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Sailor · 2014–2024

Charlie Bruss

pine lake yacht club X BoatOptimistE Scow

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Events
40

232 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
20%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–62%, 1,762 boats)

Best class ranking
#51

Helm in X Boat · rating 311

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Will Barkow

1 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Will Barkow

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Will Barkow

May 2021 – Jul 2022 · 7 events

Nemesis
Charlie Allen

16–63 head to head in 79 races

Rival
Sam Eckert

55–39 in 95 races

Best day
27 May 2022

2-1-1-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-DNF-1 · 2022 E Scow Season Series

Signature result
1st of 86

2020 ILYA IOD Championship · Handicap · 2 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Barkow — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Will Barkow · Bigwheels, Macht Schnell · E Scow, X Boat 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 26 of 68 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Trainer Rolfs · Charlie Bruss, Henry Ackley · E Scow, Melges 15 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2022 – Jul 2023
  • Mairead Bruss · Macht Schnell · X Boat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Blake Bence · Mach Schnell, Macht Schnell · X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2020
  • August Barkow · Bigwheels, BigWheels · E Scow 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 17 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Joe Gehl · Bigwheels · E Scow 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 17 of 31 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Charlie Allen · CHUCK E · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 86th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Burke Phillips · Macht Schnell · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Ted Bowen · BigWheels · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Riley Jensen · CHUCK E · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 86th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-24210244520152017201920212023Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20242024 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaCharlie BrussMelges 15Skipper59th / 62
31 Dec 20232024 Laser Championship SeriesCharlie BrussILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper10th / 11
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipCHUCK EE ScowCrew86th / 126
21 Jul 2023Pine / Pewaukee - E Scow 100thHenry AckleyE ScowCrew20th / 21
23 Jun 20232023 Melges 15 Training RegattaCharlie BrussMelges 15Skipper7th / 14
31 Dec 20222023 Melges15 Championship SeriesCharlie BrussMelges 15Skipper13th / 17
31 Dec 20222023 Melges15 Twilight SeriesCharlie BrussMelges 15Skipper5th / 14
21 Sep 20222022 E Scow Blue ChipBigWheelsE ScowCrew12th / 24
26 Jul 20222022 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper11th / 44
21 Jul 20222022 WYA X Boat ChampionshipMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper19th / 53
18 Jul 202218th Annual Xtreme RegattaMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper7th / 48
10 Jul 20222022 GLSS DinghyfestMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper15th / 73
6 Jul 20222022 ILYA E Scow InvitationalBigwheelsE ScowCrew2nd / 38
22 Jun 2022Quad Lakes 2022Macht SchnellX BoatSkipper6th / 31
19 Jun 2022TRAP 2022 - Senior FleetMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper7th / 23
27 May 20222022 E Scow Season SeriesBigwheelsE ScowCrew1st / 11
27 Jul 20212021 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper12th / 47
23 Jul 20212021 WYA X Boat RegattaMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper2nd / 55
11 Jul 20212021 GLSS DinghyfestMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper8th / 69
21 Jun 2021TRAP 2021Macht SchnellX BoatSkipper2nd / 29
28 May 20212021 X-Boat Saturday Championship SeriesMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper2nd / 6
28 May 2021X-Boat Saturday Championship Series 2022Macht SchnellX BoatSkipper1st / 3
2 Aug 20202020 ILYA IOD ChampionshipMacht SchnellHandicapSkipper1st / 86
26 Jul 20202020 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper4th / 48
24 Jul 2020X Boat WYAMacht SchnellX BoatSkipper20th / 66

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 257, #13,543.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 378, #4,409. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.