Sailor · 2010–2026

Robert Pickens

riverside yacht club cedar point yacht club Thistle Melges 15 J/105

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Events: 22
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #114

Biggest lift: Anna Pickens
Longest-running crew: Anna Pickens
Nemesis: Steve Gruver
Rival: Tom Lawton
Best day: 27 Jun 2021
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Anna Pickens · Heartland, HEARTLAND, Robert Pickens · Melges 15, Thistle 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 42 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Bill Nordeen · Smokin' J · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2014
Michael Ludtke · Smokin' J · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2014
Ross Icyda '?? · ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 4) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2012 – May 2012
Charlie Diamond · Wildcard · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Noah Pollock · Heartland · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Grant Pollock · Wildcard · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Matt Muszynski · Wildcard · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Uriel Alverez · Wildcard · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Andrew Pickens · Smokin' J · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2014

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 22

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jul 2026	128th Larchmont Race Week	Heartland	Melges 15	Skipper	2nd / 12
11 Jun 2026	2026 Melges 15 U.S. National Championship	Heartland	Melges 15	Skipper	36th / 75
30 May 2026	M15 Long Island Sound Champs Part 1	Robert Pickens	Melges 15	Skipper	18th / 44
3 Oct 2025	2025 Melges 15 National Championship	Robert Pickens	Melges 15	Skipper	37th / 71
27 Sep 2025	2025 Fall One Design Regatta	Rob Pickens	Thistle	Skipper	10th / 12
19 Sep 2025	American Yacht Club 2025 Fall One Design Regatta	Robert Pickens	Melges 15	Skipper	3rd / 14
12 Jul 2025	127th Larchmont Race Week	1012	Melges 15	Skipper	3rd / 8
30 May 2025	2025 East Coast Championship	Robert Pickens	Melges 15	Skipper	16th / 36
29 Sep 2023	2023 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	HEARTLAND	Thistle	Skipper	5th / 8
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Wildcard	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 6
30 Sep 2022	2022 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	HEARTLAND	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 5
23 Jul 2022	2022 Thistle Long Island Sound District Championship	Heartland	Thistle	Other	5th / 12
25 Jun 2022	2022 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	Heartland	Thistle	Other	8th / 29
2 Oct 2021	2021 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	Heartland	Thistle	Other	2nd / 6
17 Jul 2021	2021 Thistle Class Atlantic Coast Championship	Heartland	Thistle	Other	8th / 22
26 Jun 2021	2021 June Invitational	Heartland	Thistle	Other	3rd / 16
27 Sep 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Heartland	Thistle	Other	9th / 14
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Smokin' J	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 9
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Smokin' J	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 9
29 Sep 2012	2012 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	Catch-22	J/22	Skipper	4th / 15
19 May 2012	PSU Gorge Invite	ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 4)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-2)	13th / 22
11 Aug 2010	2010 U.S. Laser National Championship	193365	Laser	Skipper	32nd / 57

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	351 provisional	#7011 band 3904–11828	—
Thistle Helm	204 provisional	#88 band 53–126	+4.6
Melges 15 Helm	201 provisional	#114 band 51–214	+3.8
All classes Crew	-243 provisional	#63591 band 59685–64637	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -269
Laser · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 4
J/22 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 49
College fleet racing · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 22

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	18 events	0 wins	beats 60%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 20%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · A Skipper (1-2) (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	56%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Gruver	44	8–36
John Bainton	42	27–15
Tom Lawton	40	17–23
Laurent Banon	36	31–5
Brian Joyce	33	5–28
Sam Brauer	33	27–6
Ran Strul	32	30–2
Rob Simonfy	30	24–6
Brian Simkins	27	7–20
Dave Smith	25	11–14
Emily Haig	24	1–23
Brian Kitchin	24	8–16

Most-beaten opponent: Ran Strul (30–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	68%
2025	5	56%
2023	2	21%
2022	3	63%
2021	3	78%
2019	1	39%
2014	1	0%
2013	1	0%
2012	2	61%
2010	1	45%

Boats

Heartland · Melges 15, Thistle · 10 events · 2019–2026
Robert Pickens · Melges 15 · 4 events · 2025–2026
Smokin' J · J/105 · 2 events · 2013–2014
Rob Pickens · Thistle · 1 events · 2025
1012 · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2025
Wildcard · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Catch-22 · J/22 · 1 events · 2012
ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 4) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2012
193365 · Laser · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Westport, CT, USA · 4 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Westport, CT · 2 events
Nyack, NY, USA · 2 events
Darien, CT · 1 events
Long Beach, NJ · 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: 351 (±164), #7,011.Crew rating across all classes: -243 (±206), #63,591. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.