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Sailor · 2017–2023

Brian Burgess

chicago yacht club J/88DF65Sunfish

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Events
23

151 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 5 of 23

Podium rate
52%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–67%, 216 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Crew in J/88 · rating 297

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Will Holz

3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Michael Rusin & Will Holz

3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Daniel Burns

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jordan Leahey

Aug 2018 – Aug 2022 · 17 events

Nemesis
Mike Bruno

12–25 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Andy Graff

56–56 in 113 races

Best day
10 Apr 2021

4-1-1-1 · 2021 Charleston Race Week

Signature result
1st of 15

2022 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta · J/88 · 26 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Holz — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Jordan Leahey · Dutch · J/88 17events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 24% win rate · 23 of 116 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2022
  • John Leahey · Dutch · J/88 17events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 24% win rate · 23 of 116 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Daniel Burns · Dutch · J/88 15events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 27% win rate · 23 of 102 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Michael Rusin · Dutch · J/88 13events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 31% win rate · 21 of 82 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Morgan Kinney · Dutch · J/88 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Will Holz · Dutch · J/88 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 16 of 53 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Aug 2022
  • Matt Clark · Dutch · J/88 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Alina Dix · Dutch · J/88 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Luke LeCoche · Dutch · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Connor Corgard · Dutch · J/88 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-33167367201820192020202120222023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaWindsongJ/88Mast7th / 8
20 May 20232023 USSCA Sunfish Southeast Regional Championship4433SunfishSkipper17th / 19
26 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaDutchJ/88Mast1st / 15
6 Aug 20222022 Columbia Cup RegattaDutchJ/88Mast3rd / 4
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoDutchJ/88Mast2nd / 15
4 Jun 20222022 Colors RegattaDutchJ/88Mast2nd / 13
13 Aug 20212021 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaDutchJ/88Mast4th / 11
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoUSA 903DF65Other17th / 21
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoDutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer4th / 12
5 Jun 20212021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS RegattaDutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer4th / 12
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekDutchJ/88Pit1st / 11
19 Sep 20202020 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRADutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 7
7 Aug 20202020 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaDutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 6
29 Jul 20202020 CYC Belmont Skyline SeriesDutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer1st / 7
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsDutchJ/88Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 7
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsUSA 903DF65Other1st / 12
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago903DF65Skipper9th / 14
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoDutchJ/88Mast1st / 5
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekDutchJ/88Mast5th / 9
15 Feb 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgDutchJ/88Mast2nd / 6
25 Jan 2019Mid-January J Fest 2019DutchJ/88Mast6th / 6
9 Aug 20182018 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaDutchJ/88Mast7th / 14
6 May 20172017 Cinco de Mayo Regatta4433SunfishSkipper5th / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 315, #6,860.Helm rating across all classes: 31, #45,470. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.