Sailor · 2013–2025

Brandon Flack

mudratz youth offshore J/70 PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 55
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #1206
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Gijs Gunneman
Best trio: Vlastimil Kunc & Gijs Gunneman
Biggest lift: Gijs Gunneman
Longest-running crew: Lily Flack
Nemesis: Peter Duncan
Rival: Dave Franzel
Best day: 3 Jun 2017
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Gijs Gunneman — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 100% win rate

Lily Flack · Bully Circus, Mad Blue / MudRatz Youth Offshore, Old School, Spitfire - Collegiate · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 51 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2013 – Jun 2023
Cindy Flack · Old School, Purple Tiger, Torqeedo · J/70, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 49 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2013 – Jun 2019
Dylan Flack · Mad Blue / MudRatz Youth Offshore, MudRatz, Old School, Torqeedo · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 57 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2013 – Jun 2023
Family Flack · Girlqueedo Inboard, Torqeedo · J/70 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
Gijs Gunneman · Trebuchet, Zig Zag, ZIG ZAG · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 100% win rate · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Feb 2025
Chris Carroll · Torqeedo · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 38 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 11th · Jan 2013 – Apr 2015
Vlastimil Kunc · Zig Zag, ZIG ZAG · ORC handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Feb 2025
Andrew Clark · Zig Zag, ZIG ZAG · ORC handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Feb 2025
Carlos Rodriguez · Zig Zag, ZIG ZAG · ORC handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Feb 2025
Geoff Ewenson · Themis, Trebuchet · C&C 30, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2015 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 55

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Feb 2025	2025 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	ZIG ZAG	ORC handicap	Rush Chairman	1st / 5
9 Jan 2025	2025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West Race	ZIG ZAG	ORC handicap	Rush Chairman	1st / 8
31 Aug 2024	68th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Mad Blue / MudRatz Youth Offshore	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 9
22 Feb 2024	2024 Lauderdale to Key West Race	ZIG ZAG	ORC handicap	Rush Chairman	1st / 7
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Zig Zag	ORC handicap	Rush Chairman	1st / 11
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Mad Blue / MudRatz Youth Offshore	Handicap	Stunt Owner	1st / 16
19 Aug 2022	2022 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Spitfire - Collegiate	PHRF handicap	Stunt Owner	11th / 12
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Bully Circus	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	7th / 8
18 Jul 2020	2020 Mudhead Benefit Cup in Support of Center for Hospice Care and ECSA One Design Championship	Purple Tiger	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 10
31 Aug 2019	63rd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Summer School	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
24 Aug 2019	74th Annual Invitational Regatta	Purple Tiger	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Old School 2	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	14th / 15
7 Jun 2019	2019 Off Soundings Spring Series	Purple Tiger	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	3rd / 11
1 Sep 2018	62nd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Old School	Melges 24	Other	4th / 6
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	Old School	J/70	Runners	26th / 27
20 Jun 2018	2018 The Donzo Wednesday Night Series	Old School	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 14
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Old School	J/70	Stunt Owner	50th / 68
2 Sep 2017	61st Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Old School	Melges 24	Other	3rd / 5
26 Aug 2017	2017 Mason's Island Regatta	Old School	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
20 Aug 2017	72nd Annual Invitational Regatta	Old School	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
7 Jul 2017	2017 Newport Regatta	Polar	J/70	Rush Chairman	11th / 29
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Themis	C&C 30	Stunt Owner	3rd / 6
14 Jun 2017	2017 The Donzo Wednesday Night Series	Old School	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 11
3 Jun 2017	2017 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Polar	J/70	Rush Chairman	1st / 18
21 Apr 2017	2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Old School	Melges 24	Rush Chairman	13th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	110 provisional	#31075 band 20287–44819	—
All classes Crew	298 provisional	#7739 band 4345–13226	—
J/70 Helm	31 provisional	#769 band 512–1024	−0.8
J/70 Crew	111 provisional	#1206 band 595–2095	−0.8
Melges 24 Helm	-12 provisional	#308 band 213–390	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

C&C 30 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 142
Melges 24 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 5
Adult Laser · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -11
RS Aero · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 14

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	35 events	4 wins	beats 48%
As crew	20 events	6 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Rush Chairman (11) · Stunt Owner (4) · Tactician (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Runners (1) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dave Franzel	74	30–44
Joel Ronning	61	13–48
Will Welles	55	9–46
Laura Grondin	54	22–32
Peter Duncan	54	6–48
Douglas Strebel	53	19–34
Kerry Klingler	51	19–32
Bodo Wense	50	27–23
Brian Keane	50	11–39
Carolyn Groobey	49	32–17
Martin Kullman	49	12–37
John Brim	48	13–35

Most-beaten opponent: Andy Stoddard (28–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	2	100%
2024	2	1	81%
2023	2	2	100%
2022	1	0	9%
2021	1	0	14%
2020	1	0	0%
2019	4	0	51%
2018	4	0	22%
2017	8	1	63%
2016	7	2	59%
2015	9	1	52%
2014	6	1	42%
2013	8	0	47%

Boats

Torqeedo · J/70 · 20 events · 2013–2016
Old School · Melges 24, J/70, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2017–2018
ZIG ZAG · ORC handicap · 4 events · 2023–2025
Purple Tiger · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2019–2020
Mad Blue / MudRatz Youth Offshore · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
Polar · J/70 · 2 events · 2017
Themis · C&C 30 · 2 events · 2015–2017
Trebuchet · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2015–2016
Spitfire - Collegiate · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Bully Circus · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
West Mystic, CT, USA · 6 events
Fishers Island, NY, USA · 5 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 4 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 3 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 110, #31,075.Crew rating across all classes: 298, #7,739. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.