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Sailor · 2008–2025

Tom O'Brien

gpsc PHRF handicapORC handicap12 Metre

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Possibly the same person: Tommy O'Brien (2016, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
40

125 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 40

Podium rate
38%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 48%–57%, 308 boats)

Best class ranking
#133

Crew in 12 Metre · rating 50

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Travis Pierce

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Jim Ularowski & Ken Friedman

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

Biggest lift
Pierre Brouillet

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Perry

May 2008 – Jul 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Grant Dumas

22–15 in 37 races

Best day
13 Feb 2016

1-4-1-6 · Helly Hansen St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta 2016

Signature result
1st of 12

Helly Hansen St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta 2016 · PHRF handicap · 12 Feb 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Travis Pierce — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mark Hanke · Bad Habits · PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Robert Abraham · Bad Habits · PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Micah Thompson · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 7 of 54 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Jim Clouser · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 5 of 52 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Dave Cryberg · Bad Habits · PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Wes Tone · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Michael Gold · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Oct 2025
  • Daniel Sweet · Bad Habits · PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Kim Krulek · Bad Habits · PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • John McMahon · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 4 of 31 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

-14087313200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Oct 2025SPYC 2025 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaWasabiORC handicapPit3rd / 3
6 Jun 20252025 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaIntrepid12 MetreHeadsail Trimmer1st / 2
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapOther5th / 13
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapPit5th / 11
24 Jun 20232023 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics RegattaIntrepidHandicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 5
9 Jun 20232023 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapTactician3rd / 8
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapPit4th / 12
8 Oct 20222022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiPHRF handicapPit1st / 7
26 Mar 202240th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialWasabiORC handicapPit1st / 7
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapPit3rd / 11
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaWasabiORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 6
9 Oct 20212021 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiORC handicapPit2nd / 7
31 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaBad HabitsPHRF handicapChef7th / 7
9 Jan 2021TTPYC 2021 Duwamish HeadHooliganPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 9
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgWasabiPHRF handicapPit5th / 12
9 Jul 20192019 International 12 Metre Association World ChampionshipIntrepid12 MetreHeadsail Trimmer5th / 8
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaIntrepid12 MetreHeadsail Trimmer5th / 7
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoJoie De VieBeneteau First 36.7Other7th / 11
7 Jun 20192019 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapTactician4th / 8
15 May 20192019 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Spring/Fall Race SeriesBad HabitsPHRF handicapTactician8th / 15
15 Sep 20182018 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapTactician7th / 8
14 Jul 20182018 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeSetantaPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
8 Jun 20182018 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceBad HabitsPHRF handicapTactician6th / 7
27 Apr 2018L Regata del Sol al SolWasabiPHRF handicapPit2nd / 4

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 270, #10,114.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -140. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.