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Sailor · 2011–2026

Robert Thompson

royal victoria yacht club Fireball

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Events
10

82 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 2 of 10

Podium rate
60%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 54%–73%, 66 boats)

Best class ranking
#23

Helm in Fireball · rating 181

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jamie Cox

3–27 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Mark Cummings

24–23 in 47 races

Best day
31 Jul 2015

2-2-2-1-1-1-4-2-2-2-1-4-1 · 2015 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2015 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta · Fireball · 31 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Wynn Wright · Infallible, Invisible · Fireball 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-515716420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 May 2026Spring Dinghies Regatta 2026InvisibleFireballSkipper5th / 7
27 Sep 2025Fall Dinghies RegattaInfallibleFireballSkipper2nd / 7
14 Jul 2018HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 2 Huntington Lake, CalifInfallibleFireballSkipper1st / 6
28 Jul 20172017 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaInfallibleFireballSkipper3rd / 4
29 Jul 20162016 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaInfallibleFireballSkipper2nd / 6
31 Jul 20152015 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaInfallibleFireballSkipper1st / 8
1 Aug 20142014 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaRobert ThompsonFireballSkipper5th / 12
2 Aug 20132013 Columbia Gorge One Design RegattaRobert ThompsonFireballSkipper9th / 10
3 Aug 20122012 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta (CGOD)IMPSFireballSkipper4th / 6
29 Jul 20112011 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta (CGOD)IMPSFireballSkipper2nd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 164, #22,995. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.