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Sailor · 2019–2026

Bruce Empey

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Events
57

273 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 6 of 57

Podium rate
19%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (90%: 54%–59%, 1,024 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Crew in Soling · rating 308

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Hall

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Sandy Westphal & William Lawson

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Peter Hall

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
William Lawson

Jan 2021 – Mar 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
David Waiting

21–112 head to head in 133 races

Rival
Rob Emmet

53–39 in 93 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

3-2-1-3-1-2 · 2025 US Soling National Championship · about 1 in 2,054 by chance

Signature result
1st of 18

2024 Soling North American Championship · Soling · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Hall — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • William Lawson · Ohh Stanley!, Ohh Stanley!!, Ohh Stanley!!! · Thistle 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Mar 2026
  • Sandy Westphal · Ohh Stanley!, Ohh Stanley!!, Ohh Stanley!!! · Thistle 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2025
  • Peter Hall · Obelix · Soling 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Kyle Bolhorst · Shinnecock · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Matt White · 4152 · Day Sailer 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Steve Lacey · Obelix · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Tony Moynagh · Shinnecock · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Robert Damon · JamaicanMeCrazy · Day Sailer 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Sandy Westphall · Ohh Stanley!!! · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Thomas Schubert · Shinnecock · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

01533052020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2026ILCA Fleet 10 Summer Series - 2026Tangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper4th / 15
30 May 2026ILCA Fleet 10 Spring Series - 2026Tangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper6th / 16
21 Mar 2026Orange Peel 2026Ohh Stanley!!!ThistleCrew10th / 25
22 Feb 2026FB2 Day 4 ILCA Fleet 10Tangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 20262026 Day Sailer ACCs4152Day SailerCrew1st / 4
1 Jan 20262026 No Ice BowlTangled Up In BluePortsmouthSkipper14th / 29
7 Dec 2025FB Day 4 ILCA Fleet 10Tangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper4th / 19
4 Oct 202544th Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipTangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper8th / 14
27 Sep 20252025 ILCA Crab ClawTangled Up In BlueLaser RadialSkipper8th / 24
17 May 20252025 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsTANGLED UP IN BLUELaserSkipper29th / 33
23 Mar 2025DAY 7 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 2Tangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper5th / 11
12 Jan 2025DAY 7 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1Tangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper10th / 14
1 Jan 20252025 Day Sailer Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMorning GloryDay SailerCrew9th / 9
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Blue CrabOhh Stanley!ThistleCrew1st / 5
1 Jan 20252025 US Soling National ChampionshipObelixSolingCrew2nd / 17
15 Dec 2024Day 5 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1Tangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper7th / 11
1 Dec 2024Day 3 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1Tangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper16th / 18
16 Nov 2024Day 1 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1Tangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper8th / 14
5 Oct 202443rd Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters ChampionshipTangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper10th / 39
14 Mar 2024Orange Peel 2024Ohh Stanley!!ThistleCrew18th / 36
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipOhh Stanley!!!ThistleIn the way14th / 38
27 Jan 2024Make Up DAY | 2023-2024 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series Part 1TANGLED UP IN BLUELaserSkipper9th / 15
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipObelixSolingCrew1st / 18
31 Dec 20232024 ICE BOWLTangled Up In BlueLaserSkipper1st / 8
25 Nov 2023DAY 2 | 2023-2024 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series Part 1TANGLED UP IN BLUELaserSkipper16th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 271 (±124), #12,073.Crew rating across all classes: 235 (±186), #11,974. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.