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Sailor · 2017–2025

Brian Zook

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Events
13

57 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 2 of 13

Podium rate
39%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 41%–57%, 100 boats)

Best class ranking
#122

Crew in J/35 · rating 38

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brian Prokuda

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Grant Hilger & Terry Hart

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Scott Sowulewski

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brian O'Byrne Jr

Jun 2017 – Aug 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
William Wildner

1–38 head to head in 39 races

Best day
27 Jul 2019

3-1-2-2 · 2019 Level 35 Top of The Lake Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race · ORC handicap · 5 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brian Prokuda — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Brian O'Byrne Jr · Amante, Amante 2, Amante2 · J/35, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Greg Velez · Amante, Amante2 · J/35, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
  • Aaron Simpson · Amante, Amante2 · J/35, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2021
  • Terry Hart · Amante, Amante 2, Amante2 · J/35, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 12 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Scott Sowulewski · Amante, Amante2 · J/35, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
  • Timothy Ross · Angry Bird, Blackhawk · J/35, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
  • Steve Haley · Amante · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2019
  • Dennis Peden · Amante · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
  • Andrew Huston · Amante · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
  • John Schlund · Amante · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jul 2018

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

Rating history

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Event history · 13

Crew rating across all classes: 54, #34,602.Helm rating across all classes: 81. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.