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Sailor · 2008–2024

Russ Atkinson

north cape yacht club PHRF handicapJ/30Hobie 33

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Events
30

88 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 9 of 30

Podium rate
60%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–72%, 227 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in J/30 · rating 238

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mike Iverson

5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate

Best trio
Nathan Derry & Zack Rush

3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Benz Faget

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nathan Derry

Jun 2008 – Jun 2022 · 10 events

Nemesis
Scott Tonguis

1–13 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Sumner Parker

18–12 in 30 races

Best day
20 Sep 2019

4-3-1-1 · 2019 J 30 North American Championship · about 1 in 142 by chance

Signature result
1st of 15

2022 J/30 North American Championship · J/30 · 23 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Iverson — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate
  • Mike Iverson · Quixotic, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 11events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 46% win rate · 8 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Sep 2022
  • Nathan Derry · Blitzkrieg, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 17 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2022
  • Zack Rush · Quixotic, wildcat, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 6 of 22 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Jun 2022
  • Matthew Schaedler · Blitzkrieg, Quixotic, wildcat, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 9 of 33 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Sep 2022
  • Bruce Huddleston · Bandit, Wildcat · Hobie 33, J/30, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Apr 2023
  • John Jansen · Wildcat · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2010 – Jun 2013
  • Benz Faget · Quixotic, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 10 of 24 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Sep 2022
  • Brian Little · Bandit, Wildcat · Hobie 33, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Apr 2023
  • Ethan Taylor · Blitzkrieg, Wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Steve Morrow · Blitzkrieg, wildcat · J/30, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2016 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

-4675195200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther7th / 8
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekBanditHobie 33Rush Chairman3rd / 5
23 Sep 20222022 J/30 North American ChampionshipWildcatJ/30In the way1st / 15
10 Jun 20222022 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
10 Jun 20212021 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
23 Jan 20202020 Lauderdale to Key West RaceBlitzkriegPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 4
20 Sep 20192019 J 30 North American ChampionshipWildcatJ/30Other2nd / 15
7 Jun 20192019 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekBlind FaithJ/80Other4th / 4
8 Jun 20182018 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBlitzkriegPHRF handicapRush Chairman6th / 9
1 Jun 20182018 Cedar Point One Design RegattaWildcatJ/30Other1st / 8
19 Oct 2017J/30 Sugar Bowl North American ChampionshipwildcatJ/30Skipper3rd / 8
23 Sep 20162016 J/30 North American ChampionshipwildcatJ/30Owner9th / 19
10 Jun 20162016 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceQuixoticPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
10 Feb 20162016 Miami to Havana RaceQuixoticPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 9
5 Jun 20152015 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
12 Sep 20142014 J 30 North American ChampionshipWildcatJ/30Other13th / 13
6 Jun 20142014 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
7 Jun 20132013 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 9
3 Aug 20122012 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaWildcatPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
1 Aug 20122012 I-LYA Deepwater / SteeplechaseWildcatPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
8 Jun 20122012 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
5 Aug 20112011 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaWildcatPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
4 Aug 20112011 I-LYA Deepwater / SteeplechaseWildcatPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
10 Jun 20112011 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceWildcatPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 153 (±160), #24,429.Crew rating across all classes: -46 (±198), #50,113. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.