Sailor · 2021–2026

Derek Simms

dcyc J/70 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #975
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Bruno Pasquinelli
Signature result: 4th of 8

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Trevor Simms · Whiskey Business · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Apr 2026
Emma Cooledge · Whiskey Business · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2022
Max Manworren · Whiskey Business · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 15th · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
James Berry · Whiskey Business · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
Joe Sircely · Whiskey Business · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
Cynthia Encinas · Whiskey Business · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 May 2026	Wednesday Night Summer Series I	Whiskey Business	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
16 Apr 2026	Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	Whiskey Business	J/70	Skipper	22nd / 30
25 Oct 2025	Terlingua-In-Exile Regatta 2025	Whiskey Business	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
8 Nov 2024	2024 J/70 US National Championship	Whiskey Business	J/70	Skipper	15th / 18
22 Oct 2022	2022 J/Fest Southwest Regatta	Whiskey Business	J/70	Other	3rd / 5
3 Oct 2021	2021 J/Fest Southwest Regatta	Whiskey Business	J/70	Skipper	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	39 provisional	#43936 band 27845–61552	—
J/70 Helm	-32 provisional	#975 band 687–1188	—

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 45%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bruno Pasquinelli	12	0–12

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	42%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	18%
2022	1	0	50%
2021	1	0	17%

Boats

Whiskey Business · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2021–2026

Where they race

Seabrook, TX, USA · 2 events
Oak Point, TX · 2 events
Mount Pleasant, SC, United States · 1 events
Fort Worth, TX, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 39, #43,936. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.