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Sailor · 2010–2026

Denny Blume

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Events
45

127 races · 18 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 45

Podium rate
69%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 52%–62%, 243 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Fish Class · rating 66

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Bill Culberson

6–22 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Mark Caraher

25–21 in 46 races

Best day
17 May 2025

1-1-2-6-1 · 2025 Spring Regatta and GYA Finn Championship

Signature result
1st of 10

Double Handed Regatta · Handicap · 17 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 24 sailors

  • Kathleen Robinson · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • J Lovell · Sheet Show · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Dan Pettis · Black Ice · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2010 – Apr 2010
  • Brian Malone · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Scott Mathis · Forerunner · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Dan Hultgren · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Carmen Hayes · Sheet Show · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
  • John Knoll · Black Ice · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2010 – Apr 2010
  • Scott MacGregor · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Miro Kaffka · Merlin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

-4064168201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Sep 2026Wadewitz Regatta27Fish ClassSkipper6th / 6
18 Jul 2026GYA Summer & Bobby Hankins Fish Class RegattaFlounderFish ClassSkipper1st / 3
26 Jun 2026Gulfport to Pensacola RaceForerunnerHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
13 Jun 2026Two-Bridge Farce RegattaFLOUNDERHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
16 May 20262026 Spring RegattaFlounderFish ClassSkipper4th / 6
18 Apr 2026GYA OpeningFlounder/ Fish ClassGYA MastersSkipper3rd / 5
4 Oct 20252025 Lost Bay RegattaZig-ZagHandicapSkipper1st / 2
27 Sep 20252025 Wadewitz RegattaFlounderFish ClassSkipper5th / 6
12 Jul 2025Mobile Yacht Club Summer Regatta and Bobby Hankins Memorial Fish Class RegattaFlounderFish ClassSkipper2nd / 5
7 Jun 2025Navy Cup 2025FLOUNDERHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
17 May 20252025 Spring Regatta and GYA Finn ChampionshipFlounderFish ClassSkipper1st / 6
2 May 2025GYA OPENING REGATTAFlounderFish ClassSkipper12th / 12
2 May 2025GYA OPENING REGATTAFlounderFish ClassSkipper6th / 12
26 Apr 20252025 Dauphin Island RaceSheet ShowPHRF handicapCrew9th / 18
2 Nov 202453rd JUBILEE REGATTAFlounderFish ClassSkipper4th / 6
5 Oct 20242024 Lost Bay RegattaZig-ZagHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
28 Sep 20242024 Wadewitz RegattaFlounderFish ClassSkipper4th / 7
17 Aug 2024Double Handed RegattaFLOUNDERHandicapSkipper1st / 10
15 Jun 2024PYC Two Bridge Farce RaceFLOUNDERHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
8 Jun 2024Navy Cup RegattaFlounderPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
18 May 2024Spring Regatta and GYA Finn ChampionshipFlounderFish ClassSkipper3rd / 4
7 Oct 20232023 Lost Bay RegattaZig ZagHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
29 Sep 2023Wadewitz Regatta 2023FlounderFish ClassSkipper1st / 3
23 Sep 2023Fish Worlds Regatta and Finn Gulf Coast ChampionshipFlounderFish ClassSkipper3rd / 8
19 Aug 2023PBCF Cruising Fleet Double. Handed RaceFLOUNDERHandicapSkipper6th / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 99, #36,033.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 168. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.