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Sailor · 2009–2026

Aaron Sturm

mbyc HandicapPHRF handicapWylie Wabbit

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Events
30

74 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 6 of 30

Podium rate
47%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 77%–82%, 799 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Wylie Wabbit · rating 214

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kim Desenberg

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Kim Desenberg

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Kim Desenberg

12–22 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Colin Moore

21–14 in 35 races

Best day
19 Sep 2009

3-1-3-2-2-1 · Totally Dinghy Regatta 2009 · about 1 in 11 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 95

2016 Delta Ditch Run - 26th Anniversary · PHRF handicap · 4 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kim Desenberg — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kim Desenberg · CHECKERED PAST · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2019
  • Diane Stratton · NastyR, Riskmaster · FT 10, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2013 – Sep 2023
  • Larry Schmitz · Tres Amigos, Wild Bunch 3 · Handicap, Wylie Wabbit 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • William Betzer · NastyR, Valkyrie · FT 10, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2013 – Jun 2016
  • Guillaume Canivet · NastyR, Wild Bunch 3 · FT 10, Wylie Wabbit 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2013 – Oct 2025
  • Tom Plumb · NastyR · FT 10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2013 – Mar 2013
  • Robert Wilson · NastyR · FT 10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2013 – Mar 2013
  • Greg Byrne · 24K · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Augie Sturm · The Bar-ba-loot · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Michelle Kasney · NastyR · FT 10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2013 – Mar 2013

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

Rating history

-20140300201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 202635th Delta Ditch RunWild Bunch IIPHRF handicapSkipper27th / 87
16 Oct 20252025 Wylie Wabbit National ChampionshipsWild Bunch 3Wylie WabbitCrew4th / 12
11 Oct 20242024 Victory 21 NationalsTres AmigosHandicapCrew5th / 13
3 Sep 20232023 'Long Distance' RacesRiskmasterHandicapSkipper6th / 13
4 May 2023TNTWILD BUNCHHandicapSkipper1st / 6
19 Nov 2022TURKEY DAY REGATTAAaron SturmHandicapSkipper1st / 3
30 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY24KHandicapSkipper5th / 6
17 Jul 2021HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 2 Huntington Lake, CalifWild Bunch IIWylie WabbitSkipper2nd / 5
14 Apr 20192019 Big Dinghy Regatta - Sunday Pursuit24Long CourseSkipper7th / 15
13 Apr 20192019 Big Dinghy Regatta - Saturday16HandicapSkipper3rd / 7
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper4th / 33
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper1st / 26
10 Jun 20172017 Delta Ditch Run - 27th AnniversaryThe Bar-ba-lootPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 92
1 Apr 2017The Border Run : Dana Point Course 2017ValkyriePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
28 Jan 20172017 - Three Bridge FiascoCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper9th / 33
4 Jun 20162016 Delta Ditch Run - 26th AnniversaryValkyriePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 95
30 Jan 20162016 - Three Bridge FiascoCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper23rd / 34
11 Apr 2015The Border Run : 2015 Dana Point CourseWild Bunch IIPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
19 Sep 2014Totally Dinghy Regatta 20148415Wylie WabbitSkipper11th / 14
31 May 20142014 Delta Ditch RunWild BunchPHRF handicapSkipper13th / 125
22 Feb 2014The Border Run : 2014 Dana Point CourseWild Bunch IIPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
8 Jun 20132013 Delta Ditch RunWild BunchPHRF handicapSkipper16th / 107
6 Apr 2013The Border Run : 2013 Dana Point CourseWild BunchHandicapSkipper1st / 9
16 Mar 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD RegattaNastyRFT 10Skipper5th / 6
27 Oct 2012Great Pumpkin 2012 - Saturday Buoy RacesWild Bunch IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 276 (±161), #11,689.Crew rating across all classes: 51 (±221), #35,025. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.