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Sailor · 1988–2026

Ian Brown

rcyc Ideal 18SharkORC handicap

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Events
62

341 races · 57 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 12 of 62

Podium rate
31%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 47%–52%, 1,369 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 280

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dale King

5 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate

Biggest lift
Dale King

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jay Nicholson

Aug 2014 – May 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Alecsander Tayler

0–25 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Jeremy Crowder

15–13 in 28 races

Best day
19 Nov 1993

1-4-3-7 · 1993 Etchells World Championship

Signature result
2nd of 78

1993 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 18 Nov 1993

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dale King — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate
  • Dale King · Atalanta, Dale King, Ian Brown, Ideal 18 · Ideal 18 11events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 46% win rate · 21 of 48 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2024
  • Jay Nicholson · Flirtatious, Ian Brown · Handicap, Ideal 18, Shark 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2014 – May 2026
  • Louise Cannon · Flirtatious · Handicap, Shark 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 12th · Aug 2014 – May 2022
  • Darren Gornall · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2017
  • Tim Denney · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2017
  • Doug Gornall · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2017
  • Andrew York · Golden Parachute, KA 194, KA 244 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 1988 – Jan 1991
  • Michaela Robinson · Courageous, Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue · 12 Meter, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Craig Pirie · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2017
  • Luke Galvin · Courageous, Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2023 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-1338329819891994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026RCYC OpenCelesteSharkCrew1st / 6
23 May 2026Shark Trillium 2026Ian BrownSharkSkipper5th / 23
7 Dec 20252025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Commodores Cup8415StarIn the way14th / 16
4 Oct 2025Champion of ChampionsFlirtatiousIdeal 18Skipper6th / 9
19 Jul 2025Lake Ontario Challenge CupIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 8
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaCourageousPHRF handicapIn the way4th / 5
14 Jun 2025RCYC OpenToreadorSharkCrew1st / 11
4 Oct 2024Champion of ChampionsIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper5th / 10
5 Jul 2024Torbay RegattaIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper7th / 7
26 Jun 2024Thursday Midweek Racing - Summer SeriesIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper1st / 6
29 Sep 2023Champion of ChampionsIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper5th / 10
16 Sep 20232023 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipIsoldeIdeal 18Other4th / 34
31 Aug 2023Royal WeekendIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper1st / 5
11 Aug 2023Jack McConnell Memorial RegattaIdeal 18Ideal 18Skipper1st / 4
21 Jul 2023Lake Ontario Challenge CupIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper2nd / 8
8 Jul 2023Harbour RegattaIdeal 18Ideal 18Skipper1st / 6
16 Jun 2023RCYC OpenIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper1st / 6
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaCourageous12 MeterOther3rd / 4
2 Jun 20232023 Annapolis - Newport RaceOakcliff Farr 40 BlueORC handicapOther7th / 15
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceOakcliff Farr 40 BlueORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 9
10 May 2023Thursday Midweek RacingIan BrownIdeal 18Skipper1st / 10
4 Feb 20232022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3SabotageJ/70Other54th / 55
27 Dec 20222022 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAIan BrownFinnSkipper4th / 7
17 Dec 20222022 Commodore Bruce Watters Club Sailing Championship RegattaSuss bussJ/70Handicaper5th / 8
18 Nov 20222022 J 70 U.S. Youth National ChampionshipSuss bussJ/70Handicaper3rd / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 298, #10,082.Crew rating across all classes: 106, #26,395. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.