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Sailor · 2010–2025

Michael Cullen

nyc IRC handicapPHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
38

64 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 4 of 38

Podium rate
26%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (range 35%–42%, 583 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bart Bies

4 wins · 9 podiums in 21 events together · 19% win rate

Best trio
Bart Bies & John Steigenga

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Steigenga

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kris Davis

May 2014 – Jul 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
Judy Button

0–18 head to head in 18 races

Signature result
1st of 11

2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race · PHRF handicap · 9 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bart Bies — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 21 events together · 19% win rate
  • Bart Bies · ACE, MacIntosh, Northern Spy, Sassafras · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 19% win rate · 4 of 21 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Aug 2023
  • Kris Davis · ACE, MacIntosh, Sassafras, Xoomer Xpress · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2025
  • Mark Backman · ACE, Sassafras, SASSAFRAS, Zamboni · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2025
  • Ashley Curran · ACE, Sassafras, Zamboni · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 15% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Jennifer Bird · ACE, Sassafras, Zamboni · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Aug 2023
  • Philip Playfair · Sassafras, Zamboni · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2023
  • Kevin Williams · ACE, MacIntosh, Sassafras, Zamboni · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jul 2023
  • Durk Steigenga · MacIntosh, Northern Spy, Zamboni · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Michael Ahearn · ACE · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Adam Leeming · Crystal Cutter III · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024

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

Rating history

-192-714920112013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceSassafrasORC handicapSkipper6th / 9
6 Mar 20252025 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaSassafrasHandicapSkipper7th / 10
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceSASSAFRASHandicapSkipper14th / 31
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceSASSAFRASIRC handicapSkipper19th / 53
27 Jan 20252025 Grenada Sailing WeekSassafrasHandicapSkipper8th / 8
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Crystal Cutter IIIHandicapCrew4th / 26
12 Aug 20232023 Race To KingstonSassafrasPHRF handicapHelm1st / 6
15 Jul 20232023 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 Challenge Presented by driveHGSassafrasPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 7
2 Jun 20232023 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGZamboniPHRF handicapHelm8th / 11
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Crystal Cutter IIIIRC handicapCrew72nd / 91
13 Aug 20222022 Race To KingstonZamboniPHRF handicapHelm9th / 12
16 Jul 20222022 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race Presented by driveHGZamboniPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 4
3 Jun 20222022 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGZamboniORC handicapHelm5th / 5
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021Crystal Cutter IIIHandicapSailing Master29th / 50
30 Jul 20212021 Susan Hood Trophy RaceZamboniPHRF handicapRush Chairman5th / 7
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Crystal Cutter IIIIRC handicapCrew98th / 120
13 Jul 20192019 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeZamboniIRC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 7
7 Jul 20192019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceMacIntoshPHRF handicapChef1st / 8
31 May 20192019 Susan Hood Trophy RaceZamboniIRC handicapCo-Skipper1st / 7
14 Jul 20182018 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeNorthern SpyIRC handicapHelm4th / 5
1 Jun 20182018 Susan Hood Trophy RaceXoomer XpressIRC handicapFloater7th / 9
15 Jul 20172017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHGZamboniIRC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 5
9 Jul 20172017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceMacIntoshPHRF handicapWatch Captain1st / 11
2 Jun 20172017 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHGACEIRC handicapCo-Skipper7th / 7
16 Jul 20162016 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeACEIRC handicapCo-Skipper4th / 6

Helm rating across all classes: -92, #67,645.Crew rating across all classes: 41, #36,729. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.