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Sailor · 2023–2026

Briggs Kossmann

zim sailing OptimistHandicapOptimist RWB (Ocean Course)

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Events
47

329 races · 103 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 17 of 47

Podium rate
38%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 81%–83%, 4,300 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Optimist · rating 1296

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Bennett Glennon

8–29 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Griffin Glennon

57–45 in 102 races

Best day
9 Jul 2026

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2026

Signature result
1st of 85

New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026 · Optimist · 11 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Briggs Kossmann.

Rating history

06541307202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jul 202630th Annual Stone Horse Opti Regatta@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 71
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 85
9 Jul 2026Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2026@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 36
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team Trials@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper8th / 228
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper6th / 128
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper18th / 269
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One Design@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 34
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper12th / 81
10 Jul 2025Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2025@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 56
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team Trials@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper24th / 250
14 Dec 2024Fall 2024 - FECS #4@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 12
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper14th / 135
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper174th / 213
24 Oct 2024Annapolis Yacht Club's 19th Annual Halloween Howl & Chesapeake WingFoil Championship - 2024@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper4th / 52
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 61
27 Sep 20242024 Southeast Dinghy Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper22nd / 132
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper24th / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper11th / 76
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper49th / 148
7 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper13th / 92
5 Aug 202437th Scituate Junior Regatta@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 60
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National Championship@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper24th / 285
16 Jul 2024Opti #2 @ Barrington YC@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper1st / 41
14 Jul 202428th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaZim SailingHandicapSkipper1st / 60
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024@SailBriggsOptimistSkipper12th / 76

Helm rating across all classes: 1307, #1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.