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Sailor · 2013–2025

Lud Kimbrough

fbyc J/70Melges 15Portsmouth handicap

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Events
37

189 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 37

Podium rate
27%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 52%–58%, 766 boats)

Best class ranking
#339

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 1

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julia Kimbrough

4 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Best trio
Robert Whittemore & Julia Kimbrough

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Julia Kimbrough

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Blake Kimbrough

Jan 2013 – Oct 2021 · 15 events

Nemesis
Joel Ronning

4–48 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Peter Firey

30–25 in 55 races

Best day
25 Jan 2013

4-13-6-20-1-6-7-26-2-9-1-9-1-3-1-6-7-26 · Quantum Key West Race Week 2013

Signature result
1st of 11

2014 Stingray Point Regatta · J/70 · 30 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julia Kimbrough — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate
  • Blake Kimbrough · Nostalgia, Nostalgia (COR) · J/70 15events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 17 of 101 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Oct 2021
  • Robert Whittemore · Nostalgia · J/70 7events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 43% win rate · 11 of 39 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – May 2021
  • Julia Kimbrough · Nostalgia · J/70 6events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 67% win rate · 13 of 37 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Apr 2021
  • Ludwell Kimbrough III · Nostalgia · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
  • Julia Page · Nostalgia · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2013 – Nov 2014
  • Kyle Bollhorst · Nostalgia · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2021
  • Will Crump · Nostalgia · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2014 – Apr 2015
  • Kenney Cobb · Loonatictu, Nostalgia · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 15th · Feb 2013 – May 2013
  • David Betts · Instant Karma · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Apr 2016 – Jul 2016
  • Jerry Dasson · Loonatictu · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 16th · Feb 2013 – Feb 2015

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

Rating history

-208-38131201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVNostalgia (2)Melges 15Bow5th / 7
20 Jul 202485th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTANostalgiaMelges 15Skipper11th / 14
4 Jul 2024JULY 4th LONG DISTANCE RACE & COOKOUTNostalgiaPortsmouth handicapSkipper22nd / 31
20 Aug 2023FBYC 2023 Summer Sea Breeze 3 (ILCA Summer 2)559Melges 15Skipper4th / 5
5 Aug 2023Jere Dennison Legacy RegattaNostalgiaMelges 15Skipper2nd / 5
15 Jul 2023FBYC 2023 Summer Sea Breeze 2 (ILCA Summer 1)NostalgiaMelges 15Skipper5th / 8
11 Jun 2023FBYC 2023 One-Design Spring 4NostalgiaMelges 15Skipper4th / 9
13 May 2023FBYC 2023 One-Design Spring 3NostalgiaMelges 15Skipper7th / 8
30 Oct 20212021 Fall BrawlNostalgiaJ/70Bow16th / 26
13 May 20212021 J/70 North American ChampionshipNostalgiaJ/70Spinnaker trimmer50th / 59
1 May 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisNostalgiaJ/70Spinnaker trimmer31st / 40
21 Apr 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1NostalgiaJ/70Spinnaker trimmer1st / 6
24 Oct 2020FBYC Offshore Fall series 3NostalgiaJ/70Skipper4th / 4
5 Sep 20202020 Stingray Point RegattaNostalgiaJ/70Other3rd / 5
8 Aug 202081st ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA AND CAPITAL DISTRICT FLYING SCOT CHAMPIONSHIPSNostalgiaJ/70Skipper2nd / 5
4 Jul 2020FBYC 4th of July Regatta - Long Distance RaceNostalgiaPortsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 14
31 Aug 20192019 Stingray Point RegattaNostalgiaJ/70Other1st / 6
8 Jun 2019FBYC Offshore Spring Series 4NostalgiaPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 11
27 Apr 2019FBYC Offshore Spring Series 1NostalgiaPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 9
1 Sep 20182018 Stingray Point RegattaNostalgiaJ/70Other1st / 6
3 Sep 20172017 Stingray Point RegattaNostalgiaJ/70Main Trimmer1st / 7
8 Jul 20172017 19th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup RegattaNostalgiaJ/70Alternate1st / 6
22 Jul 20162016 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubInstant KarmaJ/70Spinnaker trimmer11th / 18
29 Apr 2016Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016Instant KarmaJ/70Spinnaker trimmer36th / 43
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekNostalgiaJ/70Other21st / 83

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -57, #52,351.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 103, #33,045. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.