West Michigan Aviation Academy West Michigan Aviation Academy

Fall 2023 Regattas

Regatta Type Finish
2023 Cornwell Memorial Fleet Race 3 / 8
Banks Blackwell Memorial Regatta Fleet Race 5 / 6
MBJA Wooden Shoe Fleet Race 7 / 8
PYC #1 9/16/2023 Fleet Race 2 / 14

Roster – Fall 2023

Class of 2026
Ben Vonderheide
Class of 2025
Benjamin Vonderheide

Skipper Rankings – Fall 2023

#SkipperRating League
percentile
Team
percentile
Races
1Grayson Sikkema1.4075.0683.3335
2Charlie Molesta0.8661.8350.008
3Oliver Vanderground0.0235.4116.6713

Skippers with at least 4 rated boat-races this season, ranked by their rating after their last race of the season. Percentiles count ties as half.

Skipper ratings over their careers
Week at West Michigan Aviation AcademyWeek before / elsewhereLine colour = skipper (’yy = graduating class)

Weekly rating of every skipper on the roster across their whole career so far, one point per week their rating moved. By class year lines every graduating class up at the start of its freshman year, so each class sits one year further left than the one after it. Hover a line to isolate it.

Crew Rankings – Fall 2023

#Crew Rating Range League
percentile
Team
percentile
Races
1Brycen Clark1.42Rating 1.42; 90% range -1.5 to 4.3; team skipper average 0.7572.2987.508
2Nate Van Otterern*0.83Rating 0.83; 90% range -2.2 to 3.9; team skipper average 0.7558.9862.5022
3Nathan Vanotteren*0.42Rating 0.42; 90% range -2.6 to 3.5; team skipper average 0.7545.5737.5013
4Benjamin Vonderheide*0.32Rating 0.32; 90% range -2.8 to 3.4; team skipper average 0.7542.5312.508

Also on the roster, with little racing*

Crew*RatingRange Races this seasonCareer races
Ben Vonderheide*–not enough data to rate55

Ranked crews have at least 8 races this season; * means low evidence (under 8 races this season, or under 30 career races with rated skippers). Ratings are on the skipper scale (×18.7 the crew effect). League percentile also reflects how strong the team's skippers are.