Sailor · 2011–2023

Bruce Hansen

spring lake yacht club Laser Melges 24

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 63%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #392
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Scott Miller
Best day: 30 Jul 2014
Signature result: 1st of 19

Partnerships · 3 sailors

John Kidd · Sisu · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2023
Payden Pittman · Sisu · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2023
Veronica Petty · Sisu · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 May 2023	2023 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24	Sisu	Melges 24	Skipper	26th / 26
16 May 2023	2023 Muskegon Yacht Club - Tuesday Night Melges Series	Sisu	Melges 24	Skipper	6th / 9
10 Aug 2016	87th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	165907	Laser	Other	2nd / 15
30 Jul 2014	85th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	165907	Laser	Other	1st / 19
1 Aug 2013	84th Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	165907	Laser	Skipper	2nd / 22
8 Aug 2012	83rd Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	165907	Laser	Skipper	2nd / 12
4 Aug 2011	82nd Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	165907	Laser	Skipper	3rd / 18
29 Jul 2011	2011 US Laser Masters Championship	5907	Laser	Skipper	18th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Laser Helm	288 provisional	#392 band 179–776	—
All classes Helm	298 provisional	#10086 band 4489–20319	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 23 races, 2 events · rating 54
All classes · Crew · 23 races, 2 events · rating 202

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 86%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 19%

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Eric Landman	23	11–12
Sam Nedeau	23	7–16
Rob Terry	21	9–12
Scott Miller	20	4–16
Isaac Kremers	19	7–12
Ken Gray	18	9–9
Todd Dell	18	16–2
Peter Jonker	17	14–3
Jim Frisinger	17	9–8
Eric Sloterbeek	15	9–6
Patrick Reeg	15	15–0
Lindsey Gates	14	12–2

Most-beaten opponent: Patrick Reeg (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	2	0	19%
2016	1	0	93%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	1	0	95%
2012	1	0	91%
2011	2	0	69%

Boats

165907 · Laser · 5 events · 2011–2016
Sisu · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2023
5907 · Laser · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Muskegon, MI · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Macatawa, MI, USA · 1 events
Whitehall, MI · 1 events
Whitehall, MI, USA · 1 events
Spring Lake, 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 across all classes: 298, #10,086.Crew rating across all classes: 202. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.