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Sailor · 2009–2026

Bruce Kitchen

cowan lake sailing association Flying ScotChampionship FleetFlying Scot Championship Division

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Events
51

219 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 51

Podium rate
41%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 77%–81%, 1,228 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 624

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lynn Kitchen

1 wins · 6 podiums in 17 events together · 6% win rate

Biggest lift
Lynn Kitchen

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lynn Kitchen

Jul 2022 – Aug 2026 · 17 events

Nemesis
Dave Rink

12–65 head to head in 78 races

Rival
Sean O'Donnell

41–31 in 72 races

Best day
17 Apr 2026

2-3-1-3-3 · 2026 Choo Choo Flying Scot Regatta · about 1 in 2,027 by chance

Signature result
1st of 27

11th Annual Glow Regatta · Flying Scot · 22 Sep 2017

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lynn Kitchen — 1 wins · 6 podiums in 17 events together · 6% win rate
  • Lynn Kitchen · The Kitchen Sink III, The Kitchen Sink IV, The Kitchen Sink V · Flying Scot 17events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 5 of 71 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-7317640201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026121st Annual Ephraim RegattaThe Kitchen Sink VFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 17
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipThe Kitchen Sink VFlying ScotSkipper16th / 28
2 May 20262026 Flying Scot Great 48The Kitchen Sink VFlying ScotSkipper5th / 33
17 Apr 20262026 Choo Choo Flying Scot RegattaThe Kitchen Sink VFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 32
25 Mar 20262026 | Sunset SeriesShazamPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
5 Mar 20262026 Flying Scot Midwinter ChampionshipThe Kitchen Sink VFlying Scot Championship DivisionSkipper11th / 42
1 Nov 20252025 Flying Scot Fall 48The Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper7th / 32
24 Oct 20252025 Great Scot RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper4th / 30
18 Oct 2025Flying Scot Open House 2025The Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper6th / 18
13 Sep 2025Glow in the Dark RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVChampionship FleetSkipper2nd / 20
2 Aug 2025120th Annual Ephraim RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper5th / 22
23 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Open & Junior NAC'sThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper6th / 29
13 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Egyptian CupThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 21
17 May 20252025 Buckeye Regatta hosted by FS Fleet 37The Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 8
3 May 20252025 Flying Scot Great 48The Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper4th / 31
25 Apr 20252025 Choo-Choo Flying Scot RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 23
15 Feb 2025Flying Scot 55th George Washington BR completedThe Kitchen Sink IIIFlying ScotSkipper13th / 26
1 Nov 20242024 Fall 48 RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper10th / 30
14 Sep 202417th Annual Glow II Regatta - Midwest District ChampionshipsThe Kitchen Sink IVChampionship FleetSkipper2nd / 21
2 Aug 2024119th Annual Ephraim RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IVFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 23
3 Nov 2023Fall 48 RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IIIFlying ScotSkipper11th / 24
9 Sep 202316th Annual Glow II RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IIIChampionship FleetSkipper3rd / 18
5 Aug 2023118th Annual Ephraim RegattaThe Kitchen Sink IIIFlying ScotSkipper7th / 23
15 Apr 20232023 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO REGATTAThe Kitchen Sink IIIFlying ScotSkipper4th / 23
11 Mar 2023Flying Scot Midwinter ChampionshipThe Kitchen Sink IIIChampionship FleetSkipper15th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 615 (±169), #844. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.