Sailor · 2012–2026

Robert Rude

bristol yacht club PHRF handicap Sea Sprite Handicap

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Events: 24
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 47%
Best class ranking: #2
Longest win streak: 8

Longest-running crew: Ted Brandley
Nemesis: Mark Rotsky
Rival: Bruce Cox
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Ted Brandley · Apsaras, Mmmmm, Oasis, Robert Rude · PHRF handicap, Sea Sprite 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 40 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2012 – May 2024
Dave Freeman · Apsaras, Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2012 – May 2017
Mark Alano · Apsaras, Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2012 – May 2017
Andrew Miller · Apsaras, Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2012 – May 2017
Chet Orchuch · Apsaras, Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2014
Dom Messerli · Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2017 – May 2017
Bill Toohey · Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2012
Steven Toohey · Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2012
Chet Orciuch · Mmmmm · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2017 – May 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 24

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jun 2026	2026 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis 785	Sea Sprite	Grinder	3rd / 8
28 May 2025	2025 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis	Sea Sprite	Skipper	1st / 10
29 May 2024	2024 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis	Sea Sprite	Other	3rd / 8
8 Sep 2023	Sea Sprite Around Hog Island Race	Robert Rude	Sea Sprite	Skipper	3rd / 9
31 May 2023	2023 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis	Sea Sprite	Other	2nd / 12
8 Jun 2022	2022 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis	Sea Sprite	Skipper	3rd / 4
2 Jun 2021	2021 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Oasis	Sea Sprite	Other	1st / 8
3 Jun 2020	2020 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	Sea Sprite	Other	2nd / 7
29 Sep 2019	2019 Pret Gladding / Bud Humphrey Memorial Races	Mmmmm	Handicap	Other	21st / 53
12 Jun 2019	2019 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
13 Jun 2018	2018 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
6 Jun 2018	2018 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 11
2 Aug 2017	2017 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 11
31 May 2017	2017 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
13 Aug 2016	2016 J/Fest New England	Mmmmm	J/30	Other	2nd / 5
1 Jun 2016	2016 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
1 Jun 2016	2016 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 12
17 Jun 2015	2015 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 11
10 Jun 2015	2015 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 6
4 Jun 2014	2014 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	PHRF handicap	Other	14th / 14
4 Jun 2014	2014 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
5 Jun 2013	2013 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
5 Jun 2013	2013 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Apsaras	Sea Sprite 23	Other	13th / 13
6 Jun 2012	2012 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Mmmmm	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	212	#17335 band 12831–23126	—
Sea Sprite Helm	240 provisional	#2 band 2–3	+14.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/30 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 67

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	24 events	2 wins	beats 46%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dom Messerli	77	53–24
Mark Rotsky	65	6–57
Bob Catani	65	14–51
Andrew MacKeith	50	43–6
Raymond DeLeo	48	10–36
Bruce Cox	47	25–21
Will Pease	45	32–11
John Pagnoni	28	21–6
Mike Allen	27	6–20
Max Sherman	24	22–2
Charles Roscoe	21	17–4
Evan Ide	15	11–4

Most-beaten opponent: Andrew MacKeith (43–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	71%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	71%
2023	2	0	83%
2022	1	0	33%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	83%
2019	2	0	39%
2018	2	0	23%
2017	2	0	17%
2016	3	0	42%
2015	2	0	15%
2014	2	0	25%
2013	2	0	40%
2012	1	0	43%

Boats

Mmmmm · Handicap, PHRF handicap, J/30 · 10 events · 2012–2019
Apsaras · Sea Sprite, PHRF handicap, Sea Sprite 23 · 7 events · 2013–2020
Oasis · Sea Sprite · 5 events · 2021–2025
Oasis 785 · Sea Sprite · 1 events · 2026
Robert Rude · Sea Sprite · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Bristol, RI, USA · 16 events
Barrington, RI, USA · 1 events
Bristol, RI · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 212, #17,335. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.