Sailor · 2008–2025

Brad Kimmel

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap J/111 Cal 25

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Events: 42
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #17
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Geoffrey Kimmel
Best trio: Dominic Dulac & Grant Lockhart
Biggest lift: Geoffrey Kimmel
Longest-running crew: Geoffrey Kimmel
Nemesis: Jeffrey Davis
Rival: George Kriese
Best day: 31 May 2025
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Geoffrey Kimmel — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Steve Young · Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap 18events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 17% win rate · 23 of 103 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jul 2025
Travis Griswold · Courtesan, Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 9% win rate · 8 of 55 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2025
Grant Lockhart · Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – May 2025
Robert George · Courtesan, Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2024
Geoffrey Kimmel · Diablo, Hoodlum Racing · J/111, Melges 24 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 41 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2025
Dominic Dulac · Diablo · J/111 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – May 2025
Jake Christy · Courtesan, Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – May 2024
Mike Helm · Courtesan, Diablo · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2020
Thomas Kopp · Diablo · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Lance Smotherman · Details · Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2016 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 42

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Skipper	6th / 14
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Diablo	J/111	Other	1st / 6
20 Jan 2025	2025 Southernmost Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Other	6th / 10
31 Aug 2024	2024 Red Fox Regatta	Eagle One	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 6
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Other	4th / 13
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Diablo	J/111	Other	2nd / 7
15 May 2024	2024 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Diablo	J/111	Other	1st / 6
4 Oct 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club - CHIMO Race	Diablo	J/111	Skipper	2nd / 4
16 Aug 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Fall	Diablo	J/111	Skipper	4th / 5
28 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Other	7th / 12
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Co-Skipper	3rd / 6
17 May 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Spring	Diablo	J/111	Other	1st / 6
18 Aug 2022	2022 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Diablo	J/111	Other	2nd / 4
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Co-Skipper	4th / 13
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Other	2nd / 8
28 Aug 2021	2021 Bayview One Design Regatta	Diablo	J/111	Other	2nd / 6
10 Jun 2021	2021 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Diablo	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
3 Jun 2021	2021 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Diablo	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 14
15 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	Diablo	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Courtesan	ORC handicap	Other	9th / 11
11 Jul 2019	2019 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
7 Jun 2019	2019 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
15 Sep 2018	2018 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 8
1 Sep 2018	2018 Red Fox Regatta	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
11 Aug 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	321	#8616 band 6054–12033	—
J/111 Helm	249 provisional	#17 band 10–24	+7.3
All classes Crew	263 provisional	#9933 band 4663–19423	—
Cal 25 Crew	126 provisional	#64 band 31–107	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

T-10 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 21
Melges 24 · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 44
Cal 25 · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 18

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	36 events	5 wins	beats 65%
As crew	6 events	2 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Co-Skipper (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · Tactician (1) · Runners (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Symonds	74	61–12
James Cooper	74	66–7
Bill Williams	48	41–6
Jim Weyand	46	28–17
George Kriese	43	23–20
Kevin Young	41	21–20
Jeffrey Davis	37	6–31
Adam Hollerbach	29	7–21
Mark Pinney	29	19–10
John Harper	29	10–19
John McAllister	28	11–17
Paul Nuechterlein	28	4–24

Most-beaten opponent: James Cooper (66–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	1	69%
2024	4	2	90%
2023	5	1	59%
2022	3	0	76%
2021	3	0	67%
2020	1	0	83%
2019	3	0	40%
2018	4	1	77%
2017	5	1	50%
2016	5	0	54%
2015	2	0	75%
2014	1	0	71%
2010	2	1	75%
2008	1	0	36%

Boats

Diablo · J/111, PHRF handicap · 18 events · 2020–2025
Courtesan · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 15 events · 2014–2019
Details · Cal 25 · 3 events · 2016–2017
Eagle One · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Courtesan (ORR) · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2017
Red Stripe · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2015
Baby Steps · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2010
Hoodlum Racing · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2010
Hot Commodity · T-10 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 20 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 7 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 5 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 4 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 3 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, 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: 321, #8,616.Crew rating across all classes: 263, #9,933. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.