Sailor · 2012–2026

Brian Hughes

cooper river yacht club Laser ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 6%
Typically beats: 20%
Best class ranking: #2567

Biggest lift: Stanleigh Phillips
Nemesis: Don Hahl
Signature result: 6th of 13

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Stanleigh Phillips · Frequent Flyer, FREQUENT FLYER · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Pedro Rodriguez · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Samantha Chiu · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Maggie Heilman · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Ian Brosnan · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Randolf Klein · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Cristina Jacob · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Wenran Lu · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Marton Neher · Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Peter Wingfield · Blur · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 - Moonlight Marathon	BLUE STAR	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 8
11 Sep 2025	2025 Rolex Big Boat Series	Frequent Flyer	ORC handicap	Crew	6th / 8
31 May 2025	2025 - Single/Double-handed Series	FREQUENT FLYER	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 13
31 May 2025	54th Jack Elfman Orange Coffee Pot Regatta	Brian Hughes	Laser	Skipper	4th / 5
3 May 2025	2025 SSYC Spring Regatta-Lasers & Sunfish	210865	Laser Full Rig	Skipper	2nd / 3
12 Sep 2024	2024 Rolex Big Boat Series	Frequent Flyer	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	9th / 9
22 Aug 2024	2024 ILCA Atlantic Coast Championships	Brian Hughes	Laser	Skipper	37th / 39
15 Jun 2024	ILCA District-10 Championship, Atlantic Ocean	brian hughes	Laser	Skipper	14th / 14
31 May 2024	53rd Jack Elfman Orange Coffee Pot Regatta	Brian Hughes	Laser	Skipper	18th / 22
3 Jun 2022	51st Jack Elfman Orange Coffee Pot Regatta	Brian Hughes	Laser	Skipper	22nd / 22
1 Mar 2022	2022 Laser Masters Midwinters East	210865	Laser	Skipper	39th / 51
9 Sep 2021	2021 Laser Masters' North American Championship Regatta	210865	Laser	Skipper	23rd / 32
27 Aug 2021	2021 ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast Championship	Brian Hughes	Handicap	Skipper	24th / 31
15 Aug 2021	2021 CYCCM MAYRA Laser, Laser Radial, C420 Championship Regatta	Brian hughes	Laser	Other	9th / 11
16 Jun 2021	2021 ILCA National Championships	Brian Hughes	Laser	Skipper	44th / 49
21 May 2021	ILCA District 11 Championships	Brian Hughes	Full	Skipper	11th / 15
24 Jun 2016	2016 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship	Blur	Melges 24	Other	18th / 28
2 Jan 2012	2012 Etchells New Zealand National Championship	Split Decision	Etchells	Crew	7th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-55 provisional	#61861 band 45808–73312	—
Laser Helm	-180 provisional	#2567 band 2241–2706	—
All classes Crew	-148 provisional	#59852 band 50067–63771	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Full · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -50
Melges 24 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 5
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -25
Laser Full Rig · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 54

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 23%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	69%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	22%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	23%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Don Hahl	42	7–35
Scott Williamson	36	4–32
Rob Emmet	32	12–20
Rob Hallawell	28	2–26
Mike Matan	26	2–23
Andrew Puopolo	23	0–23
Jon Deutsch	21	2–19
Patrick Wachholz	20	0–20
Mark Bear	20	2–18
Wayne Colahan	20	5–15
Peter Hurley	20	0–20
Peter Vessella	20	1–19

Most-beaten opponent: Frank Patch jr (10–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	14%
2025	4	41%
2024	4	6%
2022	2	12%
2021	5	22%
2016	1	37%
2012	1	25%

Boats

Brian Hughes · Laser, Handicap, Full · 9 events · 2021–2025
Frequent Flyer · ORC handicap, Handicap · 3 events · 2024–2025
210865 · Laser Full Rig, Laser · 3 events · 2021–2025
BLUE STAR · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Blur · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2016
Split Decision · Etchells · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Surf City, NJ · 3 events
Sequoia Yacht Club · 2 events
Brant Beach, NJ · 2 events
Norfolk, VA · 2 events
Kelowna, BC, Canada · 1 events
San Francisco, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -55 (±179), #61,861.Crew rating across all classes: -148 (±218), #59,852. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.