Sailor · 2013–2026

Bret Liebmann

windjammers Melges 15 J/109 J/88

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Events: 7
Win rate: 29%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #376
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Cole Schweda
Best day: 6 Jun 2014
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Harper Liebmann · Bret Liebmann, ROCKET!!! · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 32nd · Feb 2026 – Jul 2026
Andrew Boren · Northstar, Razzmatazz · J/109, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2023
Teddy Berman · Northstar · J/109 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2014
Kyle McVane · Northstar · J/109 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2014
David Gustman · Northstar · J/109 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2014
Andrew Hopkins · Razzmatazz · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Whitney Kent · Razzmatazz · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Andy Graff · Exile · J/88 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Jacob DenBoer · Razzmatazz · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Luke Schumann · Exile · J/88 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	ROCKET!!!	Melges 15	Skipper	32nd / 50
11 Jun 2026	2026 Melges 15 U.S. National Championship	Bret Liebmann	Melges 15	Skipper	70th / 75
21 Feb 2026	2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3	Bret Liebmann	Melges 15	Skipper	54th / 127
3 Aug 2024	2024 Columbia Cup Regatta	Exile	J/88	Tactician	1st / 5
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Razzmatazz	ORC handicap	Leeward Runner	5th / 8
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Northstar	J/109	Main Trimmer	1st / 7
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Northstar	J/109	Main Trimmer	3rd / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	354 provisional	#5286 band 2403–10904	—
Melges 15 Helm	-39 provisional	#376 band 253–483	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-5 provisional	#54196 band 31805–73513	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/109 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 163
J/88 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 142

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	4 events	2 wins	beats 80%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2) · Tactician (1) · Leeward Runner (1)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−23 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Adi LaCroix	17	3–14
Teddy Bower	17	2–15
Cole Schweda	17	1–16
Doug Evans	17	13–4
Tim Sugar	17	3–14
Kevin Saedi	16	11–5
Donald Meyer	16	15–1
Peter Priede	16	14–2
James Murray	14	9–5
Nick Berkowitz	13	1–12
Colton Hibbard	13	0–13
Owen Kohut	13	0–13

Most-beaten opponent: Donald Meyer (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	34%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	43%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	1	0	78%

Boats

Bret Liebmann · Melges 15 · 2 events · 2026
Northstar · J/109 · 2 events · 2013–2014
ROCKET!!! · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2026
Exile · J/88 · 1 events · 2024
Razzmatazz · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI · 1 events
Merritt Island, FL · 1 events
Clear Lake, IA · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 354, #5,286.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -5, #54,196. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.