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Sailor · 2000–2024

Tim O'Brien

prsa LightningHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
30

108 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 5 of 30

Podium rate
43%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (90%: 44%–52%, 473 boats)

Best class ranking
#239

Helm in Lightning · rating 94

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Sean O'Brien

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Scott Sellers

2–21 head to head in 23 races

Rival
Ali Ford

13–11 in 24 races

Best day
27 Sep 2014

1-1-1 · 2014 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta · about 1 in 18 by chance

Signature result
1st of 14

2014 59th Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race · PHRF handicap · 11 Oct 2014

Partnerships · 52 sailors

  • Ed Stacy · 15535, Tim OBrien, USA 15535 · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Sean O'Brien · McFly, McFLY · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024
  • Terry Mullens · Fitness First Sting, Icefire · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2002
  • Geri Hoefle · Hot Canary · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014
  • Ryan Higgins · McFly · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • John McNeil · McFly · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Mike Keyworth · Donnybrook · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2008 – Aug 2008
  • P Buckley · Icefire · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 18th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
  • Jeremy Lane · Fitness First Sting · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002
  • Bodhi Bykowski · 15535 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

-4561167200120052009201320172021Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFlyJ/70Bow9th / 18
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipTim OBrienLightningSkipper22nd / 42
9 Jul 202251st Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NYR/W/BSunfishSkipper33rd / 52
7 May 202236th Annual Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup Regatta15535LightningSkipper1st / 3
1 Jan 20222022 Lightning Dixie DistrictsUSA 15535LightningSkipper4th / 14
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)15535LightningOther25th / 26
24 Jul 2021Ray Wallace Wooden Boat SeriesLa VolpeHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
10 Jul 202150th Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NYUS21681SunfishSkipper57th / 71
12 Jun 2021Dixie Districts15535LightningSkipper8th / 17
1 Jan 20212021 Lightning No Gas15535LightningSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 2021Lightning Frigid DigitTim ObrienDivision 1Skipper10th / 16
1 Jan 2021Lightning Frigid DigitTim ObrienLightningSkipper10th / 17
23 Jun 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - J 70 Series and Championship WeekendMcFlyJ/70Other3rd / 9
28 Jul 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFLYJ/70Headsail Trimmer10th / 20
10 Oct 20152015 60th Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Gearbuster RaceRopeburnPHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
29 Jul 20152015 LHYC Clash of the ChampsRopeburnHandicapSkipper5th / 15
20 May 20152015 LHYC Summer SeriesRopeburnJ/105Skipper3rd / 4
11 Oct 20142014 59th Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal RaceRopeburnPHRF handicapOther1st / 14
27 Sep 20142014 The Philadelphia Cup RegattaHot CanaryPHRF handicapRunners1st / 5
6 Sep 20142014 LHYC Katrina & CYC Winkle CupsRopeburnHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
21 May 20142014 LHYC Summer SeriesRopeburnHandicapSkipper4th / 5
12 Oct 20132013 58th Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal RaceRopeburnPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
13 Jul 20132013 LHYC Stratford Shoals RaceRopeburnHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
22 May 20132013 Summer SeriesRopeburnHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
6 Oct 20122012 57th Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal RaceRopeburnPHRF handicapOther1st / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 162 (±154), #23,185.Crew rating across all classes: 46 (±182), #35,908. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.