Sailor · 2012–2025

Mark Gurney

PHRF handicap J/105

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #248

Nemesis: Dave Timmer
Rival: Mike Sheppard
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Jason Plum · Buzz · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Than Dykstra · Buzz · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Richard Grant · Buzz · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Dan Chappell · Buzz · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Aug 2025	2025 Red Fox Regatta	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 6
27 Jul 2018	2018 J 105 North American Championship	Buzz	J/105	Skipper	11th / 15
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Buzz	J/105	Other	4th / 10
6 Jun 2018	2018 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 10
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Buzz	J/105	Other	2nd / 8
7 Jun 2017	2017 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 8
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Buzz	J/105	Other	7th / 10
1 Jun 2016	2016 Muskegon Yacht Club - Wednesday Summer Series	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 8
27 May 2015	2015 Muskegon Yacht Club Wednesday Summer Series	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 11
20 May 2015	2015 Muskegon Yacht Club Blacklock Trophy Series	Buzz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
26 Jul 2014	2014 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Buzz	J/105	Other	6th / 8
28 Jul 2012	2012 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Buzz	J/105	Other	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	94 provisional	#36959 band 25494–50751	—
J/105 Helm	118 provisional	#248 band 156–349	+2.2

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 39%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	40%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brad Alkema	34	11–23
Dave Timmer	34	4–30
Robert Holt	33	5–28
Clark Pellett	32	8–24
Larry Taunt	32	6–26
Mike Sheppard	29	15–14
Judith McLean	29	26–3
Calvin Ainsworth	27	6–20
Bill Richardson	25	16–9
Jon Weglarz	23	5–18
Vanessa Gates	17	16–1
Bruce Stone	17	0–17

Most-beaten opponent: Judith McLean (26–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	0%
2018	3	39%
2017	2	57%
2016	2	24%
2015	2	38%
2014	1	29%
2012	1	80%

Boats

Buzz · PHRF handicap, J/105 · 12 events · 2012–2025

Where they race

Muskegon, MI, USA · 5 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 94, #36,959. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.