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Sailor · 2019–2026

John Brandt Gerdes

lakewood yacht club tcyc Optimist420Laser Radial

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Events
33

228 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 33

Podium rate
21%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (90%: 52%–56%, 1,778 boats)

Best class ranking
#694

Helm in Optimist · rating 402

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
William Michael

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
William Michael

Feb 2025 – Nov 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Cole Buczkowski

4–45 head to head in 49 races

Rival
Mason Roachell

47–44 in 92 races

Best day
22 Mar 2024

3-3-1-4-3-3-6-17 · 2024 Optimist Gulf Coast Championship · about 1 in 174,670 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 48

2024 Optimist Gulf Coast Championship · Optimist · 22 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • John Thomas Wimberly · John Brandt Gerdes, John Thomas Wimberly · 420, Handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 46 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2026 – Jul 2026
  • William Michael · John Brandt Gerdes, William Michael · 420 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 50 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2025 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

02034062020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 US Youth ChampionshipJohn Brandt GerdesLaser RadialSkipper48th / 60
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansJohn Brandt Gerdes420Skipper36th / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026John Thomas WimberlyHandicapCrew52nd / 87
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026John Brandt Gerdes420Skipper27th / 80
27 Jun 2026Club 420 New England Championship for the Erik C. Menyhart TrophyJohn Thomas Wimberly420Crew59th / 80
30 May 20262026 Bay Rat RegattaJohn Brandt Gerdes420Skipper5th / 11
23 May 2026Club 420 Gulf Coast Championship8824420Skipper2nd / 8
2 May 20262026 Grand Prix Regatta + Texas Girls ChampionshipJohn Thomas Wimberly420Crew2nd / 9
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyJohn Brandt Gerdes420Skipper112th / 158
20 Dec 20252025 ILCA D15 ChampionshipJohn Brandt GerdesLaser RadialSkipper10th / 17
8 Nov 20252025 Chocopalooza Youth Regatta & Optimist MidAmerica ChampionshipJohn Brandt Gerdes420Skipper3rd / 13
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPWilliam Michael420Crew77th / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMWilliam Michael420Crew25th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaWilliam Michael420Crew36th / 148
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025William Michael420Crew11th / 73
28 Jun 2025C420: New England ChampionshipWilliam Michael420Crew38th / 79
22 Feb 20252025 HYC Ragnot RegattaWilliam Michael420Crew2nd / 4
30 Aug 2024Texas Youth Race Week 2024John Brandt GerdesLaser 4.7Skipper5th / 23
31 May 20242024 Seahorse Regatta and C420 Gulf Coast ChampsJohn Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper10th / 31
22 Mar 20242024 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipJohn Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper2nd / 48
3 Nov 20232023 Optimist Mid-America ChampionshipJohn Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper12th / 53
23 Sep 20232023 Jr. Ol' Man of the Sea Regatta19032OptimistSkipper2nd / 29
4 Jul 20232023 Texas Youth Race WeekJohn Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper9th / 36
24 Mar 20232023 RoadRunner RegattaJohn Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper9th / 35
22 Nov 20222022 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter Championship (2023 STQ and TTQ)John Brandt GerdesOptimistSkipper181st / 208

Helm rating across all classes: 326 (±154), #8,323.Crew rating across all classes: 167 (±212), #18,334. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.