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Sailor · 2011–2026

Rick Brethorst

island bay yacht club StarHandicap

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Events
18

86 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–48%, 533 boats)

Best class ranking
#136

Helm in Star · rating 166

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Tom Londrigan

14–60 head to head in 74 races

Rival
Mike Hecky

18–22 in 40 races

Best day
18 May 2025

11-2-1 · Tulip Tune Up

Signature result
2nd of 20

Tulip Tune Up · Star · 18 May 2025

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Scott Anderson · Eagle · Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2022 – May 2023
  • Hunter Brady · Eagle · Star 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Jerzy Sukow · 39 · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 61st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Jon Klerk · Eagle · Star 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Rick Babel · Eagle · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Michal Janowicz · Mari · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 29th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

012825520122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20262026 Star District 4 ChampionshipEagleStarOther4th / 7
16 May 20262026 Tulip Tune UpEagleStarSkipper6th / 24
2 Oct 20252025 Star Vintage Gold Cup RegattaMariStarSkipper29th / 30
13 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaEagleStarSkipper1st / 8
18 May 2025Tulip Tune UpEagleStarSkipper2nd / 20
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta39StarSkipper61st / 65
27 Jul 20242024 Star District 4 ChampionshipEagleStarOther2nd / 12
19 May 202471st Annual Tulip Tune-Up RegattaEagleStarOther11th / 22
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaEagleStarOther57th / 66
28 Jul 20232023 Star District 4 ChampionshipEagleStarOther3rd / 11
20 May 202370th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaEagleStarOther4th / 19
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBad HombresStarOther40th / 73
11 Sep 20222022 Star World ChampionshipEagleHandicapSkipper54th / 84
8 Jul 20222022 - 4th District Blue/Green Star ChampionshipEagleStarOther10th / 16
21 May 202269th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaEagleStarOther9th / 21
8 Jul 20212021 Star Great Lakes ChampionshipEagleStarOther6th / 14
22 May 202168th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaEagleStarOther8th / 25
8 Jun 20112011 ISCYRA Championship of the Western HemisphereStarGear.netStarSkipper8th / 34

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 191, #20,084. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.