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Sailor · 2014–2026

Bud Brown

toms river yacht club J/24EnsignHandicap

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Events
26

173 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 26

Podium rate
39%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–78%, 546 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Ensign · rating 523

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ted Wiedeke

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ted Wiedeke & Eric Wiedeke

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

Biggest lift
Ted Wiedeke

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Frederick Wiedeke

May 2021 – Aug 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
Paul Abdullah

9–43 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Aidan Glackin

28–39 in 67 races

Best day
14 Aug 2016

2-2-3-7-1-4-3-2-6-2 · 2016 Ensign National Championship Regatta · about 1 in 1,198,389 by chance

Signature result
1st of 30

2024 Ensign National Championship Regatta · Ensign · 12 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ted Wiedeke — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Frederick Wiedeke · Caramella, Lorelei, Lucky Eights · Ensign, Handicap, J/24 16events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 108 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Eric Wiedeke · Caramella, Lorelei · Ensign, J/24 15events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 23 of 105 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Michelle HANDY · Caramella · J/24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 56 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Chris Lombardo · Caramella · J/24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 59 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Keith Hankins · Caramella · J/24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Nov 2025
  • Ted Wiedeke · Lorelei · Ensign 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 22 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Alexandra Wiedeke · Lorelei · Ensign 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 16 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Jeff Blauvelt · Lucky Eights · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2021
  • John Ambis · What! · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 15th · Apr 2016 – Apr 2016
  • Richard Pokorny · Caramella · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

0279558201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Ensign National ChampionshipLoreleiEnsignSkipper2nd / 23
24 Jul 2026J24 N.E. Regionals & District 3 ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer4th / 7
27 Mar 20262026 J-24 and E Scow nor’Easter & Ensign Midwinter RegattaLoreleiEnsignSkipper1st / 7
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Crew14th / 42
19 Nov 20252025 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPCaramellaJ/24Skipper12th / 40
17 Oct 20252025 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer12th / 34
5 Sep 20252025 Downeast RegattaCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer7th / 18
21 Mar 20252025 J24 Midwinter ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer4th / 26
18 Oct 20242024 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer11th / 20
12 Aug 20242024 Ensign National Championship RegattaLoreleiEnsignOther1st / 30
17 May 20242024 J/24 U.S Corinthian National ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer4th / 19
21 Mar 20242024 J-24 and E Scow Nor’easter & Ensign Midwinter RegattaLoreleiEnsignSkipper3rd / 11
24 Feb 20242024 J/24 Midwinter ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Switch Flipper6th / 27
20 Oct 20232023 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Crew6th / 21
6 Oct 2023J/24 U.S. Corinthian National Championship EastCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer5th / 20
28 Oct 20222022 J/24 North American Championship & J/22 East Coast ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Foil Trimmer15th / 38
16 Aug 20212021 Ensign National ChampionshipLoreleiEnsignOther2nd / 29
24 Jul 20212021 ECA Region 1 Championship RegattaLoreleiEnsignSkipper1st / 9
18 Jun 20212021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American ChampionshipCaramellaJ/24Tactician12th / 32
8 May 20212021 Spring Race to OxfordLucky EightsHandicapTactician2nd / 4
14 Aug 20172017 Ensign National ChampionshipLoreleiEnsignSkipper5th / 31
6 May 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisLoreleiEnsignOther3rd / 7
14 Aug 20162016 Ensign National Championship RegattaLoreleiEnsignSkipper1st / 29
29 Apr 2016Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016What!J/22Other15th / 25
9 Oct 2014US Sailing's 2014 Championship of ChampionsBud BrownThistleSkipper13th / 20

Crew rating across all classes: 208 (±187), #14,189.Helm rating across all classes: 541 (±201), #1,579. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.