Sailor · 1995–2022

Bruce Danly

chicago yacht club J/109 DF65 Sonar-PM

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Events: 23
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #32
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: James Mitchell
Best trio: James Mitchell & Clay Danly
Biggest lift: Phil Barry
Longest-running crew: James Mitchell
Nemesis: Daniel Burns
Rival: David Gustman
Best day: 8 Sep 2018
Signature result: 2nd of 21

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: James Mitchell — 2 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

James Mitchell · Callisto, Toa, TOA, Vanda III · J/109, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 12 of 58 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2017
James Murray · Callisto · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2016
Jack Toliver · Callisto, Vanda III · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jun 2014
Clay Danly · Callisto, TOA · J/109 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 18 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Aug 2016
Michael Hendrie · Callisto · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2016
Jim Toliver · Callisto, Vanda III · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 29 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jun 2014
Phil Barry · Callisto, Vanda III · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jun 2014
Matt Reynaert · Callisto · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2015
Bill Heun · Vanda III · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Aug 2013
Andrew Baines · Vanda III · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2013

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	LOKI	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 9
3 Oct 2021	2021 Fall Frostbite Series	543219	SonarPM	Skipper	7th / 9
27 Mar 2020	2021 DF65 Spring Frostbite Series	Bruce Danly	DF65	Skipper	14th / 29
29 Sep 2019	2019 Fall Frostbite Series	Toa Sonar	Sonar	Skipper	9th / 9
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Toa Force	DF65	Other	8th / 14
8 Sep 2018	2018 DF65 Chicago Regatta	TOA Force	Handicap	Other	2nd / 21
1 Apr 2018	2018 Remote Control Sailing Spring Frostbite	Toa Force	DF65	Skipper	16th / 28
9 Dec 2017	2017-2018 Remote Control Sailing ICEBERG SERIES	Toa force	DF65	Skipper	20th / 44
26 Aug 2017	2017 Columbia Y.C. Leukemia Cup Regatta	Toa	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 12
11 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	TOA	J/109	Other	1st / 7
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Toa	J/109	Other	2nd / 8
13 Aug 2016	2016 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	TOA	J/109	Co-Skipper	1st / 6
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Callisto	J/109	Main Trimmer	4th / 6
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Callisto	J/109	Main Trimmer	4th / 5
6 Jun 2015	2015 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Callisto	J/109	Other	2nd / 4
22 Mar 2015	2015 Spring Frostbite Series	DAN	Sonar-PM	Skipper	4th / 6
5 Oct 2014	2014 Fall Frostbite Series	Sonar	Sonar-PM	Skipper	5th / 8
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Callisto	J/109	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
31 May 2014	2014 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Callisto	J/109	Main Trimmer	2nd / 5
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vanda III	J/109	Main Trimmer	9th / 10
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Vanda III	J/109	Other	2nd / 6
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Vanda III	J/109	Other	3rd / 8
1 Jan 1995	1995 Etchells Great Lakes Championship	1050	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 52

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	177	#21372 band 15584–29057	—
All classes Crew	139 provisional	#21836 band 14250–31918	—
J/109 Crew	101 provisional	#236 band 169–309	+6.4
DF65 Helm	86 provisional	#46 band 26–56	—
J/109 Helm	187 provisional	#32 band 15–46	+6.4

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Sonar-PM · Helm · 27 races, 2 events · rating 117
SonarPM · Helm · 16 races, 1 event · rating 59
Sonar · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 10
Etchells · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -5

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	2 wins	beats 59%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Main Trimmer (5) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Priede	68	26–42
Daniel Burns	64	23–41
David Gustman	53	25–27
Scott Sims	45	35–10
Justin Kalb	41	16–25
Kevin Saedi	40	15–25
Michael Frerker	33	15–18
Rod Salazar	33	24–9
Donald Meyer	31	21–10
Kent Webster	30	15–15
Molly McMahon	27	18–9
Robert Evans	26	21–5

Most-beaten opponent: Scott Sims (35–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	1	0	88%
2021	1	0	25%
2020	1	0	54%
2019	2	0	23%
2018	2	0	70%
2017	4	1	81%
2016	2	1	70%
2015	3	0	44%
2014	3	0	62%
2013	2	0	46%
2012	1	0	71%
1995	1	0	59%

Boats

Callisto · J/109 · 5 events · 2014–2016
Toa Force · DF65, Handicap · 4 events · 2017–2019
Toa · PHRF handicap, J/109 · 4 events · 2016–2017
Vanda III · J/109 · 3 events · 2012–2013
LOKI · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
543219 · SonarPM · 1 events · 2021
Bruce Danly · DF65 · 1 events · 2020
Toa Sonar · Sonar · 1 events · 2019
DAN · Sonar-PM · 1 events · 2015
Sonar · Sonar-PM · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 11 events
Chicago, IL · 7 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Great Lakes · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 177, #21,372.Crew rating across all classes: 139, #21,836. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.