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Sailor · 2009–2026

Pierce Barden

carolina yacht club LightningMelges 15Handicap

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Events
46

220 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 7 of 46

Podium rate
28%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–59%, 1,013 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Helm in Lightning · rating 329

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Doug Sherwood

3 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Biggest lift
Dana Beery

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kiki Barden

Oct 2023 – Jul 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
David Starck

11–43 head to head in 54 races

Rival
Stephen Constants

15–17 in 32 races

Best day
23 Apr 2021

2-4-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 · Ocean Series 2021

Signature result
1st of 15

2025 Melges 15 Fall Invitational · Melges 15 · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Doug Sherwood — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Kiki Barden · Festivus, Pierce Barden · Melges 15 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 31 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Doug Sherwood · 15548, Pierce Barden · Handicap, Lightning 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 19 of 54 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2022
  • Fred Strammer · 15548, Pierce Barden · Handicap, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – May 2022
  • Finn Bell · Festivus, Pierce Barden · Melges 15, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 11th · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Dana Beery · Festivus, Pierce Barden · Lightning, Melges 15 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 24 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2026
  • Jacob Usher · Pierce Barden · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Emily Aspland · 15548, 88 · Handicap, Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2013 – Aug 2019
  • Jay Smith · 15548, Pierce Barden · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Luca Van Der Schoot · Festivus · Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Parker Thran · Festivus · Melges 15 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-76192459201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Jul 2026Independence Day Regatta 2026FestivusMelges 15Skipper4th / 6
26 May 2026Sound Series 2026FestivusMelges 15Skipper4th / 7
16 May 2026Ocean Series 2026FestivusMelges 15Skipper1st / 9
1 May 20262026 Melges 15 East Coast ChampionshipsFestivusMelges 15Crew15th / 30
21 Mar 2026Spring Series 2026FestivusMelges 15Skipper5th / 6
18 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 Fall InvitationalFestivusMelges 15Skipper1st / 15
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipFestivusMelges 15Crew49th / 71
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853FestivusMelges 15Skipper3rd / 9
26 Jul 2025Invitational Regatta 2025FestivusMelges 15Skipper7th / 13
17 May 20252025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE DistrictsFestivusMelges 15Skipper4th / 20
18 Oct 20242024 Melges 15 & VX One Fall InvitationalFestivusMelges 15Skipper17th / 20
4 Oct 20242024 Thistle Old Salty RegattaPierce BardenThistleSkipper11th / 22
20 Sep 2024Board Bash 2024FestivusMelges 15Skipper4th / 10
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaFestivusMelges 15Skipper5th / 11
29 Jun 20242024 Firecracker & Melges 15 Regatta281Melges 15Skipper4th / 9
19 Oct 20232023 Melges 15 & VX One Fall Invitational AND Weta North American ChampionshipPierce BardenMelges 15Skipper9th / 22
6 Oct 2023Thistle Old Salty RegattaPierce BardenThistleSkipper11th / 17
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipPierce Barden [Green]HandicapSkipper53rd / 87
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipPierce Barden [Green]HandicapSkipper7th / 43
3 May 2023Lightning Pan Am Games US Qualifying RegattaPierce BardenLightningSkipper13th / 13
23 Mar 2023Orange Peel Regatta 2023Pierce BardenThistleSkipper6th / 17
18 May 20222022 Lightning World Championships15548LightningSkipper17th / 50
24 Mar 20222022 Lightning MidwintersPierce BardenLightningSkipper14th / 26
20 Mar 20222022 Winter Lightning Championship15548LightningOther18th / 37
5 Sep 2021Labor Day RegattaPierce BardenLightningSkipper1st / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 273, #12,264.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 4. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.