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Sailor · 2009–2026

Briar Robertson

rcyc IC37J/105Melges 24

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Events
44

291 races · 43 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 13 of 44

Podium rate
55%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 74%–79%, 751 boats)

Best class ranking
#35

Crew in IC37 · rating 310

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Doug Nickel

10 wins · 16 podiums in 20 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Doug Nickel & Susan Toth

10 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Doug Nickel

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Collinson

Jul 2018 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
James Rathbun

2–29 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Peter McClennen

85–73 in 158 races

Best day
9 Oct 2026

5-6-6-1-3-1-1-8-2-4-8-1-1-5-3-6-7-3-3 · IC37 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 38

2026 Newport Regatta · Etchells · 10 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Doug Nickel — 10 wins · 16 podiums in 20 events together · 50% win rate
  • Steve Liebel · Chip's Ahoy, Long Shot, New Wave, Team Tarheel · Etchells, IC37, J/111, J/24 27events 11 wins together · 19 podiums · 41% win rate · 39 of 182 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Martin Kullman · New Wave · Etchells, IC37, Melges 24 23events 9 wins together · 17 podiums · 39% win rate · 35 of 149 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Dave Hillmyer · New Wave · Etchells, IC37 22events 10 wins together · 17 podiums · 46% win rate · 35 of 138 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Mark Liebel · Chip's Ahoy, New Wave · Etchells, IC37, J/111 22events 9 wins together · 16 podiums · 41% win rate · 31 of 138 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Susan Toth · New Wave · Etchells, IC37 21events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 48% win rate · 35 of 132 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Doug Nickel · New Wave · Etchells, IC37 20events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 50% win rate · 33 of 129 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Ron Hyatt · New Wave · IC37 15events 7 wins together · 13 podiums · 47% win rate · 25 of 93 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Scott Collinson · Defiant, Hey Jude, V2 · IC37, J/105 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Derek Vandermeer · Live Edge · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2009 – Oct 2016
  • Tony Bowman · Hey Jude, V2 · IC37, J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 37 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−55 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

0278556201020132016201920222025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Pit3rd / 13
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Runners2nd / 34
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Runners1st / 34
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendDefiantIC37Pit10th / 18
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportNew WaveIC37Pit7th / 19
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaNew WaveEtchellsPit1st / 38
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaNew WaveIC37Pit1st / 22
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointLong ShotMelges 24Crew6th / 24
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaChip's AhoyJ/111Pit4th / 6
14 Nov 20252025 Melges24 Nationals - Bushwhacker CupNew WaveMelges 24Pit14th / 38
17 Sep 2025J/105 North American ChampionshipHey JudeJ/105Crew8th / 18
30 Aug 2025Royal WeekendCaptureVX OneCrew10th / 13
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendNew WaveIC37Pit2nd / 19
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Pit1st / 26
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaNew WaveIC37Pit6th / 16
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaNew WaveIC37Pit3rd / 23
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointNew WaveMelges 24Runners3rd / 21
4 Oct 2024Commodore's CruiseDave JarvisSonarCrew2nd / 3
16 Aug 2024J/105 Women's ChampionshipHey JudeJ/105Crew1st / 12
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendNew WaveIC37Runners1st / 10
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexNew WaveIC37Runners8th / 17
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaNew WaveIC37Runners5th / 17
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaNew WaveIC37Runners1st / 23
17 May 20242024 J/24 U.S Corinthian National ChampionshipTeam TarheelJ/24Other1st / 19
15 Mar 20242024 Midwinter ChampionshipsNew WaveIC37Runners2nd / 5

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 556, #1,019. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.