Sailor · 2014–2026

Brian Denker

hingham yc J/105 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #735

Most successful partnership: Jack Denker
Biggest lift: Suzie Savage
Longest-running crew: Jack Denker
Nemesis: Charlie Garrard
Best day: 2 Mar 2024
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jack Denker — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Jack Denker · Idaho, Idalin, Panacea X · Handicap, J/105 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Suzie Savage · Idaho, Idalin · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026
William Denker · Falcon, Idaho · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Thomas Brothers · Idaho, Panacea X · Handicap, J/105 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Feb 2024
Kristen Denker · Idaho · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
David Nelson · Idaho · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
Julia Zaleski · Idaho · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
Melissa Nelson · Idaho · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
Christian Cushman · Falcon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
gretchen Fisher · Idalin · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Ted Hood Regatta	Idalin	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 8
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Idaho	J/105	Mast	4th / 8
13 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	Falcon	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 15
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Idaho	J/105	Mast	4th / 9
29 Feb 2024	2024 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	Panacea X	Handicap	Pit	1st / 10
27 Jul 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Idaho	J/105	Mast	10th / 10
9 Aug 2014	2014 Barefoot Regatta	BadFish	C	Skipper	5th / 12
2 Aug 2014	2014 20th Pursuit Race to Benefit Make-A-Wish	BadFish	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	196 provisional	#15391 band 8564–26170	—
J/105 Crew	37 provisional	#735 band 466–997	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 0
C · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 32%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Mast (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Bowden	23	10–13
Marty Galligan	23	12–11
Matthew Herbster	23	3–20
Steve Hollis	23	17–6
Steven Goldberg	23	17–6
Ric Dexter	23	8–15
Charlie Garrard	21	2–19
Ken Dieselman	12	6–6

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Hollis (17–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	62%
2024	2	1	81%
2023	1	0	0%
2014	2	0	32%

Boats

Idaho · J/105 · 3 events · 2023–2026
BadFish · C, Handicap · 2 events · 2014
Idalin · J/105 · 1 events · 2026
Falcon · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Panacea X · Handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 4 events
Final Results · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Simpson Bay Bridge, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · 1 events
Preliminary Results · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 196 (±187), #15,391.Helm rating across all classes: 0 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.