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Sailor · 2014–2026

Bobby Sessions

marquette university ThistleCollege fleet racingVX One

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Events
65

619 races · 58 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 4 of 65

Podium rate
25%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 55%–60%, 1,173 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Helm in Thistle · rating 368

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ben France

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Solomon Dworsky & Anne Clark

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ben France

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Learon McGinn

Oct 2016 – Sep 2019 · 10 events

Nemesis
Ty Ingram

3–67 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Carl Eaton

36–53 in 89 races

Best day
26 Oct 2019

4-5-3-2-2-4-1-4-7-2-2-3-1-5-3-4-4-4-3-4 · Shamrock Scramble

Signature result
1st of 19

Junior Olympic Sailing Festival · Laser Radial · 26 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben France — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mason Chrabaszcz · Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1), Marquette University (Golden Eagles), Marquette University (Terminal Velocity) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 213 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Callie Ruppen · 15616, Bananawind, LE, Mary Jane · Handicap, Lightning, Thistle 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 8 of 49 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Ryan Clulo · Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1), Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 206 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Learon McGinn · Marquette University (Golden Eagles), Marquette University (MU Blue), Marquette University (Terminal Velocity), Terminal Velocity · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 157 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Karaline Black · Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 187 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Makena Walsh · Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1), Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 135 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Anne Clark · Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 81 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Etain McKinney · Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1), Marquette University (Golden Eagles), Terminal Velocity · College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 76 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Solomon Dworsky · Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 96 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2019
  • Sydney Eger · Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 138 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-49164376201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 LEFS MHYC Pinehill DerbyMary JaneThistleSkipper3rd / 11
13 Aug 20262026 Tartan Ten North American ChampionshipBOY HOWDY!T-10Cat 3 Cooler Jockey11th / 25
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026LEThistleCrew20th / 57
27 Jun 20262026 Red Horse Regatta and Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipMary JaneHandicapSkipper13th / 19
19 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week One DesignBow DownVX OneCrew2nd / 17
13 Jun 20262026 Thistle LE District ChampionshipsBananawindThistleCrew4th / 14
4 Mar 20262026 THISTLE MIDWINTERS EASTMary JaneThistleSkipper9th / 29
27 Sep 20252025 Snow Flurries RegattaMary JaneThistleSkipper3rd / 7
20 Sep 20252025 CYC Thistle Fall RegattaMary JaneThistleSkipper1st / 12
13 Sep 20252025 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 NationalsMary JaneThistleSkipper4th / 6
21 Aug 2025VX One Great Lakes Championship RegattaFunny Looking ThistleVX OneCrew14th / 16
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipMary JaneThistleSkipper19th / 26
20 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week One DesignFree BirdVX OneCrew9th / 15
14 Mar 2025Orange Peel 2025Mary JaneHandicapCrew16th / 33
28 Sep 2024MHYC Thistle Fall Series RegattaMary JaneThistleSkipper2nd / 11
21 Sep 20242024 216 RegattaBow DownVX OneCrew1st / 15
13 Sep 20242024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 NationalsMary JaneThistleSkipper2nd / 12
13 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week One DesignBow Down EnergyVX OneCrew2nd / 18
1 Jun 2024Thistle Lake Erie DistrictsMary JaneThistleSkipper3rd / 29
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipMary JaneThistleOther8th / 38
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg15616LightningIn the way20th / 23
26 Sep 20232023 VX One North American ChampionshipJunior MintsVX OneCrew22nd / 46
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipMary Jane1113Skipper29th / 85
3 Jun 20232023 Niagara Frontier and Lake Erie Thistle District ChampionshipEmmy LouThistleSkipper12th / 23
4 Mar 20232023 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipMary JaneThistleOther15th / 39

Helm rating across all classes: 376, #5,818.Crew rating across all classes: 326, #6,337. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.