Sailor · 2011–2017

Byron Hicks

lmsa Force Five Standard Force 5 Standard Rig Standard Rig

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #13
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Fred Meno
Rival: Philip Porte
Best day: 23 Feb 2012
Signature result: 7th of 28

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Tom Welsh · Pilgrim · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Steve Perry · Pilgrim · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Bob Cullen · Pilgrim · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Tom Trump · Pilgrim · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2011 – Jan 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Feb 2017	2017 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	MONKEYBUTT	Force Five Standard	Skipper	26th / 31
27 Jul 2016	Force 5 North American Championship 2016	Monkeybutt	Standard Rig	Skipper	25th / 38
9 Jul 2015	Force Five Class Association - 2015 North American Championships	MONKEYBUTT	Force 5 Full Rig Championship	Skipper	8th / 17
13 Feb 2015	2015 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	MONKEYBUTT	Force Five Standard	Skipper	4th / 11
19 Feb 2014	2014 FORCE FIVE MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	MONKEYBUTT	Force Five Standard	Skipper	13th / 27
20 Feb 2013	2013 Force Five - Midwinter Championship	MONKEYBUTT	Force 5 Standard Rig	Skipper	5th / 19
25 Aug 2012	Blackbeard One-Design Regatta	608	San Juan 21 (all sails)	Skipper	7th / 7
23 Feb 2012	2012 Force Five - Midwinter Championship	Monkdybutt	Force 5 Standard Rig	Skipper	7th / 28
17 Feb 2012	SPERRY TOP-SIDER ST. PETERSBURG NOOD REGATTA	The Kraken	San Juan 21	Skipper	11th / 12
12 Jan 2011	2011 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Pilgrim	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	120 provisional	#29408 band 16697–47456	—
Force Five Standard Helm	85 provisional	#13 band 6–15	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Force 5 Standard Rig · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 156
Force 5 Full Rig Championship · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -4
Standard Rig · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 9
San Juan 21 (all sails) · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -50
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -11
San Juan 21 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 2

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 44%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 17%

Positions: Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	46%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	29%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Fred Meno	47	5–42
Philip Porte	47	27–20
Martin Schilke	42	36–5
Tom Welsh	41	14–27
Christopher Zofchak	38	25–12
John Erhard	36	17–19
Richard Baumann	35	17–18
Bob Cullen	35	11–24
Tom Trump	31	22–9
Courtney Young	31	17–14
Brian Hampton	28	25–3
John Barrere	28	16–12

Most-beaten opponent: Martin Schilke (36–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2017	1	17%
2016	1	35%
2015	2	63%
2014	1	54%
2013	1	78%
2012	3	29%
2011	1	17%

Boats

MONKEYBUTT · Force Five Standard, Standard Rig, Force 5 Full Rig Championship, Force 5 Standard Rig · 6 events · 2013–2017
608 · San Juan 21 (all sails) · 1 events · 2012
Monkdybutt · Force 5 Standard Rig · 1 events · 2012
The Kraken · San Juan 21 · 1 events · 2012
Pilgrim · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Key Largo, FL · 5 events
Clinton, NJ · 1 events
La Salle, MI · 1 events
New Bern, NC · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL · 1 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 120 (±210), #29,408.Crew rating across all classes: -11 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.