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Sailor · 2010–2026

Danny Lien

austin yacht club Ensign

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Events
25

81 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 5 of 25

Podium rate
40%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 52%–64%, 193 boats)

Best class ranking
#48

Helm in Ensign · rating 164

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Gamble

1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Richard House

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Gamble

Jan 2023 – Oct 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
George Dahmen

7–27 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Tom Groll

25–33 in 58 races

Best day
17 Oct 2010

2-1-1-2-2-1-1-4-1-2 · 2010 Fall Series

Signature result
1st of 12

2010 Fall Series · Ensign · 17 Oct 2010

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Gamble — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • David Gamble · David Gamble, Gravy, One with the Wind · Ensign 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Richard House · David Gamble, Gravy, One with the Wind · Ensign 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
  • Kent Winegar · David Gamble, One with the Wind · Ensign 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – May 2023
  • Richar House · One with the Wind · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Abe Gamble · Gravy · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Yolanda Ruiz · One with the Wind · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Yolanda Diaz · One with the Wind · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
  • Anne Prevost · Gravy · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-24124271201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20262026 Fall SeriesGravyEnsignCrew4th / 6
3 Mar 20242024 Opening Day RegattaGravy BoatEnsignSkipper3rd / 5
20 Oct 20232023 Fall SeriesOne with the WindEnsignCrew1st / 6
9 Jul 20232023 Dog Days SeriesDanny LienEnsignSkipper6th / 6
6 May 20232023 Summer SeriesOne with the WindEnsignCrew3rd / 7
10 Mar 20232023 Spring SeriesDavid GambleEnsignCrew3rd / 7
5 Mar 20232023 Opening Day Ceremony and RegattaOne with the WindEnsignCrew2nd / 6
14 Jan 20232023 Frostbite SeriesGravyEnsignCrew2nd / 9
26 Oct 20142014 Fall Series1358EnsignSkipper8th / 13
7 Sep 20142014 Late Summer Series1358EnsignSkipper7th / 12
19 Jul 20142014 Dog Days Series1358EnsignSkipper5th / 11
18 May 20142014 Summer Series1358EnsignSkipper6th / 11
16 Mar 20142014 Spring Series1358EnsignSkipper8th / 10
18 Jan 20142014 Frostbite Series1358EnsignSkipper1st / 9
20 Oct 20132013 Fall SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper4th / 11
15 Sep 20132013 Late Summer SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper4th / 11
22 Jun 20132013 Dog Days SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper7th / 11
28 Apr 2013Summer Series 2013Gravy BoatEnsignSkipper4th / 10
2 Mar 20132013 Spring SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper7th / 10
28 Apr 20122012 AYC Summer SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper1st / 6
15 Oct 20112011 Fall Series1048EnsignSkipper4th / 5
14 May 2011Summer Series RacesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper6th / 7
27 Mar 2011Spring Series RacesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper8th / 11
13 Mar 20112011 Opening Day RegattaGravy BoatEnsignSkipper1st / 6
17 Oct 20102010 Fall SeriesGravy BoatEnsignSkipper1st / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 178, #21,807.Crew rating across all classes: 158, #19,780. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.