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Sailor · 2011–2026

Sean O'Brien

ltyc J/70PHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
67

350 races · 51 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 14 of 67

Podium rate
40%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 48%–52%, 1,197 boats)

Best class ranking
#130

Helm in J/70 · rating 350

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
christopher McNally

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Tucker Sylvia & christopher McNally

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Erik bernstrom

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ryan Higgins

Jul 2019 – Jul 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Scott Sellers

34–121 head to head in 155 races

Rival
Polk Wagner

103–88 in 191 races

Best day
7 Jan 2023

20-2-2 · 2022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2

Signature result
4th of 60

2022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2 · J/70 · 7 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: christopher McNally — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Ryan Higgins · McFly · J/70 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 69 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2026
  • John McNeil · McFly · J/70 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 75 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Jeff Fisher · Boudicca, Boudicca - Gill Race Team · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 3 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Jacques Swart · Boudicca, Boudicca - Gill Race Team · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 3 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Richard Moody · Boudicca, Boudicca - Gill Race Team · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 3 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Ansley O'Brien · McFly · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 46 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Mar 2023
  • Mike Fleuette · Boudicca, Boudicca - Gill Race Team · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Scott Nixon · McFly · J/70 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 40 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Stephen Foraste · Boudicca · PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – May 2025
  • David Gerber · McFly, Narwhal · J/70 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-6016338520122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 67

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFlyJ/70Skipper5th / 7
7 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night SeriesMcFlyJ/70Skipper4th / 7
3 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 July ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Skipper1st / 5
27 Jun 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Saturday One Design SeriesMcFlyJ/70Skipper5th / 7
15 Aug 20252025 Ida Lewis Distance RaceBoudicca - Gill Race TeamPHRF handicapBow3rd / 3
15 Aug 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Skipper2nd / 5
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFlyJ/70Other1st / 12
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceBoudicca - Gill Race TeamORC handicapBow4th / 5
5 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 July ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Skipper2nd / 7
1 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night SeriesMcFlyJ/70Skipper2nd / 8
14 Jun 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Saturday One Design SeriesMcFlyJ/70Skipper1st / 6
31 May 20253rd Annual - Rhody RegattaBoudiccaPHRF handicapBow1st / 5
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBoudiccaPHRF handicapBow4th / 9
6 Sep 2024J/70 Corinthian US National ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Other9th / 24
1 Sep 20242024 97th CYC Around the Island RaceBoudiccaPHRF handicapBow5th / 6
16 Aug 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Skipper1st / 6
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFlyJ/70Other9th / 18
6 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 Mid-Summer ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Skipper2nd / 6
25 Jun 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night SeriesMcFlyJ/70Other2nd / 8
15 Jun 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Saturday One Design SeriesMcFlyJ/70Other7th / 7
4 Jun 2024J70 Corinthian Worlds 2024SEQUELJ/70 CorinthianCrew93rd / 109
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBoudiccaPHRF handicapBow1st / 10
5 Sep 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Fall Tuesday Night SeriesMcFlyJ/70Skipper2nd / 5
3 Sep 20232023 96th - Around the Island RaceBoudiccaPHRF handicapMid Bow2nd / 6
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceBoudiccaPHRF handicapBow1st / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 385, #5,453.Crew rating across all classes: 32, #38,133. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.