Sailor · 1998–2026

Robert Hitchcock

nbyc Etchells Handicap Etchells(Fri-Sun)

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Events: 66
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 57%
Best class ranking: #177
Longest win streak: 10

Most successful partnership: Kent Paisley
Biggest lift: Barry Allardice
Longest-running crew: Kent Paisley
Nemesis: Henry Frazer
Rival: Gary Gilbert
Best day: 2 Aug 2013
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kent Paisley — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Barry Allardice · USA 1185 · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 7th · Jan 2010 – Mar 2013
Timo Platt · Chemical Imbalance, Chemical Monkey, USA1105 · Etchells, Handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 41 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2016 – Oct 2026
Kent Paisley · Chemical Imbalance, Chemical Monkey, Tiburon, USA 1105 · Etchells 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2008 – Oct 2026
Greg Hefler · Chemical Imbalance, Chemical Monkey, USA 1105 · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 1998 – Jul 2026
Ben Newman · Chemical Monkey · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Cara Worthington · Chemical Monkey · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Dirk Kneulman · Tiburon · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Robert Allardice · USA 1185 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 20th · Mar 2013 – Mar 2013
Rupert Crighton · Syd · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
Meghan Corrigan · Chemical Monkey · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2025 – Oct 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 · 66

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Oct 2026	2026 Etchells Nationals	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Skipper	25th / 33
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Co-Skipper	7th / 18
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	Chemical Monkey	Handicap	Boat Captain	18th / 38
23 May 2026	2026 Marblehead Racing Association Season	Chemical Imbalance	Etchells	Crew	14th / 16
10 Oct 2025	2025 Etchells New England Championship	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Skipper	14th / 27
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	4th / 14
6 Oct 2023	2023 Etchells New England Championship	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	13th / 20
27 Jul 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	11th / 17
17 Sep 2022	Lobster Bowl Regatta	1105	Etchells	Skipper	2nd / 23
28 Jul 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	3rd / 15
4 Jun 2022	2022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	7th / 7
18 Jun 2021	2021 Etchells U.S. National Championship	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	11th / 31
26 Jul 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Chemical Monkey	Etchells	Other	1st / 15
1 Jun 2019	2019 Founders Regatta	Tiburon	Etchells	Helm	1st / 6
1 Mar 2019	2018/2019 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters Regatta	Proudest Monkey	Etchells	Other	33rd / 46
9 Feb 2019	2018/2019 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	Proudest Monkey	Etchells	Other	33rd / 46
5 Jan 2019	2018/2019 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta	Proudest Monkey	Etchells	Other	39th / 46
8 Dec 2018	2018/2019 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	Proudest Monkey	Etchells	Other	35th / 48
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	Chemical Imbalance	Etchells	Other	9th / 10
19 May 2018	2018 Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship	Chemical Imbalance	Etchells	Other	11th / 20
15 Jul 2017	119th Larchmont Race Week	Chemical Imbalance	Etchells	Other	15th / 20
24 Sep 2016	2016 Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship/Lobster Bowl Regatta	1105	Etchells	Skipper	2nd / 29
29 Jul 2016	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016	USA1105	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 13
22 Jul 2016	2016 Etchells Canadian National Championship	Syd	Etchells	Crew	8th / 12
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	USA1105	Etchells	Other	4th / 9

Titles

2017 Etchells New England Championship helm
2008 Etchells New England Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	269 provisional	#12237 band 7759–18543	—
Etchells Helm	244 provisional	#177 band 129–259	−0.3
All classes Crew	175 provisional	#17548 band 9463–30455	—
Etchells Crew	99 provisional	#552 band 296–922	−0.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

Etchells(Fri-Sun) · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 65

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	59 events	3 wins	beats 57%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Co-Skipper (1) · Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	57%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jeff Nehms	190	144–44
Rick Kaiser	156	105–51
Gary Gilbert	153	76–77
Patricia Stadel	152	122–29
Ken Womack	145	94–51
Buddy Cribb	131	54–77
Jose Fuentes	129	65–64
Chuck Poindexter	127	67–59
Chris Lanza	118	57–61
Ante Razmilovic	117	32–85
Jeffrey Siegal	116	33–83
Marvin Beckmann	115	39–76

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Nehms (144–44).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	39%
2025	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	77%
2023	2	0	37%
2022	3	0	60%
2021	1	0	67%
2019	5	2	55%
2018	3	0	29%
2017	1	0	26%
2016	4	0	63%
2015	2	0	16%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	5	1	69%
2012	1	0	79%
2011	7	0	61%
2010	4	0	58%
2008	4	0	50%
2007	4	0	42%
2006	3	0	54%
2005	3	0	72%
2004	4	0	72%
2003	2	0	83%
1998	1	0	63%

Boats

Chemical Imbalance · Etchells · 25 events · 2003–2026
Chemical Monkey · Etchells, Handicap · 11 events · 2019–2026
USA 1185 · Etchells · 8 events · 2010–2013
1105 · Etchells, Etchells(Fri-Sun) · 6 events · 2010–2022
Proudest Monkey · Etchells · 4 events · 2018–2019
USA1105 · Etchells · 4 events · 2011–2016
Etchells · Etchells · 2 events · 2011
USA 1105 · Etchells · 2 events · 1998–2008
Tiburon · Etchells · 1 events · 2019
Syd · Etchells · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 23 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 9 events
Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 5 events
Preliminary Results · 4 events
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Miami, Florida, USA · 3 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 269 (±143), #12,237.Crew rating across all classes: 175 (±203), #17,548. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.