Sailor · 2016–2026

Talin Babikian

california yacht club J/70 Handicap Match racing

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #2436
Longest win streak: 5

Longest-running crew: Curt Johnson
Nemesis: Jeff Janov
Rival: Paul Castleberg
Best day: 10 Aug 2024
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Curt Johnson · Avet 2.01 · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 56 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−54 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2026
Paul Burnett · Avet 2.01 · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 56 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−54 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2026
Dylan Finestone · Avet 2.01 · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 22nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Lars Hansen · Avet 2.01 · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2023
Liz Hjorth · California YC · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Karyn Jones · California YC · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Julie Mitchell · California YC · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Steve Wyman · Avet 2.01 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Tatiana Mimbella · California YC · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Karla Reinhardt · Avet · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2026	2026 J/70 US National Championship	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	23rd / 37
25 Apr 2026	2026 JFest	Avet 2.01	J/70	Crew	10th / 12
6 Sep 2025	LBYC Mayor's Cup 2025	California YC	Match racing	Crew	3rd / 5
9 Aug 2025	WOW/WAH	Avet	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
10 Aug 2024	WOW/WAH	Avet	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
17 Mar 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
6 Aug 2022	WOW/WAH	Avet	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Mar 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 14
21 Aug 2021	WOW/WAH	Avet	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
11 Aug 2021	2021 J 70 World Championship	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	51st / 61
31 Jul 2021	2021 J 70 Pre-World Championship	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	36th / 44
25 Jun 2021	2021 California Cup Regatta	Avet 2.01	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	22nd / 31
24 Aug 2019	WOW/WAH	Avet	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
16 Jul 2016	2016 - Dave Wall Series	MISS DEMEANOR	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	20 provisional	#40177 band 29037–50420	—
J/70 Crew	-47 provisional	#2436 band 1741–2886	−6.6
All classes Helm	254 provisional	#13435 band 7238–23188	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Match racing · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 54

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	6 events	2 wins	beats 85%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 29%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (6)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	26%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	74%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jeff Janov	56	3–53
Steve Wyman	49	11–38
Tom Garrett	49	15–34
Pat Toole	46	6–40
Ryan Cox	46	10–36
Karl Herbst	34	23–11
Paul Castleberg	32	16–16
Rich Festa	32	7–25
Ole Eichhorn	31	29–2
Jim Murrell	29	8–21
Liz Hjorth	29	20–9
Thomas Tunberg	28	14–14

Most-beaten opponent: Ole Eichhorn (29–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	29%
2025	2	0	68%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	33%
2022	2	0	53%
2021	4	0	33%
2019	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	71%

Boats

Avet 2.01 · J/70 · 7 events · 2021–2026
Avet · Handicap · 5 events · 2019–2025
California YC · Match racing · 1 events · 2025
MISS DEMEANOR · Handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Womens Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay · 5 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 2 events
Marina del Rey, CA, USA · 2 events
Ventura, CA · 1 events
Santa Barbara, CA, United States · 1 events
Marina Del Rey, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 20 (±145), #40,177.Helm rating across all classes: 254 (±195), #13,435. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.