Sailor · 2008–2026

Bernard Fitzpatrick

royal torbay yacht club Melges 32 Melges 24

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 40%
Best class ranking: #540

Biggest lift: Roberto Tomasini Grinover
Longest-running crew: Stuart Simpson
Nemesis: Brian Porter
Rival: Joel Ronning
Best day: 30 Nov 2012
Signature result: 2nd of 14

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Stuart Simpson · BARBARIANS, Team Barbarians, TEAM BARBARIANS · Melges 24, Melges 32 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 86 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Jan 2026
Fred Kemp · BARBARIANS, Team Barbarians, TEAM BARBARIANS · Melges 24, Melges 32 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 71 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 11th · Nov 2016 – Jan 2026
Sam Hunt · BARBARIANS, Team Barbarians, TEAM BARBARIANS · Melges 24, Melges 32 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 13th · Sep 2019 – Jan 2026
Martin O’Leary · BARBARIANS, Team Barbarians, TEAM BARBARIANS · Melges 24, Melges 32 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 13th · Mar 2018 – Jan 2026
Roberto Tomasini Grinover · Robertissima 1 · Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 34 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Armin Raderbauer · Robertissima 1 · Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 34 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Gaetano Figlia di Granara · Robertissima 1 · Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 34 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Rachael Williamson · BARBARIANS · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 13th · Jul 2019 – Oct 2019
Gunnar Bahr · Robertissima 1 · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Rachel Williamson · Team Barbarians · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 11th · Nov 2016 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Jan 2026	2026 Bacardi Winter Series 1 + (Melges 24 NA Championship)	TEAM BARBARIANS	Melges 24	Crew	13th / 28
14 Nov 2025	2025 Melges24 Nationals - Bushwhacker Cup	Team Barbarians	Melges 24	Runners	22nd / 38
3 Mar 2025	2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Team Barbarians	Melges 24	Runners	16th / 21
25 Oct 2019	2019 Melges 32 World Championship	BARBARIANS	Melges 32	Other	13th / 15
26 Sep 2019	2019 Melges 32 World League - Event 4	BARBARIANS	Melges 32	Other	14th / 15
5 Jul 2019	2019 Melges 32 World League - Event 3	BARBARIANS	Melges 32	Other	17th / 19
8 Mar 2018	2018 Miami Sailing Week	Team Barbarians	Melges 24	Runners	13th / 15
7 Apr 2017	2017 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Team Barbarians	Melges 24	Runners	11th / 24
29 Nov 2016	2016 Melges 24 World Championship	Team Barbarians	Melges 24	Runners	40th / 74
30 Nov 2012	2012 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Robertissima 1	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 14
27 Sep 2012	2012 Melges 32 World Championship	Robertissima 1	Melges 32	Other	10th / 33
2 Mar 2012	2012 Melges 32 Miami Championship	Robertissima 1	Melges 32	Mast	12th / 26
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Robertissima 1	Melges 32	Mast	15th / 19
4 Dec 2009	2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Team Barbarians	Melges 32	Other	20th / 23
4 Dec 2008	2008 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Team Barbarians	Melges 32	Other	20th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	21 provisional	#41482 band 27376–54005	—
Melges 32 Crew	-138 provisional	#412 band 372–424	−4.3
Melges 24 Crew	5 provisional	#540 band 378–671	+3.3

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	15 events	0 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Runners (5) · Mast (2)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jason Carroll	51	18–33
Michael Goldfarb	45	11–34
Joel Ronning	42	17–25
Phil Lotz	41	26–15
John Kilroy	41	7–34
Steven Boho	37	11–26
Alex Jackson	37	17–20
Dan Berezin	37	23–14
Brian Porter	36	1–35
Scot Zimmerman	36	22–14
Steve Howe	34	11–23
Keisuke Suzuki	33	13–20

Most-beaten opponent: Malcolm Gefter (25–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	56%
2025	2	34%
2019	3	11%
2018	1	14%
2017	1	57%
2016	1	47%
2012	4	61%
2009	1	14%
2008	1	0%

Boats

TEAM BARBARIANS · Melges 24, Melges 32 · 8 events · 2008–2026
Robertissima 1 · Melges 32 · 4 events · 2012
BARBARIANS · Melges 32 · 3 events · 2019

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 4 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Valencia, Spain · 1 events
Riva del Garda, Italy · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 21, #41,482. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.