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Sailor · 2008–2026

Colin Gordon

grand traverse yacht club Swan 42EtchellsInterlake

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Events
21

116 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 4 of 21

Podium rate
43%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 64%–72%, 415 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in Sonar · rating 242

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ben Kinney

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Senet Bischoff

Jan 2008 – Oct 2010 · 5 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

3–15 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Paul Zabetakis

14–14 in 28 races

Best day
1 Oct 2016

2-2-2-1-5-3-5 · 2016 Sonar North American Championships

Signature result
2nd of 37

2018 Sonar North American Championships · Sonar · 14 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 33 sailors

  • Senet Bischoff · KGB, USA1308 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2008 – Oct 2010
  • Glen Gordon · Glen Gordon, Three Rivers · Interlake 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2022 – Jul 2023
  • Ben Kinney · KGB, USA1308 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2008 – Oct 2010
  • Phil Lotz · Arethusa · Melges 32, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2012 – Mar 2013
  • Chafee Emory · Apparition, Arethusa · Melges 32, Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2012 – Jun 2015
  • Kenneth Colburn · Apparition · Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Jon Desmond · Apparition · Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Tim Fetsch · Apparition · Swan 42 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Charlie Simonds · Miracle · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Charlie Beven · Arethusa · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 2012 – Nov 2012

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

Rating history

-9156321200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Coastal ClassicSonar 360SonarSkipper1st / 5
30 Jul 20232023 Interlake National Championship RegattaThree RiversInterlakeSkipper12th / 23
29 Jul 20232023 Interlake National Championship RegattaThree RiversInterlakeSkipper3rd / 5
31 May 20232023 Interlake Thursday Night SeriesThree RiversInterlakeCrew7th / 10
25 May 20222022 Interlake Thursday Night SeriesGlen GordonInterlakeCrew8th / 11
14 Sep 20182018 Sonar North American Championships506SonarOther2nd / 37
30 Sep 20162016 Sonar North American Championshipsno nameSonarOther1st / 15
19 Aug 20162016 Ida Lewis Distance RaceMiraclePHRF handicapOther4th / 13
16 Jul 20152015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 NationalsApparitionSwan 42Skipper7th / 10
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIApparitionSwan 42Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 6
13 Jun 2015161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexApparitonSwan 42Other2nd / 9
12 Jun 2015161st NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)Apparition (IRC)Swan 42Skipper1st / 2
12 Jun 2015161st NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)ApparitionSwan 42Skipper1st / 7
2 May 20152015 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesApparitionSwan 42Skipper6th / 6
8 Mar 20132013 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekArethusaViper 640Other2nd / 18
30 Nov 20122012 Melges 32 Gold CupArethusaMelges 32Other12th / 14
2 Oct 20102010 Etchells U.S. National ChampionshipKGBEtchellsSkipper7th / 33
19 Jun 20102010 Etchells Long Island Sound ChampionshipsKGBEtchellsSkipper6th / 16
27 Feb 20092009 Etchells MidwintersKGBEtchellsSkipper22nd / 55
23 Jun 20082008 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA1308EtchellsCrew26th / 83
1 Jan 20082008 Etchells Piana CupKGBEtchellsSkipper22nd / 58

Crew rating across all classes: 83, #29,808.Helm rating across all classes: 293, #10,419. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.