Sailor · 2010–2026

Robert Hillebrand

corinthian yacht club of seattle Thistle

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 24%
Best class ranking: #268

Biggest lift: Armand Simon
Nemesis: Jennifer Borshoff
Rival: Kyle Vickstrom
Signature result: 6th of 15

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Armand Simon · Osprey, PNW · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – Sep 2025
William Rae · Osprey · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 40 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 7th · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Renee Chien · Osprey · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 40 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 7th · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Joletta Cheung · Osprey · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 56th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Chris Durfee · Osprey · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 56th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Renee Chein · Osprey · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	56th / 57
11 Jul 2026	2026 Tom Beckham Memorial / Pacific Northwest Districts Regatta	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	15th / 20
23 May 2026	Memorial Day Regatta 2026	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	20th / 23
7 Apr 2026	Racing: Lake Tuesday Night Series - 2026	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	7th / 17
6 Sep 2025	Racing: Lake Fall Regatta - 2025	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 5
24 May 2025	2025 Memorial Day Regatta	PNW	Thistle	Skipper	11th / 21
16 Apr 2025	Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2025	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	6th / 15
17 May 2024	Racing: Lake Spring Regatta / Thistle PNW District Championships - 2024	Osprey	Thistle	Skipper	16th / 17
14 May 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER SEATTLE NOOD REGATTA	Ospey	Thistle	Skipper	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Thistle Helm	-70 provisional	#268 band 235–313	−7.2
Full-size sailing Helm	-6 provisional	#54323 band 41558–66001	—

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 32%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Wayne Balsiger	92	15–77
Jennifer Borshoff	83	2–81
Neal Freeland	60	8–51
John Reddaway	51	4–47
Liam Hood	49	7–42
Patrick Schirmer	42	7–35
Ali Kurban	40	6–34
Chris Loewy	36	11–25
Susannah Carr	36	2–33
Francis Moore	30	18–11
Michael Rees	25	6–19
Kyle Vickstrom	25	13–12

Most-beaten opponent: Amanda Osteen (14–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	26%
2025	3	55%
2024	1	6%
2010	1	13%

Boats

Osprey · Thistle · 7 events · 2024–2026
PNW · Thistle · 1 events · 2025
Ospey · Thistle · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Junction City, OR · 3 events
CYC Seattle · 2 events
Seattle, WA · 2 events
SEATTLE YACHT CLUB and CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB · 1 events
Cathlamet, WA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -6, #54,323. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.