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Sailor · 2007–2016

Preben Ostberg

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Events
19

105 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 4 of 19

Podium rate
58%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 65%–73%, 369 boats)

Best class ranking
#535

Helm in J/70 · rating 116

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bud Dailey

4 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Todd Olds & Bud Dailey

1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bud Dailey

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Todd Olds

Jun 2009 – Oct 2016 · 14 events

Nemesis
Peter McChesney

6–34 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Phil Lotz

17–15 in 32 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2008 American Yacht Club Fall Series · NYYC Swan 42 · 20 Sep 2008

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bud Dailey — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Todd Olds · Cure Thing!, Tsunami · Farr 40, J/70, NYYC Swan 42, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 9 of 74 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Oct 2016
  • Bud Dailey · Tsunami · Farr 40, IRC handicap, J/70, NYYC Swan 42 10events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 40% win rate · 18 of 63 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2007 – May 2014
  • Thomas Iseler · Cure Thing!, Tsunami · J/70 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Oct 2016
  • David Krebs · Tsunami · J/70, NYYC Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – May 2014
  • Ashley Love · Tsunami · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2016 – Oct 2016
  • John Aras · Tsunami · IRC handicap, NYYC Swan 42 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2007 – Nov 2007
  • Rob Pennington · Tsunami · NYYC Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
  • Tim Fetsch · Tsunami · NYYC Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
  • David Mansell · Tsunami · NYYC Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
  • Jon Wright · Tsunami · NYYC Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009

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

Rating history

079158201420152016Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

Helm rating across all classes: 158, #23,824. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.