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 50%

Most successful partnership: Troy Tepp
Best trio: Mike Kenny & Bill Teskoski
Biggest lift: Jeff Hoswell
Longest-running crew: Mike Kenny
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Troy Tepp — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Mike Kenny · Defiance, Joint Venture · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
Troy Tepp · Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
Tim Hord · Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
Jonathan Jacobs · Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Jeff Hoswell · Skye, SKYE · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
Jane Blake · Skye, SKYE · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
Jane Hoswell · Skye, SKYE · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
Dave Rearick · Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Dale Smirl · Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Phil Bush · Joint Venture · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	PAINKILLER 5	Beneteau First 36.7	Crew	7th / 8
21 Jun 2025	2025 Port Huron and Chicago Mackinac Solo Challenges	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	4th / 26
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Defiance	ORC handicap	Medic/Doctor	14th / 15
22 Jun 2024	2024 Port Huron and Chicago Mackinac Solo Challenges	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 7
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Defiance	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 6
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Skye	ORC handicap	Pit	2nd / 10
15 Jul 2022	2022 The Hook Race	Defiance	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	4th / 4
18 Jun 2022	2022 Port Huron and Chicago Mackinac Solo Challenges	Joint Venture ***	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
4 Sep 2020	2020 Tri-State Fly-By Distance(d) Race	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 2
30 Aug 2020	2020 Pursuit of Happiness - CASRA	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	In the way	2nd / 4
14 Feb 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Polished Off	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	9th / 11
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Skye	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 2
7 Aug 2019	100 Boats on a Beercan	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 14
3 Aug 2019	2019 Columbia Cup - Distance Race	Joint Venture	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	5th / 5
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Defiance	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 10
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	SKYE	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 12
8 Sep 2012	2012 Sheldon Clark Regatta	Joint Venture	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-31 provisional	#48755 band 35414–58231	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -56
All classes · Helm · 7 races, 9 events · rating 13

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	1 wins	beats 41%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 25%

Positions: Co-Skipper (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Rush Chairman (1) · Medic/Doctor (1) · Pit (1) · In the way (1)

How they race

Closer	+23 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	26%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	14%
2025	2	0	48%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	2	0	44%
2022	2	0	10%
2020	3	0	29%
2019	4	1	44%
2014	1	0	73%
2012	1	0	20%

Boats

Joint Venture · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 7 events · 2012–2025
Defiance · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2019–2025
Skye · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2014–2023
PAINKILLER 5 · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2026
Joint Venture *** · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Polished Off · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 7 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 2 events
Racine, WI, USA · 2 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Chicago and Port Huron, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -31, #48,755.Helm rating across all classes: 13. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.