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Sailor · 2006–2026

Mark Bird

byc Harbor 20PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
85

196 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 6 of 85

Podium rate
27%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–47%, 1,442 boats)

Best class ranking
#29

Crew in Harbor 20 · rating 177

Most successful partnership
Kenneth Appleton

4 wins · 9 podiums in 37 events together · 11% win rate

Biggest lift
Kenneth Appleton

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kenneth Appleton

Sep 2017 – Aug 2026 · 37 events

Nemesis
Bell Carty

20–41 head to head in 61 races

Rival
John Heintz

43–42 in 85 races

Best day
19 Jun 2021

5-1-3 · 29th Annual Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta

Signature result
1st of 27

2020 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 25 Jan 2020

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kenneth Appleton — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 37 events together · 11% win rate
  • Kenneth Appleton · 427, Brilliant, BRILLIANT, Kenneth Appleton · Harbor 20, PHRF handicap, Portsmouth handicap 37events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 99 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2026
  • David Reese · Bodacious+, ELISE, MAYBE BABY · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 0 of 21 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jan 2026
  • John Clauser · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Duane Brumm · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Andrew Brady · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Neil Lawson · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Rose Cano · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Steven Worrall · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Germain Brion · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Cindy Evans · Bodacious+ · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

-108802682007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 85

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 20262026 CRAB CupBRILLIANTHarbor 20Skipper5th / 5
26 Jul 20262026 AYC Annual RegattaBRILLIANTHarbor 20Nav/Tac5th / 19
13 Jun 20262026 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaBrilliantHarbor 20Crew7th / 16
13 Jun 202635th Delta Ditch RunElisePHRF handicapSkipper83rd / 90
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupShark On BluegrassPHRF handicapUntangler2nd / 6
16 May 20262026 SCC EWE Spirit CupBrilliantHarbor 20Crew4th / 9
6 May 20262026 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1BrilliantHarbor 20Crew2nd / 15
3 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceELISEHandicapSkipper6th / 6
2 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceELISEHandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisBrilliantHarbor 20Nav/Tac11th / 20
11 Apr 20262026 - 53rd Rollo Wheeler RegattaELISEHandicapSkipper4th / 8
21 Mar 20262026 - Rites of SpringELISEHandicapSkipper5th / 7
8 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEEliseHandicapSkipper50th / 105
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoELISEHandicapSkipper8th / 12
1 Jan 20262026 Harbor 20 Summer Series427Harbor 20Crew6th / 12
1 Jan 20262026 No Ice BowlKenneth AppletonPortsmouth handicapCrew9th / 31
13 Dec 20252025 - 2026 Berkeley MidwintersELISEHandicapSkipper6th / 7
9 Nov 20252025/2026 AYC Frostbite Series 1BrilliantHarbor 20Other12th / 20
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVBRILLIANTHarbor 20Other6th / 18
9 Aug 20252025 - San Francisco Bay Navigator s RaceELISEHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
26 Jul 20252025 - The YRA Encinal RegattaELISEHandicapSkipper8th / 11
19 Jul 20252025 - Plastic ClassicELISEPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 9
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceELISEHandicapSkipper10th / 10
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEEliseHandicapSkipper96th / 106
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoELISEHandicapSkipper1st / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 247, #11,255.Helm rating across all classes: -87, #69,034. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.