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Sailor · 2015–2026

Marty Fossen

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Events
10

40 races · 1 race win

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 1 of 10

Podium rate
20%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
31%

of boats faced (90%: 26%–37%, 194 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Helm in Sonar · rating 157

Most successful partnership
Gary Applebaum

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Gary Applebaum

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kathy Fossen

Jun 2015 – Aug 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Brian Doyle

3–21 head to head in 24 races

Best day
14 Sep 2023

9-2-6-3-9-2-2 · 2023 Sonar North American Championship · about 1 in 84 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 17

2023 Sonar North American Championship · Sonar · 14 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gary Applebaum — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kathy Fossen · Audentia, Gary Applebaum, Marty Fossen, Sonar · 420, PHRF handicap, Sonar 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Shelly Gooley · Audentia, Marty Fossen, Surly Angel · PHRF handicap, Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Sep 2024
  • Gary Applebaum · Andreas, Clare, Gary Applebaum · J/70, ORC handicap, Sonar 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Brenda Gensch · Audentia · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jun 2015 – Jul 2016
  • John Pearson · Audentia · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jun 2015 – Jul 2016
  • Karen Gilseth · Marty Fossen, Surly Angel · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Hans Dickel · Audentia · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
  • Regina Gleason · Clare · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 15th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Laurie Wrobel · Audentia · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Bernt Helgaas · Andreas · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Helm rating across all classes: 119 (±223), #29,543.Crew rating across all classes: -23 (±235), #46,870. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.