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Sailor · 2009–2026

Gardner Horan

black rock yacht club J/105PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
31

205 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 31

Podium rate
36%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–56%, 369 boats)

Best class ranking
#78

Helm in J/105 · rating 293

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Taylor Moore

1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Taylor Moore & Brian Joyce

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Patrick Schmidt

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Taylor Moore

Jun 2019 – Jun 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Damian Emery

5–52 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Michael Curtin

25–29 in 56 races

Best day
1 Jun 2024

1-1-1 · 2024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat · about 1 in 27 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 16

2019 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound Regatta · PHRF handicap · 14 Sep 2019

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Taylor Moore — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Taylor Moore · Cush, G-Love AllStars · Handicap, J/105 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 44 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Brian Joyce · Cush · J/105 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 38 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Scott Chapman · Cush, G-Love AllStars · Handicap, J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Patrick Schmidt · Cush · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Evan Bienstock · Cush · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2023
  • David Bigelow · Cush · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 10th · May 2014 – Oct 2016
  • Adam Hayden · Cush · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 10th · May 2014 – Oct 2016
  • Scott Kirkpatrick · Boondoggle, Cush · J/105, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2016
  • Heather Kirkpatrick · Cush, G-Love AllStars · Handicap, J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2019
  • John Horan · Cush · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2011 – Oct 2016

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

Rating history

-4911728220122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jul 2026Yacht Scoring Yacht Club Annual Summer SeriesCushHandicapSkipper18th / 24
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekCushJ/105Other10th / 17
14 May 20252025 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 12
20 Jul 20242024 Sail Park City Regatta at Fayerweather Yacht ClubCushPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
1 Jun 20242024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatCushJ/105Other1st / 6
22 May 20242024 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther4th / 11
15 Jul 20232023 Sail Park City Regatta at Fayerweather Yacht ClubCushPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleCushJ/105Skipper14th / 25
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatCushJ/105Other3rd / 11
17 May 20232023 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther4th / 11
24 Sep 20222022 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/105 New England ChampionshipCushJ/105Skipper2nd / 11
18 May 20222022 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther4th / 10
18 Sep 20212021 Long Island Sound ChampionshipCushJ/105Other3rd / 8
10 Aug 20212021 Beach Point Annual Junior Overnight RaceCushJ/105Other3rd / 6
9 Aug 202154th Annual Regatta for The Dorade TrophyCushJ/105Other3rd / 6
19 May 20212021 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther5th / 9
19 Sep 20202020 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound RegattaCushPHRF handicapOther3rd / 16
8 Jul 20202020 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
14 Sep 20192019 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound RegattaCushPHRF handicapOther2nd / 16
6 Jul 20192019 Sunburn SeriesG-Love AllStarsHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
5 Jun 20192019 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesCushPHRF handicapOther6th / 14
1 Jun 20192019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatCushJ/105Other5th / 8
20 Oct 20162016 Stella Artois J 105 North American ChampionshipsCushJ/105Skipper24th / 37
4 Jun 20162016 Cedar Point One Design RegattaCushJ/105Other10th / 15
31 May 20142014 Cedar Point One Design RegattaCushJ/105Other10th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 237 (±112), #14,924.Crew rating across all classes: 65 (±236). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.