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Sailor · 2009–2026

Bert Collins

annapolis yacht club StarJ/70Handicap

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Events
117

496 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 7 of 117

Podium rate
17%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 45%–48%, 2,745 boats)

Best class ranking
#147

Helm in Star · rating 150

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Colin McLaughlin

2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Biggest lift
Will Harding

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jake Doyle

Mar 2011 – May 2020 · 27 events

Nemesis
John MacCausland

33–188 head to head in 224 races

Rival
Mike Hecky

83–94 in 178 races

Best day
23 Jun 2023

5-1-11-5 · 89th Annual J Rulon Miller Series

Signature result
1st of 20

2021 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race · PHRF handicap · 1 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Colin McLaughlin — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Jake Doyle · 8063-M, Donnybrook, Endorphin, Grinch · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 27events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 98 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2011 – May 2020
  • James Golden · Derecho · J/70 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2013 – May 2022
  • Colin McLaughlin · Donnybrook, Grinch, GRINCH · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap, Star 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Feb 2022
  • James Muldoon · Donnybrook · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2015
  • Ed Paglee · Donnybrook · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2015
  • Will Harding · Grinch, GRINCH · Star 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 18 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Freddy Mills · Donnybrook · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−52 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2013 – Sep 2015
  • Sean Simmons · Donnybrook · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−52 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2013 – Sep 2015
  • Chris Helmkamp · Grinch, GRINCH · Star 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Todd Lochner · inigo, Inigo, Wild Horses? · J/105, J/80 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Nov 2022

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

Rating history

-19047283201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 117

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Star Fall Wind UpGRINCHStarCrew3rd / 10
7 Aug 20262026 Stars 1st District’s & Ned HayGRINCHHandicapSkipper5th / 15
6 Jun 2026Spring Blue Star RegattaGrinchStarSkipper4th / 18
19 Feb 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup/MidwintersGrinchStarSkipper21st / 28
16 Jan 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker CupGrinchStarSkipper16th / 29
4 Oct 20252025 TAYC Fall Wind UpGRINCHStarSkipper8th / 9
6 Sep 20252025 Star District 2 Championship & Lippincott Memorial RegattaGrinchStarHelm5th / 11
6 Feb 20252024-2025 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / Midwinters12StarSkipper31st / 34
19 Jan 20252024-2025 Miami Star Winter Series - Schoonmaker Cup (Includes Levin Cup Jan 17-18)12StarOther10th / 24
7 Dec 20242024-2025 Miami Star Winter Series - Commodores CupGrinchStarOther8th / 15
3 Oct 20242024 Star Vintage Gold Cup RegattaEarlineStarOther19th / 32
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaGrinchStarOther4th / 7
8 Feb 20242023-2024 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / MidwintersGrinchStarOther25th / 41
3 Feb 20242024 Star Zagarino Cup MastersGrinchStarOther12th / 29
5 Jan 20242023-2024 Miami Star Winter Series - Schoonmaker Cup (Includes Levin Cup Jan 5-6)GrinchStarOther13th / 25
2 Dec 20232023-2024 Miami Star Winter Series - Commodores CupGrinchStarOther14th / 20
6 Oct 2023Star & Melges 24 - Fall Wind UpGRINCHStarSkipper1st / 19
10 Aug 2023Ned Hay Star Regatta 2023GRINCHStarSkipper2nd / 11
23 Jun 202389th Annual J Rulon Miller SeriesGRINCHStarSkipper5th / 24
20 May 2023MES Harold Schuster Spring Star RegattaGRINCHStarSkipper1st / 9
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaGrinchStarOther30th / 73
9 Feb 20232022-2023 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / MidwintersGrinchStarOther29th / 42
7 Jan 20232022-2023 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin CupGrinchStarOther11th / 24
13 Nov 20222022/2023 AYC Frostbite Series 1Wild Horses?J/80Other7th / 9
11 Sep 20222022 Star World ChampionshipGRINCHHandicapSkipper55th / 84

Helm rating across all classes: 206, #17,984.Crew rating across all classes: -2, #43,934. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.