Sailor · 2017–2025

Matt Barron

racine yacht club PHRF handicap J/24 ORC handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 56%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Kate Thickens
Best trio: David Elsmo & Kate Thickens
Longest-running crew: David Elsmo
Nemesis: Mike Myers
Best day: 17 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kate Thickens — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

David Elsmo · Alibi, Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · J/24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 18 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
Kate Thickens · Alibi, Legacy · J/24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 16 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025
Eric Tobias · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−55 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jul 2025
Scott Monroe · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−55 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jul 2025
Nick Hovland · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jul 2025
Ben Witman · Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together(−63 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2025
Ryan Blasiak · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
Jamie Martin · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jun 2023
Drew Kosmoski · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
Jesse Paulson · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Aug 2025	J/24 Brew City Regatta	Alibi	J/24	Crew	1st / 16
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Pit	5th / 5
3 Sep 2024	2024 J/24 National Championship	Alibi	J/24	Crew	8th / 18
20 Jul 2024	2024 The HOOK Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 2
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Legacy	ORC handicap	Chef	6th / 7
3 Aug 2022	N-10 Midgets	4091	N10	Skipper	10th / 17
24 Jul 2021	2021 The Hook Race	Thunderstruck	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	2nd / 2
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Exile	J/88	Pit	2nd / 5
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	4th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	103 provisional	#26768 band 15079–42224	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/24 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 115
N10 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -22
All classes · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -20
J/88 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 60

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 44%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Pit (3) · Mid Bow (2) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	31%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Myers	13	6–7
Ben Brewer	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Ben Brewer (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	1	50%
2024	2	0	29%
2023	1	0	17%
2022	1	0	44%
2021	1	0	0%
2019	1	0	75%
2017	1	0	57%

Boats

Legacy · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2023–2025
Alibi · J/24 · 2 events · 2024–2025
4091 · N10 · 1 events · 2022
Thunderstruck · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Exile · J/88 · 1 events · 2019
Denali · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Wayzata, MN · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI · 1 events
Cottage Park Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 103, #26,768.Helm rating across all classes: -20. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.