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Sailor · 2009–2022

Rob Butler

collingwood yacht club HandicapMelges 24Melges 20

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Events
77

478 races · 69 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 13 of 77

Podium rate
39%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (90%: 51%–55%, 1,330 boats)

Best class ranking
#25

Helm in J/88 · rating 183

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Larry Huibers

5 wins · 11 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate

Best trio
Larry Huibers & Sandy Butler

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

Biggest lift
Wes Pelland

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Larry Huibers

Jan 2012 – Mar 2020 · 16 events

Nemesis
Marcus Eagan

6–66 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Daniel Thielman

40–30 in 71 races

Best day
31 Mar 2018

1-3-2-1 · 2018 BVI Spring Regatta · about 1 in 49 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta · Handicap · 3 Mar 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Larry Huibers — 5 wins · 11 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate
  • Sandy Butler · Carbonado, The Lodge, Touch2Play, Touch2Play Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/70, J/88 24events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 21% win rate · 25 of 158 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Jan 2015
  • Larry Huibers · Carbonado, Touch2Play Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/88, PHRF handicap 16events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 31% win rate · 28 of 111 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Mar 2020
  • Keven Piper · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap, J/88 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 18 of 70 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Mar 2020
  • Martin Kullman · Carbonado, Touch2Play · IRC handicap, J/70, Melges 20, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 55 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2011 – Apr 2014
  • Pete Berridge · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 42 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Jim Egloff · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap, J/88 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 11 of 43 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Bastien Pouthier · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 47 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Hillary Noble · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap, J/88 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 43 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Mike George · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 27 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Twila Rosiewich · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

-421643702010201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 77

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Mar 20222022 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaWindwalkerHandicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 12
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceWindwalkerORC handicapNavigator15th / 18
18 Oct 2020Whitehouse Trophy 2020XtaseaPHRF handicapCrew21st / 24
5 Mar 20202020 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 10
27 Jan 20202020 Grenada Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
30 Apr 20192019 Antigua Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther6th / 10
29 Mar 20192019 BVI Spring RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 8
21 Mar 20192019 St. Thomas International RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther1st / 5
28 Jan 20192019 Grenada Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 13
1 May 20182018 Antigua Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 12
30 Mar 20182018 BVI Spring RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther2nd / 10
27 Mar 20182018 BVI Sailing Festival - Absolut Full Moon RaceTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 8
27 Mar 20182018 BVI Sailing Festival - Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay CupTouch2PlayHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
23 Mar 20182018 St. Thomas International RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapSkipper1st / 5
22 Mar 20182018 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks RaceTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 9
31 Jan 20182018 Grenada Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingHandicapSkipper7th / 11
31 Mar 20172017 BVI Spring RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther3rd / 10
28 Mar 20172017 BVI Sailing Festival - Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay CupTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther12th / 15
24 Mar 20172017 St. Thomas International RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther2nd / 8
23 Mar 20172017 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks RaceTouch2Play RacingHandicapOther5th / 11
17 Jan 2017Quantum Key West Race Week 2017Touch2Play RacingJ/88Other6th / 7
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekTouch2Play RacingJ/88Other2nd / 6
1 Apr 20162016 BVI Spring RegattaTouch2Play RacingVX OneOther9th / 11
26 Mar 20162016 St. Thomas International RegattaTouch2Play RacingVX OneOther10th / 11
7 Mar 20162016 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekTouch2Play RacingVX OneOther15th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 366 (±109), #6,284.Crew rating across all classes: 34 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.