Sailor · 2013–2026

Brian Adams

windward point Beneteau First 40.7 Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #64

Most successful partnership: Les Bogdanowicz
Best trio: Les Bogdanowicz & Robert Arzbaecher
Biggest lift: Greg Adams
Longest-running crew: Greg Adams
Nemesis: Scot Ruhlander
Rival: Ron Buzil
Best day: 7 Jun 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Les Bogdanowicz — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Greg Adams · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2026
MICHAEL Cahill · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2026
Robert Arzbaecher · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2026
Zach Krueger · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
Rob Rafson · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
Adam Flanders · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2026
Matt Younkle · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
Les Bogdanowicz · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
Christine Neumeyer · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
Pete Duecker · Sociable · Beneteau First 40.7 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Sociable	ORC handicap	Other	8th / 8
14 Jun 2025	2025 Single Handed Race	Boarhound	Non-Spinnaker	Skipper	6th / 6
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Sociable	Handicap	Other	3rd / 7
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Sociable	Beneteau First 40.7	Other	3rd / 7
1 May 2024	2024 Summer Races 1,2,3 and 4	Boarhound	Non-Spinnaker A	Skipper	5th / 7
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Sociable	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 12
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Sociable	Beneteau First 40.7	In the way	1st / 6
13 Jun 2018	Wednesday Night Summer Series	It's All Good	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Sociable	Beneteau First 40.7	Other	3rd / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	188 provisional	#16201 band 9669–26119	—
Beneteau First 40.7 Crew	200 provisional	#64 band 33–97	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 8 races, 3 events · rating -157
Non-Spinnaker A · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -13
Non-Spinnaker · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -31

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 11%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 67%

Positions: In the way (1)

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−30 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	23%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ron Buzil	32	19–13
Brian Goldman	31	25–6
Brian Angioletti	30	23–7
Thomas Weber	30	16–14
Gary Powell	15	12–3
Scot Ruhlander	15	1–14

Most-beaten opponent: Brian Goldman (25–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	2	0	33%
2024	2	0	50%
2023	1	0	91%
2022	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	0%
2013	1	0	78%

Boats

Sociable · ORC handicap, Handicap, Beneteau First 40.7, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2013–2026
Boarhound · Non-Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker A · 2 events · 2024–2025
It's All Good · Handicap · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 4 events
Columbia, SC · 2 events
Columbia , SC · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 188 (±170), #16,201.Helm rating across all classes: -157 (±203). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.