Sailor · 2013–2026

Michael Varsava

Ultimate 20 T-10 PHRF handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #89
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Keith Ziegler
Best day: 29 May 2015
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Drew Varsava · Honour · Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2017
Joseph Gustavus · Honour · Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2017
Jeff Raynal · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Joe Smyk · No Rebase, Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Len Strahl · Lionheart II · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2019
Daniel Wehby · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Bruce Richardson · No Rebase, Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Donald Lang · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Matthew Parlow · Norebase · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Alan Johnson · Honour Again · Ultimate 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	No Rebase	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 8
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Tar Baby	T-10	Crew	7th / 9
15 May 2019	2019 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Spring/Fall Race Series	Lionheart II	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 9
8 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Honour	Ultimate 20	Other	7th / 10
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 9
26 May 2016	2016 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Honour	Ultimate 20	Skipper	2nd / 11
18 Sep 2015	2015 Ultimate 20 North American Championship	Honour	Ultimate 20	Skipper	16th / 16
13 Aug 2015	2015 T-Ten North American Championship	Tar Baby	T-10	Main Trimmer	17th / 22
11 Jun 2015	2015 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Honour	Ultimate 20	Other	3rd / 13
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Honour Again	Ultimate 20	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 7
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Lionheart II	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Honour	Ultimate 20	Other	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-55 provisional	#51501 band 39502–59297	—
Ultimate 20 Helm	-99 provisional	#89 band 72–100	+0.1
All classes Helm	-39 provisional	#59306 band 43645–71242	—
T-10 Crew	-240 provisional	#326 band 297–349	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Ultimate 20 · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 46

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 41%
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Main Trimmer (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	24%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Greg Kinney	33	4–29
Keith Ziegler	32	3–28
Tac Boston	25	3–22
Scott Irwin	24	0–24
Heidi Backus	19	1–18
John Schaeffer	19	9–10
Kelli Murphy	18	8–10
Greg LaPorte	15	6–9
Alex Hume	14	2–12
Sean Murphy	14	9–5
Trey Sheehan	14	0–14
Ryan Seago	13	2–10

Most-beaten opponent: Tommy Kozyn (9–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	14%
2024	1	0	25%
2019	1	0	75%
2017	1	0	33%
2016	2	0	51%
2015	4	1	52%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	1	0	0%

Boats

Honour · Ultimate 20 · 5 events · 2013–2017
Lionheart II · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2019
No Rebase · T-10 · 1 events · 2026
Tar Baby · T-10 · 1 events · 2024
Norebase · T-10 · 1 events · 2016
Tar Baby · T-10 · 1 events · 2015
Honour Again · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 11 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -55, #51,501.Helm rating across all classes: -39, #59,306. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.