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Sailor · 1998–2026

Rob Bestoso

Handicap

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Events
59

352 races · 89 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 59

Podium rate
19%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–59%, 1,429 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
John Burnham

9–71 head to head in 81 races

Rival
Charles Beal

55–48 in 103 races

Best day
11 May 1999

1-1 · Jamestown Yacht Club 1999 Racing

Signature result
1st of 30

Jamestown Yacht Club 2011 Racing · Handicap · 10 May 2011

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Rob Bestoso.

Rating history

01673331999200320072011201520192023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Jun 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper5th / 7
12 May 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper15th / 22
17 Jun 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper5th / 8
13 May 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper17th / 25
18 Jun 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
14 May 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper14th / 20
20 Jun 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
13 Jun 2023JYC Tuesday Night RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper5th / 7
9 May 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper17th / 27
29 Aug 2017Jamestown Yacht Club 2017 RacingGreat RepublicanHandicapSkipper9th / 17
20 Jun 2017Jamestown Yacht Club 2017 RacingGreat RepublicanHandicapSkipper6th / 9
30 Aug 2016Jamestown Yacht Club 2016 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper14th / 25
26 Jul 2016Jamestown Yacht Club 2016 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper22nd / 25
28 Jun 2016Jamestown Yacht Club 2016 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper4th / 14
16 Jun 2015Jamestown Yacht Club 2015 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper7th / 13
26 May 2015Jamestown Yacht Club 2015 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper12th / 19
29 Jul 2014Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper20th / 29
17 Jun 2014Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper6th / 15
13 May 2014Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper10th / 21
30 Jul 2013Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper18th / 23
18 Jun 2013Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper5th / 17
14 May 2013Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper7th / 21
31 Jul 2012Jamestown Yacht Club 2012 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper26th / 31
10 Jul 2012Jamestown Yacht Club 2012 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper4th / 13
12 Jun 2012Jamestown Yacht Club 2012 RacingChairman ArafatHandicapSkipper1st / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 178, #21,661. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.