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Sailor · 2012–2025

Bruce Cooper

lbyc J/70ORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
36

196 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 36

Podium rate
39%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–60%, 545 boats)

Best class ranking
#1010

Crew in J/70 · rating 139

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Eduardo Saenz

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Danny Bailey

Jul 2019 – Aug 2021 · 5 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

2–42 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Steve Wyman

35–32 in 67 races

Best day
31 Mar 2018

1-2-6-1 · 2018 Easter Regatta

Signature result
1st of 20

2023 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACE · PHRF handicap · 2 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Danny Bailey · Destroyer, USA 32 · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 19 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Steve Shaw · Smokin' J, Ullman Sails, USA 32 · J/24, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2014 – Aug 2021
  • William Bailey · Destroyer · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2021
  • Eduardo Saenz · Destroyer, Nimbus, NIMBUS · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Mar 2024
  • Jim Bailey · Destroyer · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2021
  • Charlie Bailey · Destroyer · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2021
  • Larry McDowell · Sapphire Knight · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2020 – Mar 2021
  • Daniel Geissmann · Destroyer, Pendragon · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2012 – Jul 2019
  • Tom O'Keefe · Destroyer · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Antonio Festa · Destroyer · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2020 – Mar 2021

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

Rating history

01783552013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Jul 20252025 JFestTeam ProMixedJ/70Skipper6th / 9
26 Oct 2024Goblin RegattaNIMBUSJ/70Skipper3rd / 9
13 Jul 20242024 JFestNIMBUSJ/70Skipper4th / 9
2 Mar 2024MEXORC 2024NimbusORC handicapOther2nd / 6
13 Jan 20242024 Fleet DaysSalen StuartPortsmouth handicapCrew8th / 15
2 Sep 20232023 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACELegacyPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 20
22 Jul 20232023 Fiesta Cup & Harbor 20 North-South ChallengeNIMBUSJ/70Skipper6th / 11
3 Sep 20222022 LONG BEACH TO DANA POINT RACELEGACYPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 29
19 Mar 2022MEXORC 2022supersonicoORC handicapOther3rd / 9
19 Feb 202292nd Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - ALYCJ105PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
11 Aug 20212021 J 70 World ChampionshipUSA 32J/70Helm46th / 61
31 Jul 20212021 J 70 Pre-World ChampionshipUSA 32J/70Other27th / 44
25 Jun 20212021 California Cup RegattaUSA 32J/70Other24th / 31
22 Mar 20212021 NHYC Cabo RaceSapphire KnightORC handicapWatch Captain4th / 4
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RaceDestroyerORC handicapWatch Captain4th / 4
5 Mar 20202020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceSapphire KnightORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer6th / 7
21 Feb 20202020 Islands RaceDestroyerORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 4
24 Jan 2020Super Bowl Charity RegattaUSA-32HandicapSkipper1st / 3
7 Sep 2019King Harbor Race WeekendUsa32J/70Skipper7th / 9
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceDestroyerHandicapMain Trimmer3rd / 15
27 Oct 20182018 Dana Point Harbor ChampionshipsUSA-32PHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
15 Sep 20182018 Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaUSA-32PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
7 Sep 2018King Harbor Race WeekendUSA-32J/70Skipper2nd / 7
21 Jul 20182018 Fiesta CupUSA-32J/70Skipper6th / 11
30 Mar 20182018 Easter RegattaUllman SailsJ/24Other2nd / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 258, #13,153.Crew rating across all classes: 355, #5,117. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.