Sailor · 2011–2014

Bruce Broussard

Melges 20

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 35%
Best class ranking: #172

Biggest lift: Mark Foster
Longest-running crew: Clay Broussard
Nemesis: Michael Kiss
Rival: Daniel Thielman
Best day: 11 Dec 2011
Signature result: 19th of 39

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Clay Broussard · Velocity · Melges 20 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 32 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2011 – Jul 2014
Mark Foster · Velocity · Melges 20 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 18th · Nov 2011 – Dec 2013
Terry Flynn · Velocity · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 19th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2012
Dave Wright · Velocity · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Dec 2013 – Feb 2014
Matt Woodworth · Velocity · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Terry Flint · Velocity · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 18th · Nov 2011 – Nov 2011
Merrik Merrik · Velocity · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2011 – Dec 2011
Brian Kamilar · Velocity · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 30th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2013

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jul 2014	2014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race Week	Velocity	Melges 20	Crew	3rd / 6
6 Mar 2014	2014 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Velocity	Melges 20	Other	31st / 41
8 Feb 2014	2013/2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 2	Velocity	Melges 20	Owner	23rd / 35
11 Dec 2013	2013 Audi Melges 20 World Championship	Velocity	Melges 20	Owner	30th / 52
3 Nov 2013	2013/2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	Velocity	Melges 20	Other	41st / 45
13 Sep 2013	2013 Audi Melges 20 North American Championship	Velocity	Melges 20	Skipper	12th / 18
7 Dec 2012	2012/2013 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	Velocity	Melges 20	Other	19th / 39
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Velocity	Melges 20	Other	20th / 30
5 Mar 2012	2012 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Velocity	Melges 20	Helm	26th / 35
8 Dec 2011	2011 Melges 20 Gold Cup :: Event No. 1	Velocity	Melges 20	Other	21st / 40
11 Nov 2011	2011 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship	Velocity	Melges 20	Skipper	18th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Melges 20 Helm	-104 provisional	#172 band 125–196	−7.8
All classes Helm	-43 provisional	#59905 band 40097–73935	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 178
Melges 20 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 120

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Owner (2)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	73%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Daniel Thielman	69	29–40
Michael Kiss	68	10–58
Wes Whitmyer Jr	62	33–29
Russell Lucas	61	7–54
Paul Reilly	61	9–52
Rhonda Joyce	60	36–24
Marc Hollerbach	60	13–47
Robert Wilber	58	16–42
Anthony Tabb	56	14–42
David Pollock	54	26–28
Paul Currie	51	32–19
John Taylor	47	12–35

Most-beaten opponent: Tate Russack (31–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2014	3	40%
2013	3	29%
2012	3	38%
2011	2	45%

Boats

Velocity · Melges 20 · 11 events · 2011–2014

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 7 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Key Largo, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -43 (±216), #59,905.Crew rating across all classes: 178 (±223). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.