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Sailor · 2021–2026

Payton Brown

savannah yacht club Laser RadialSunfish420

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Events
25

171 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 4 of 25

Podium rate
36%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
25%

of boats faced (range 23%–28%, 839 boats)

Best class ranking
#187

Helm in Sunfish · rating 282

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Lachlan Duer

4–43 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Charles Usher

23–34 in 57 races

Best day
17 Sep 2022

1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-1 · 2022 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 15

2025 Melges 15 Fall Invitational · Melges 15 · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Jaden Reid · Jaden Reid · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Charles Usher · Charles Usher, Charlie Usher · Melges 15 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-1517937320222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 ASC Halloween Regatta224530Laser RadialSkipper1st / 11
14 Aug 20262026 ISCA Youth North American Championship5081SunfishSkipper2nd / 12
18 Jul 2026Firecracker Regatta5081SunfishSkipper3rd / 8
29 Jun 202659th Lowcountry RegattaPayton BrownSunfishSkipper5th / 20
12 Jun 20262026 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipPayton BrownLaser RadialSkipper41st / 49
30 May 2026Savannah ILCA D12 Grand PrixPayton BrownLaser RadialSkipper5th / 12
28 Feb 20262026 ILCA Southerns @ LLSC224530LaserSkipper13th / 20
18 Feb 20262026 ILCA Midwinters East ChampionshipsPayton BrownLaser RadialSkipper98th / 103
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyJaden Reid420Crew151st / 158
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Charles UsherMelges 15Crew102nd / 133
1 Nov 2025The 66th Midlands RegattaPayton BrownLaser RadialSkipper7th / 12
18 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 Fall InvitationalCharlie UsherMelges 15Crew1st / 15
13 Sep 20252025 C420 SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPJaden Reid420Crew23rd / 35
30 May 2025Savannah D12 ILCA Regatta224530Laser RadialSkipper5th / 9
19 Feb 2025ILCA Midwinter's East 2025Payton BrownLaser RadialSkipper132nd / 146
12 Jan 2025Sunfish Frostbite Series- 20255081SunfishSkipper5th / 12
1 Nov 2024The 65th Midlands RegattaPayton BrownLaser RadialSkipper6th / 12
7 Sep 20242024 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta224530Laser RadialSkipper3rd / 10
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaPayton BrownSunfishSkipper6th / 10
26 Apr 2024Savannah Yacht Club Sunfish SE Regional Championship5081SunfishSkipper27th / 36
2 Jun 2023Savannah Yacht Club D12 Laser Regatta 20236227Laser RadialSkipper10th / 13
17 Sep 20222022 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta5081SunfishSkipper1st / 7
25 Jun 20222022 Lowcountry Regatta5081Sunfish Midget (under 15)Skipper1st / 3
8 Oct 20212021 Halloween RegattaPJBSunfishSkipper2nd / 10
11 Sep 20212021 Pluff Mud ChampionshipPJBSunfishSkipper2nd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 285, #11,031.Crew rating across all classes: 12, #41,377. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.