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Sailor · 2011–2026

Brian Tyrrell

cbsc J/109J/105Flying Scot Some links uncertain

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Events
56

406 races · 98 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 15 of 56

Podium rate
61%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 61%–66%, 946 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Crew in J/105 · rating 728

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bobby Brooks

5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate

Best trio
Bobby Brooks & Tom Babel

5 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bill Worsham

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Worsham

Jun 2013 – Oct 2021 · 14 events

Nemesis
Kevin Welch

1–32 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Ted Herlihy

30–24 in 54 races

Best day
23 Aug 2014

1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1 · 2014 Sandy Douglas Memorial Regatta

Signature result
1st of 17

2015 Cedar Point One Design Regatta · J/109 · 16 May 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bobby Brooks — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate
  • Tom Babel · Rush · IRC handicap, J/109 14events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 36% win rate · 24 of 96 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Bill Worsham · Final Final, Rush · IRC handicap, J/105, J/109 14events 4 wins together · 13 podiums · 29% win rate · 28 of 96 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2021
  • Bill Sweetser · Rush · J/109 13events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 31% win rate · 22 of 97 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Bobby Brooks · Rush · IRC handicap, J/109 11events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 46% win rate · 21 of 76 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Ken Horne · Final Final · J/105 10events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 30% win rate · 23 of 68 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Kevin Funsch · Final Final · J/105 10events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 30% win rate · 23 of 68 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Greg Oczkowski · Rush · IRC handicap, J/109 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 15 of 71 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Ken McLean · Rush · J/109 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 10 of 55 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2019
  • Mike McGagh · Final Final, Scruffy! · J/105, Melges 24 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 11 of 42 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2016 – Mar 2020
  • Kurt Carson · Rush · J/109 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 16 of 46 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-4499100120122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026Al Morris RegattaBrian TyrrellFlying ScottSkipper3rd / 3
1 Jan 2026Results are provisional as of 10:20 on February 21, 2026173090PYSkipper10th / 15
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendLeading EdgeORC handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekLeading EdgeORC handicapMain Trimmer5th / 9
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapMain Trimmer5th / 9
24 Aug 20242024 Port Townsend Small Boat Regatta5472Flying ScotSkipper3rd / 4
12 Aug 20222022 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMutinous DogsPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 4
25 Feb 20222022 J/24 Midwinter ChampionshipBad NeighborJ/24Other25th / 32
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshipFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer3rd / 35
21 Aug 20212021 Sequim Bay RegattaAnd Then...Flying ScotSkipper1st / 10
1 May 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer2nd / 21
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer1st / 9
12 Mar 20212021 J/105 Midwinter RegattaFinal FinalJ/105Other2nd / 13
26 Feb 20212021 J 24 Midwinter ChampionshipBad NeighborJ/24Other12th / 29
13 Jun 2020Windermere RegattaScruffy!HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
19 Mar 20202020 J/105 Midwinter RegattaFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer1st / 4
1 Jan 20202020 US Sailing Championship of ChampionsChris ChambersHandicapCrew17th / 19
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019TurbulenceHandicapCrew15th / 29
26 Oct 20192019 J/Fest Southwest RegattaFinal FinalJ/105Chef1st / 10
5 Sep 20192019 J 105 North American ChampionshipFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer2nd / 18
23 Aug 20192019 Ted Hood RegattaFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer2nd / 17
17 Aug 20192019 Sequim Bay RegattaAnd Then.....Flying ScotSkipper2nd / 11
26 Jul 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadFinal FinalJ/105Headsail Trimmer2nd / 15
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekRushJ/109Headsail Trimmer1st / 8
1 Jun 20192019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatRushJ/109Headsail Trimmer1st / 16

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 1001, #31.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 281, #12,290. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.