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Sailor · 2006–2026

Bob Kirkman

bayview J/120PHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
52

270 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 14 of 52

Podium rate
65%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–73%, 365 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in J/120 · rating 122

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Thompson

4 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Best trio
Dan Lorenz & Conner Kirkman

6 wins · 10 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brian Ginnebaugh

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Kirkman

Nov 2011 – May 2026 · 34 events

Nemesis
Dane Christy

2–12 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Michael Fozo

74–51 in 125 races

Best day
1 Jun 2013

1-5-1-2-1 · 2013 Bayview One Design Regatta · about 1 in 75 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2018 Bayview One Design Regatta · J/120 · 1 Jun 2018

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Thompson — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate
  • Mike Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 34events 10 wins together · 23 podiums · 29% win rate · 58 of 189 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – May 2026
  • Trish Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 19events 6 wins together · 13 podiums · 32% win rate · 30 of 109 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – May 2026
  • Lynn Kotwicki · Hot Ticket · J/120 16events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 38% win rate · 30 of 106 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Robert Ramirez · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 16events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 31% win rate · 26 of 99 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2025
  • Dan Lorenz · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 16events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 38% win rate · 27 of 98 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – May 2026
  • Tom Schulte · Hot Ticket · J/120, PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 36% win rate · 22 of 89 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – May 2026
  • Conner Kirkman · Hot Ticket · J/120 14events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 43% win rate · 30 of 98 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2026
  • Danielle DeLuca-Pytell · Hot Ticket · J/120 11events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 36% win rate · 20 of 75 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2024
  • Jim Thompson · Hot Ticket · J/120 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 19 of 40 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – May 2026
  • Robert Eger · Hot Ticket, Sleeping Tiger - South · J/120, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 28 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Dec 2023

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

Rating history

092183200720102013201620192022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 52

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Owner1st / 6
20 May 20262026 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesHot TicketJ/120Skipper2nd / 6
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Skipper1st / 9
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHot TicketJ/120Other1st / 9
15 May 20242024 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesHot TicketJ/120Other1st / 7
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceSleeping Tiger - SouthORC handicapGrinder1st / 8
4 Oct 20232023 Windsor Yacht Club - CHIMO RaceHot TicketJ/120Skipper5th / 5
16 Aug 20232023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - FallHot TicketJ/120Skipper2nd / 7
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHot TicketJ/120Skipper2nd / 7
9 Jun 20232023 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Other1st / 9
17 May 20232023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - SpringHot TicketJ/120Other2nd / 7
18 Aug 20222022 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesHot TicketPHRF handicapOther11th / 13
17 Aug 20222022 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesHot TicketJ/120Other1st / 6
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Co-Skipper1st / 8
27 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Other2nd / 9
18 Aug 20212021 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race SeriesHot TicketJ/120Other2nd / 7
3 Oct 20202020 Bayview North Channel RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapOther6th / 10
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Other2nd / 7
14 Jun 20192019 Cleveland Race Week - One DesignHot TicketJ/120Headsail Trimmer2nd / 7
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Other6th / 10
15 May 20192019 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Spring/Fall Race SeriesHot TicketJ/120Other2nd / 8
8 Jun 20182018 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceHot TicketPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Co-Skipper1st / 11
2 Jun 20172017 Bayview One Design RegattaHot TicketJ/120Headsail Trimmer3rd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 139 (±136), #26,473.Crew rating across all classes: 48 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.