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Sailor · 2008–2026

Bilafer Family

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapMono Hull

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Events
78

130 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 6 of 78

Podium rate
18%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 54%–57%, 3,716 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Carlsen

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Gus Arndt

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gus Arndt

Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 · 5 events

Nemesis
Hill Blackett III

3–24 head to head in 29 races

Best day
28 Oct 2023

1-2-2 · GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY

Signature result
1st of 29

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Carlsen — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Gus Arndt · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2022
  • Jim Carlsen · Free · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Jim Bilafer · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
  • Barry Danieli · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2023
  • Robert George · Kiri · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016
  • Rob Gewecke · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
  • Mike Bilafer · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

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

Rating history

-7428130200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 78

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFreeHandicapSkipper74th / 149
5 Sep 20262026 Jazz Cup Regatta 38FreeHandicapSkipper1st / 4
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37FreeHandicapSkipper34th / 74
31 Aug 20242024 Jazz Cup Regatta 36FreeHandicapSkipper44th / 73
11 Nov 20232023 - 2024 MidwintersFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper13th / 20
28 Oct 2023GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFreePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper13th / 29
12 Nov 20222022 - 2023 MidwintersFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper5th / 21
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFamily Hour ...TNGHandicapSkipper93rd / 159
29 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFamily Hour ...TNGPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
29 Jan 20222022 - Three Bridge FiascoFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper6th / 18
13 Nov 20212021 - 2022 MidwintersFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper9th / 14
31 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFamily Hour ... TNGHandicapSkipper43rd / 129
30 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFamily Hour ... TNGPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
4 Sep 2021Jazz Cup 2021Family Hour ... TNGHandicapSkipper41st / 60
24 Apr 20212021 RYC Intraclub SeriesFreeHandicapSkipper1st / 4
20 Mar 2021BIG DADDY 2021Family Hour ... TNGPHRF handicapSkipper51st / 94
14 Nov 20202020 - 2021 MidwintersFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPFamily Hour ... TNGPHRF handicapSkipper30th / 120
7 Mar 20202020 Big Daddy RegattaFamily Hour...tngHandicapSkipper21st / 74
7 Mar 20202020 Big Daddy RegattaFamily Hour...tngPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper7th / 19
9 Nov 20192019 - 2020 MidwintersFAMILY HOUR ... TNGHandicapSkipper6th / 20
26 Oct 2019Great Pumpkin 2019Family Hour...TNGPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
9 Mar 20192019 Big Daddy RegattaFamily Hour ...TNGPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 130, #28,482. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.