Sailor · 2014–2026

Brandon Holton

ssyc Lightning

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #218
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Doug Steffenson
Nemesis: Thomas Allen
Best day: 2 Jun 2026
Signature result: 3rd of 9

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Doug Steffenson · Hobbes, Mermaid, STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
Jonas Andersson · Mermaid, STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 28th · Aug 2014 – Jun 2019
Alex Lulewicz · Hobbes · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Jackson Holton · Hobbes · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2022 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning North American Championship	Hobbes	Lightning	Bow	48th / 57
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Hobbes	Lightning	Bow	9th / 14
2 Jun 2026	Tuesday Night One Design 2026	HotFlash	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 9
12 Jul 2025	Lightning & VX One Regatta 2025	Hot Flash	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 8
18 Jun 2025	Lightning World Championship	Hobbes	Lightning	Bow	33rd / 40
10 Jun 2025	SSYC One Design Racing Series 2025	Hot Flash	Lightning	Skipper	5th / 9
11 Nov 2022	Bluenose Regatta	Hobbes	Lightning	Crew	11th / 16
14 Jun 2019	Lightning Class World Championship 2019	STEFFENSON DOUG	Lightning	Crew	40th / 49
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	STEFFENSON DOUG	Lightning	Crew	34th / 49
14 Aug 2014	2014 Lightning North American Championships	Mermaid	Lightning	Other	28th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-157 provisional	#61271 band 51672–64845	—
Lightning Crew	-169 provisional	#600 band 513–638	−7.5
All classes Helm	115 provisional	#31048 band 18274–48736	—
Lightning Helm	106 provisional	#218 band 129–353	−7.5

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 61%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 25%

Positions: Bow (3)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	63%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	21%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Starck	34	2–32
Thomas Allen	34	1–33
Eric Larson	28	20–8
Felipe Robles	28	0–28
Joshua Goldman	28	0–28
Gustavo Tamayo	28	1–27
Angelos Vasilas	20	3–17
Sakari Pesola	20	4–16
Steven Davis	20	0–20
Ian Edwards	20	6–14
Brad Wagnon	20	2–18
Matti Aalto	20	1–19

Most-beaten opponent: Beatrice Lazarski (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	43%
2025	3	42%
2022	1	33%
2019	2	25%
2014	1	21%

Boats

Hobbes · Lightning · 4 events · 2022–2026
Hot Flash · Lightning · 2 events · 2025
STEFFENSON DOUG · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
HotFlash · Lightning · 1 events · 2026
Mermaid · Lightning · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Milwaukee, WI · 3 events
Unknown · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Old Hickory, TN · 1 events
Voula, ATTICA, Greece · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: -157, #61,271.Helm rating across all classes: 115, #31,048. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.