Sailor · 2009–2026

Valerie Suzawa

byc J/24 Express 37 Merit 25

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 66%

Most successful partnership: Brandon Whitney
Biggest lift: Brandon Whitney
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brandon Whitney — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Brandon Whitney · BACKWARDS · J/24 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
Andy Newell · Petard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
Bob Walden · Petard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
Mark Schieble · Petard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
Ethan Priest · Main Squeeze · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
David Hamilton · MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE · Merit 25 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Gary Cobb · Petard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
Benito Sauceda · Main Squeeze · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
Garrett Koontz · Main Squeeze · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
Spencer Koontz · Main Squeeze · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Main Squeeze	Express 37	Pit	3rd / 5
30 Jan 2016	2016 - Three Bridge Fiasco	BACKWARDS	J/24	Skipper	5th / 7
31 Jan 2015	2015 - Three Bridge Fiasco	BACKWARDS	J/24	Skipper	3rd / 9
25 Jan 2014	2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco	BACKWARDS	J/24	Skipper	1st / 10
1 Jan 2012	2012 - Three Bridge Fiasco	MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE	Merit 25	Skipper	2nd / 5
10 Sep 2009	2009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National Championship	Petard	IRC handicap	Other	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating -36
Express 37 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -8

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	4 events	1 wins	beats 71%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 45%

Positions: Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2016	1	0	33%
2015	1	0	75%
2014	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	75%
2009	1	0	40%

Boats

BACKWARDS · J/24 · 3 events · 2014–2016
Main Squeeze · Express 37 · 1 events · 2026
MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE · Merit 25 · 1 events · 2012
Petard · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

JACKY · 2 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 2 events
California, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -36. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.