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Sailor · 2014–2026

Brandon Bedard

mcc PHRF handicapMelges 24ORC handicap

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Events
24

94 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
42%

42% win rate · 10 of 24

Podium rate
67%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–77%, 226 boats)

Best class ranking
#339

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 141

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Wendy Fischer

7 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate

Best trio
Wendy Fischer & Robert Wigny

7 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jeffrey Love

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kevin Brown

Jun 2018 – Aug 2026 · 23 events

Nemesis
Dan Berezin

15–29 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Mike Gozzard

15–21 in 36 races

Best day
24 Aug 2024

1-1-1-1 · 2024 EYC Open

Signature result
1st of 13

2026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Course Racing · ORC handicap · 29 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Wendy Fischer — 7 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate
  • Kevin Brown · Notorious · Handicap, IRC handicap, Melges 24, ORC handicap 23events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 44% win rate · 28 of 93 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Mark McGinnis · Notorious · Handicap, IRC handicap, Melges 24, ORC handicap 22events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 46% win rate · 27 of 86 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Robert Wigny · Notorious · Handicap, IRC handicap, Melges 24, ORC handicap 21events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 43% win rate · 27 of 89 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Jeffrey Love · Notorious · IRC handicap, Melges 24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 53% win rate · 22 of 42 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Wendy Fischer · Notorious · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 70% win rate · 23 of 34 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Neil Payne · Notorious · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Mark Donohue · Notorious · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Doug Laidlaw · Notorious · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Aiden Young · Notorious · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Anne Marie Shewfelt · Notorious · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-27251528201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Course RacingNotoriousORC handicapMid Mast1st / 13
28 Aug 20262026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Freeman Cup RaceNotoriousORC handicapBow2nd / 8
18 Jul 2026Niagara Cup 2026 @ NOLSC (Steak Dinner SOLD OUT)NotoriousHandicapCrew1st / 5
4 Jul 20262026 PCYC Open EventNotoriousORC handicapBow2nd / 7
6 Sep 20252025 Melges 24 and Viper 640 Canadian National ChampionshipNotoriousMelges 24Mast9th / 16
27 Jul 20252025 Fast30+ Event And 2025 8mR Exchange EventNotoriousORC handicapBow1st / 6
24 Aug 20242024 EYC OpenNotoriousPHRF handicapBow1st / 6
22 Jun 20242024 Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes CupNotoriousMelges 24Mast5th / 12
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceNotoriousPHRF handicapBow2nd / 11
12 Aug 20232023 Race To KingstonNotoriousPHRF handicapBow1st / 7
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgNotoriousMelges 24Mast3rd / 10
10 Sep 20222022 Queen City Yacht Club Open RegattaNotoriousPHRF handicapBow1st / 9
13 Aug 20222022 Race To KingstonNotoriousPHRF handicapBow5th / 12
9 Jul 20222022 PCYC OpenNotoriousPHRF handicapBow1st / 5
3 Jun 20222022 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGNotoriousPHRF handicapBow1st / 8
11 Sep 20212021 Ashbridge’s Bay & Queen City Open RegattaNotoriousPHRF handicapMast2nd / 7
10 Jul 20212021 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 ChallengeNotoriousPHRF handicapMast1st / 7
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgNotoriousMelges 24Mid Mast5th / 14
20 Sep 20192019 Melges 24 Canadian National ChampionshipNotoriousMelges 24Mid Bow7th / 16
16 Aug 20192019 Melges 24 North American ChampionshipNotoriousMelges 24Mid Bow17th / 41
3 Aug 2018133rd LYRA Annual Regatta - Course RacingNotoriousIRC handicapMast1st / 8
27 Jul 20182018 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubNotoriousMelges 24Mast3rd / 4
1 Jun 20182018 Susan Hood Trophy RaceNotoriousIRC handicapMast6th / 9
6 Jun 20142014 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceGriffinPHRF handicapGrinder8th / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 500, #1,621. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.