Sailor · 2012–2023

Neal Burns

diyc Handicap PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 37
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 60%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Chip Merlin
Best trio: Kathleen Robinson & Chip Merlin
Biggest lift: Martin Zonnenberg
Longest-running crew: Brian Malone
Nemesis: Grant Dumas
Rival: Dave German
Best day: 19 May 2022
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chip Merlin — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Martin Zonnenberg · No Limit · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2013 – Nov 2019
Brian Malone · Chip's All In, Double Down, Merlin, No Limit · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2013 – Oct 2020
Chip Merlin · Chip's All In, Merlin · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Oct 2020
Robert Hobbs · Double Down, No Limit · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2013 – Feb 2015
Kathleen Robinson · Chip's All In, Merlin · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Oct 2020
Lin Robson · Katara, Merlin · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2018 – May 2019
Martin Burns · No Limit · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2015
Ron Hyatt · Fortissimo 2, Katara · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2019 – Feb 2022
Steve Liebel · Fortissimo 2, Merlin · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Feb 2022
Chris Watts · Merlin · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Mar 2020

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 · 37

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Sep 2023	2023 DIYC Thursday Night Fall Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
27 Jul 2023	2023 DIYC Thursday Night Summer-B Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
8 Jun 2023	2023 DIYC Thursday Night Summer-A Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
20 Apr 2023	2023 DIYC Thursday Night Spring Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
6 Oct 2022	2022 DIYC Thursday Night Fall Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
28 Jul 2022	2022 DIYC Thursday Night Season Series Summer B	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 13
19 May 2022	2022 DIYC Thursday Night Season Series Summer A	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 13
7 Apr 2022	2022 DIYC Thursday Night Spring Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 14
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Fortissimo 2	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 11
7 Oct 2021	2021 DIYC Thursday Night Fall Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
29 Jul 2021	2021 DIYC Thursday Night Summer B Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 11
13 May 2021	2021 DIYC Thursday Night Summer A Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 13
18 Mar 2021	2021 DIYC Thursday Night Season Series & Full Moon Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 14
18 Mar 2021	2021 DIYC Thursday Night Spring Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 13
10 Oct 2020	2020 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay Race	Chip's All In	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
12 Mar 2020	2020 DIYC Thurs Night Races	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 14
11 Mar 2020	2020 Miami to Eleuthera Race	Merlin	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 4
7 Nov 2019	DIYC Full Moon Series 2019-20	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	16th / 39
18 Jul 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Summer B Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
1 May 2019	2019 Antigua Sailing Week	Katara	Handicap	Other	7th / 8
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Fall	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Series (GF)	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 15
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Spring Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 11
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Summer A Series	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 12
2 Aug 2018	DIYC Thurs Night Series 2018 - Summer B	No Limit	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	332 provisional	#10428 band 6525–16174	—
Full-size sailing Crew	33 provisional	#43672 band 25969–60196	—

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	32 events	6 wins	beats 60%
As crew	5 events	2 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Pit Assist (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
George Cussins	75	58–16
William Terry	50	45–5
Siggi Brocks	50	47–2
Tarry Grimsdale	46	33–12
JA Booker	40	32–8
Dave German	39	16–23
John Poulson	38	19–19
Gordon Latrobe	36	22–14
Steven Lewis	36	32–2
Grant Dumas	35	11–24
Stephen Mitcham	33	26–7
Bob Kroetsch	32	14–17

Most-beaten opponent: Siggi Brocks (47–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	4	2	88%
2022	5	2	73%
2021	5	0	37%
2020	3	1	46%
2019	7	2	72%
2018	7	1	52%
2015	3	0	36%
2014	1	0	63%
2013	1	0	57%
2012	1	0	67%

Boats

No Limit · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 30 events · 2012–2023
Merlin · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2018–2020
Double Down · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2015
Fortissimo 2 · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Chip's All In · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020
Katara · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Tampa, FL · 25 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 7 events
Palmetto, FL, USA · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Clearwater, FL · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 332, #10,428.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 33, #43,672. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.