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Sailor · 2008–2026

Adam Burns

youngstown yacht club J/70J/22Melges 24

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Events
57

403 races · 112 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 20 of 57

Podium rate
54%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 71%–76%, 1,023 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Crew in J/88 · rating 569

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lori Burns

7 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 78% win rate

Best trio
Laura Weyler & Kris Werner

4 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kevin Morgan

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jack Huebschmann

Oct 2008 – Aug 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

2–27 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Robert Hughes

22–23 in 45 races

Best day
3 Oct 2025

3-8-1-2-6-1-1-3 · J/22 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 28

2017 Buzzards Bay Regatta · J/70 · 3 Aug 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Lori Burns — 7 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 78% win rate
  • John Goller · Atlas, Hijinks, Kraken, Moneypenny · IC37, J/111, J/22, J/70 20events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 27 of 148 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – May 2026
  • Chris Doyle · 1649, Moneypenny, The Jug 4 1, Zing · IC37, J/111, J/22, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 10 of 66 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Jan 2025
  • Gary Tisdale · First Today, Kraken, Pig's Ear, Pig's Ear (C) · Beneteau First 36.7, J/70 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 10 of 63 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Jul 2015
  • Lori Burns · First Today, Presto · Beneteau First 36.7, Melges 24 9events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 78% win rate · 39 of 58 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2013
  • Todd Hiller · Moneypenny, Pig's Ear (C), What? NoooWaaay!, Zing · IC37, J/111, J/22, J/70 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 64 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – May 2026
  • Robert Hesse · Lake Effect, Zing · IC37, J/111, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – Mar 2022
  • Kris Werner · Hijinks, Seaweed · J/88, PHRF handicap 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 25 of 48 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Will Harris · 1649, The Jug 4 1 · J/22 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Sep 2018
  • John Huebschmann · Escape, Moneypenny · J/111, J/22, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Jack Huebschmann · Escape, First Today, Moneypenny, Vitesse · Beneteau First 36.7, J/111, J/22, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

0336672200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWhat? NoooWaaay!J/70In the way11th / 33
3 Oct 2025J/22 North American ChampionshipWhat? NoooWaaay!J/22Skipper1st / 25
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaMoneypennyJ/111In the way8th / 10
23 Oct 20242024 J/22 World ChampionshipWhat? NoooWaaay!J/22Other5th / 48
2 Aug 2024LYRA Annual Race Week - 3 Day Course RacingMoneypennyORC handicapIn the way1st / 9
19 May 20242024 J22 Jack Rabbit RegattaEscapeJ/22Other3rd / 18
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaMoneypennyJ/111Tactician5th / 7
28 Sep 20222022 International J/111 Class North American ChampionshipMoneypennyJ/111Tactician8th / 8
18 Mar 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Midwinter ChampionshipZingIC37Helm4th / 7
3 Feb 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Lauderdale CupZingIC37Helm2nd / 7
19 Nov 20212021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Fall CupZingIC37Helm4th / 7
1 Aug 20202020 LYRA Lower Niagara RiverZingPHRF handicapIn the way3rd / 6
25 Jul 20202020 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubZingPHRF handicapHelm2nd / 4
18 Oct 20192019 J 88 North American ChampionshipHijinksJ/88Helm2nd / 14
31 Jul 20192019 LYRA Race Week - Freeman CupSeaweedPHRF handicapWatch Captain4th / 10
11 Sep 20182018 J 22 World ChampionshipThe Jug 4 1J/22Crew16th / 64
9 Aug 20182018 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaHijinksJ/88Other1st / 14
4 May 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisThe Jug 4 1J/22Watch Captain6th / 32
3 Aug 20172017 Buzzards Bay RegattaSavasanaJ/70Other1st / 28
28 Jul 20172017 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubHijinksJ/88Other1st / 13
6 May 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisThe Jug 4 1J/22Other7th / 27
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekHijinksJ/88Other1st / 5
17 Jan 2017Quantum Key West Race Week 2017HijinksJ/88Other1st / 7
21 Oct 20162016 Buzzelli Multi Hull RendezvousFlight SimulatorPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
23 Sep 20162016 Melges 20 North American ChampionshipWild DeucesMelges 20Tactician6th / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 526, #1,275.Helm rating across all classes: 599, #968. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.