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Sailor · 2009–2024

Robert Duker

ebc Beneteau First 36.7Catalina 27ORC handicap

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Events
28

166 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 4 of 28

Podium rate
39%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–58%, 231 boats)

Best class ranking
#48

Helm in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 132

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stan Adams

1 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Bret Zimmerman & Stan Adams

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bret Zimmerman

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Langeland

May 2015 – Jul 2024 · 11 events

Nemesis
Charles Bayer

13–74 head to head in 87 races

Rival
John Burke

50–42 in 92 races

Best day
29 May 2009

2-1-1-2-2-1-4-1 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA · about 1 in 65 by chance

Signature result
1st of 6

2023 Bayview One Design Regatta · ORC handicap · 3 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stan Adams — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Michael Duker · Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 74 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Tom Langeland · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 61 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Brian Fife · Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 68 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Bret Zimmerman · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 51 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Stan Adams · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 33 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Elizabeth Wallace · Entropy, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Peter Wenzler · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2015 – Sep 2018
  • Grace Pytell · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Sebastian Rzepa · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2024
  • John Leverenz · Entropy, Freestyle, Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

013025920102012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 20242024 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Skipper7th / 11
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitGail ForceORC handicapOther4th / 4
3 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceORC handicapOther1st / 6
26 Aug 20222022 Cal 25 National ChampionshipFreestyleCal 25Other11th / 18
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForcePHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
28 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForcePHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other3rd / 5
30 Aug 20192019 Cal 25 National ChampionshipEntropyCal 25Rush Chairman7th / 15
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other2nd / 7
7 Sep 20182018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other5th / 11
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other2nd / 6
2 Jun 20172017 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other2nd / 11
3 Jun 20162016 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other5th / 11
11 Sep 20152015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Helm8th / 17
21 Aug 20152015 Beneteau 36.7 / C&C 35 Mk I Summer One DesignGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 9
29 May 20152015 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Skipper8th / 10
13 Sep 20142014 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance RaceGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Skipper4th / 5
16 Aug 20142014 Beneteau 36.7 Great Lakes and Invitational One DesignGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 7
30 May 20142014 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other6th / 9
5 Sep 20132013 Beneteau First North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other12th / 16
16 Aug 20132013 Summer One-Design Invitational RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other6th / 6
31 May 20132013 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other6th / 11
6 Sep 20122012 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 19
1 Jun 20122012 Bayview One Design RegattaGail ForceBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 12
2 Oct 20102010 Bayview North Channel RaceIntense RelaxationCat 27Skipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 242 (±119), #14,529. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.