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Sailor · 2015–2026

Gretchen Hibben

barnstable yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapBeetle Cat

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Events
22

66 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 3 of 22

Podium rate
32%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 54%–62%, 392 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in Beetle Cat · rating 112

Most successful partnership
Rick Oricchio

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Rick Oricchio & Scott Bearse

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Rick Oricchio

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Bearse

Jul 2015 – May 2025 · 12 events

Nemesis
Benjamin Fallon

2–13 head to head in 15 races

Best day
12 Aug 2023

4-9-2-4-9 · 2023 Leo J Telesmanick Championship

Signature result
1st of 7

2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 16 May 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Oricchio — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Scott Bearse · Rocket Science, Slide Rule · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 13 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2025
  • Charles Downey · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Maxwell Bearse · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Gerard Kivney · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2025
  • Mark Hennigan · Slide Rule, Zenda · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – May 2026
  • Neal Fowler · Slide Rule · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2025
  • John Downey · Slide Rule · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2025
  • Stephen Hunter · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Feb 2023
  • Gregorio Concha-Toro · Rocket Science, Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – May 2024
  • Casey Williams · Brain Cramp Too, Fast Mermaid · Etchells, J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 13th · Oct 2022 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

-1179168201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 2026NEW ENGLAND BEETLE CAT BOAT ASSOCIATION LEO J. TELESMANICK CHAMPIONSHIPTiggerBeetle CatSkipper5th / 12
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendZendaPHRF handicapFloater4th / 11
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipBrain Cramp TooJ/24Crew11th / 42
19 Nov 20252025 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPBrain Cramp TooJ/24Crew27th / 40
24 May 20252025 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapPit3rd / 12
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceRocket SciencePHRF handicapFloater1st / 7
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipPrivateerEtchellsCrew23rd / 31
9 Aug 20242024 Leo J Telesmanick ChampionshipTiggerBeetle CatSkipper9th / 23
25 May 20242024 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapFloater7th / 10
17 May 20242024 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceRocket SciencePHRF handicapFloater1st / 6
22 Mar 2024International Etchells Class - 17th Annual Coral Reef CupFast MermaidEtchellsOther13th / 25
12 Aug 20232023 Leo J Telesmanick ChampionshipTiggerHandicapSkipper4th / 23
15 Jun 20232023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceSlide RulePHRF handicapFloater1st / 7
9 Feb 2023SORC Port Canaveral RaceSlide RuleORC handicapFloater10th / 12
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceSlide RuleORC handicapPit9th / 10
3 Nov 20222022 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceSlide RuleORC handicapPit Assist7th / 7
7 Oct 20222022 Etchells New England ChampionshipFast MermaidEtchellsFloater15th / 19
28 May 20222022 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapPit Assist2nd / 6
31 Jul 20212021 Leo J. Telesmanick Beetle Cat Championship RegattaT28Beetle CatSkipper19th / 75
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceSlide RuleORC handicapHelm10th / 18
30 May 20212021 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapHelm3rd / 9
5 Jul 20152015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceSlide RuleIRC handicapPit3rd / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 53, #36,161.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 168, #24,467. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.