Sailor · 2011–2026

Thad Brej

lorain sailing yacht club Star PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 21
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #233

Most successful partnership: Tom Sessions
Biggest lift: Tom Sessions
Longest-running crew: Robert Teitge
Nemesis: Arthur Anosov
Rival: Mike Phinney
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Sessions — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Robert Teitge · 4, 8084, 8341, Bingo X · Handicap, Star 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2011 – May 2025
Tom Sessions · Q · PHRF handicap, Star 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Aug 2022
Terry Gibney · Compulsion, M · Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2015 – Feb 2016
John Salisbury · Q · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Ben Brej · Q · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
John Hunger · John Hunger · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2026 – May 2026
Richard Wilber · Zamboni · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Jul 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 · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	89th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 30th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	TBD	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
25 Jun 2026	2026 Cleveland Race Week Offshore	TBD	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
16 May 2026	2026 Tulip Tune Up	John Hunger	Star	Crew	13th / 23
9 Aug 2025	88th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 29th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Zamboni	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
5 Jul 2025	91st F.W. Roberts Race	Zamboni	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
18 May 2025	Tulip Tune Up	Bingo X	Star	Crew	18th / 20
3 Mar 2025	2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	4	Star	Headsail Trimmer	63rd / 65
15 Jun 2024	2024 Crescent One Design Regatta	BingoX	Star	Other	2nd / 3
13 Aug 2022	85th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 26th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Q	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 5
23 Jun 2022	2022 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore Regatta	Q	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
7 Aug 2021	84th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 25th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Q	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
4 Jan 2020	2020 Star Zag Cup Masters	Q	Star	Other	18th / 22
10 Nov 2019	2019-2020 Miami Star Winter Series - Schoonmaker Cup	8341	Star	Crew	15th / 18
15 Jun 2018	2018 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	Q	Star	Other	2nd / 6
8 Mar 2017	2017 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	8084	Star	Crew	58th / 69
17 Jun 2016	Cleveland Race Week 2016 - One Design Regatta	Q	Star	Skipper	5th / 7
6 Feb 2016	2016 Star Zag Cup Masters	M	Star	Other	15th / 19
12 Jun 2015	Cleveland Race Week 2015 - One Design Series	8187	Star	Skipper	4th / 9
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Compulsion	Star	Other	4th / 10
5 Mar 2012	2012 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	8084	Star	Other	53rd / 63
16 Sep 2011	2011 Star Centenial Regatta	8084	Handicap	Other	49th / 78

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-75 provisional	#53668 band 39067–61389	—
Star Crew	-76 provisional	#313 band 213–372	−4.8
All classes Helm	59 provisional	#40080 band 25357–57352	—
Star Helm	52 provisional	#233 band 137–354	−4.8

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	10 events	1 wins	beats 47%
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 28%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	18%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John MacCausland	29	4–25
Arthur Anosov	25	1–24
Mike Phinney	24	14–10
Jon VanderMolen	23	5–17
Mike Hecky	23	5–18
Augie Diaz	22	1–21
Tom Londrigan	22	4–18
William Swigart	22	2–20
Larry Whipple	20	4–16
Jim Buckingham	18	1–17
Bert Collins	18	4–14
Jerry Wendt	18	5–13

Most-beaten opponent: Aaron Smith (10–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	39%
2025	4	0	24%
2024	1	0	50%
2022	2	0	19%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	19%
2019	1	0	18%
2018	1	0	80%
2017	1	0	16%
2016	2	0	28%
2015	2	0	65%
2012	1	0	16%
2011	1	0	38%

Boats

Q · PHRF handicap, Star · 6 events · 2016–2022
8084 · Star, Handicap · 3 events · 2011–2017
TBD · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2026
Zamboni · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025
John Hunger · Star · 1 events · 2026
Bingo X · Star · 1 events · 2025
4 · Star · 1 events · 2025
BingoX · Star · 1 events · 2024
8341 · Star · 1 events · 2019
M · Star · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 6 events
Mentor, OH, USA · 4 events
Cleveland, OH · 3 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 2 events
Richland, MI · 2 events
Detroit, MI, 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: -75, #53,668.Helm rating across all classes: 59, #40,080. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.