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Sailor · 2010–2026

Tom Kassberg

sfyc Melges 20PHRF handicapJ/70

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Events
57

288 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 57

Podium rate
16%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,602 boats)

Best class ranking
#64

Helm in Melges 20 · rating 160

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Duncan Gladman

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Duncan Gladman

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Patrick Whitmarsh

Dec 2013 – Sep 2019 · 14 events

Nemesis
John Kilroy

9–117 head to head in 126 races

Rival
Wes Whitmyer Jr

47–59 in 106 races

Best day
7 Jun 2014

2-1-1-13-6 · 2014 June Invitational Regatta

Signature result
1st of 100

2015 Delta Ditch Run - 25th Anniversary · PHRF handicap · 6 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Duncan Gladman — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Patrick Whitmarsh · Flygfisk, Pickled Herring, PICKLED HERRING · Handicap, J/70, Melges 20 14events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 0 of 91 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Sep 2019
  • Cameron McCloskey · Flygfisk · Melges 20 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 85 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 10th · Oct 2012 – Oct 2017
  • Cameron Mcloskey · Flygfisk · Melges 20 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Aug 2017
  • Duncan Gladman · Dragon, MALOLO · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Fabrizio Natale · Pickled Herring · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Stuart Dahlgren · MALOLO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025
  • Becky Kelly · MALOLO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025
  • Johnny Goldsberry · Flygfisk · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 26th · Feb 2013 – Feb 2013
  • Sid Gorham · Flygfisk · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
  • Ron Tostenson · Pickled Herring · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

0158315201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jan 20262026 Caribbean Multihull ChallengeMaloloHandicapOwner4th / 5
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceMALOLOHandicapOwner9th / 9
21 Feb 2025Antigua 360MALOLOHandicapOwner1st / 4
5 Aug 2023Cow Bay Regatta 2023DragonPHRF handicapCrew1st / 14
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPickled HerringJ/70Other5th / 14
2 Jun 20182018 Delta Ditch Run - 28th AnniversaryFlygfiskPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 94
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoPICKLED HERRINGHandicapSkipper1st / 10
4 Oct 20172017 Melges 20 World ChampionshipFlygfiskMelges 20Helm28th / 38
16 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPickled HerringJ/70Other11th / 11
17 Aug 20172017 Melges 20 National ChampionshipFlygfiskMelges 20Other14th / 18
10 Jun 20172017 Delta Ditch Run - 27th AnniversaryFlygfiskPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 96
20 May 2017Elite Keel RegattaPickled HerringJ/70Skipper4th / 8
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesUSA348J/70Other12th / 36
12 Aug 20162016 J/70 Summer Invitational348J/70Skipper11th / 17
4 Jun 20162016 Delta Ditch Run - 26th AnniversaryFlygfiskPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 102
14 May 2016Elite Keel RegattaFlygfiskJ/70Skipper5th / 11
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekFlygfiskMelges 20Other5th / 12
5 Feb 20162015/2016 Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 2FlygfiskMelges 20Helm14th / 25
18 Oct 20152015 SF Bay Area Leukemia CupFlygfiskPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 9
1 Oct 20152015 Audi Melges 20 World ChampionshipFlygfiskMelges 20Helm29th / 39
12 Sep 2015Melges 20 Pacific Coast ChampionshipFlygfiskMelges 20Skipper16th / 21
15 Aug 2015Summer Keelboat InvitationalFlygfiskMelges 20Skipper7th / 7
10 Jul 2015J 70 Pacific Coast Championship & M20/M24 Summer SportboatFlygfiskMelges 20Other5th / 8
6 Jun 20152015 Delta Ditch Run - 25th AnniversaryFlygfiskPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 100
16 May 2015Elite Keel Regatta and J/24 Western Regional ChampionshipFlygfiskMelges 20Skipper4th / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 258, #13,500.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 57. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.