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Sailor · 2008–2026

Bruce Aikens

little traverse yacht club HandicapORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
46

121 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 7 of 46

Podium rate
46%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 49%–57%, 365 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ward Detwiler

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ward Detwiler & Craig Gooch

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ward Detwiler

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Turk

Jul 2011 – Jul 2024 · 15 events

Nemesis
Adam Lowry

8–32 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Bill Brown

24–17 in 41 races

Best day
11 Jun 2010

2-1-1-1 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHICAGO NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
1st of 13

SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHICAGO NOOD REGATTA · PHRF handicap · 11 Jun 2010

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ward Detwiler — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • John Turk · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 7% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • Steve Varnum · Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 8 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 29 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • David McVicker · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • Craig Gooch · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2024
  • Clune Walsh III · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2024
  • Matthew Declercq · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • David LaMere · Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • Kevin Bell · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
  • Paul Ragheb · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 22 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2024
  • Paul Stroup · Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

0154308200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Aug 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 Championshipeyrie tooHandicapHelm9th / 11
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapSkipper7th / 12
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapSkipper3rd / 8
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapOther3rd / 10
12 Jul 20242024 Super Mac RaceTalismanORC handicapOther3rd / 3
5 Aug 20232023 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceTalismanORC handicapSkipper3rd / 7
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapOther1st / 6
13 Aug 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver RaceTalismanPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
6 Aug 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championshipeyrie tooHandicapOther8th / 11
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceWizardORC handicapOwner6th / 8
6 Aug 20212021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceTalismanORC handicapOwner2nd / 8
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapOther4th / 7
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceTalismanORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
17 Aug 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August ChampionshipEyrie TooHandicapOther5th / 10
11 Aug 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island RaceTalismanPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
4 Aug 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer ChampionshipEyrie TooHandicapOther9th / 10
27 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTalismanORC handicapOther1st / 8
7 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July ChampionshipEyrie TooHandicapOther3rd / 10
23 Jun 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Saturday SeriesEyrie TooHandicapOther10th / 11
18 Aug 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August ChampionshipEyrie TooHandicapOther6th / 10
5 Aug 20172017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceTalismanORC handicapOwner1st / 6
5 Aug 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer ChampionshipEyrieHandicapOther8th / 9
24 Jun 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Saturday SeriesEyrieHandicapOther10th / 10
19 Aug 20162016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August ChampionshipEyrie IIHandicapOther5th / 10
6 Aug 20162016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer ChampionshipEyrie IIHandicapOther9th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 224, #16,589. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.