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Sailor · 2009–2026

Joe Friebele

ssa Lightning

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Events
27

92 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
26%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
34%

of boats faced (range 30%–39%, 300 boats)

Best class ranking
#294

Helm in Lightning · rating 51

Most successful partnership
Alister Thompson

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Kim Studeman & Alister Thompson

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Robbie Daniel

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robbie Daniel

Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
William Cabrall

19–42 head to head in 67 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

1-2-1-1 · 2026 Lightning Summer Series

Signature result
1st of 5

2026 Lightning Summer Series · Lightning · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alister Thompson — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kim Studeman · 15425, Joe Friebele · Lightning 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 37 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Dave Friebele · 15425, Joe Friebele · Lightning 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2023
  • Robbie Daniel · 15425 · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2024
  • Alister Thompson · 15425 · Lightning 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Elaine Friebele · 15425 · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
  • Eric Johnson · 15425 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Cathy Cottell · 15425 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Bob Daniels · Joe Friebele · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Ryan Barone · none · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 22nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Jonathan Lange · 15425 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

-89-578201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisnoneLightningSkipper22nd / 24
1 Jan 20262026 Lighting Spring Regatta15425LightningSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 20262026 Lightning Fall Series15425LightningSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 20262026 Lightning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Fall Series15425LightningSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Spring Series15425LightningSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 20242024 Li Fall series15425LightningSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 20242024 Lighning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 20242024 Lightning No Gas15425LightningSkipper5th / 15
1 Jan 20232023 Lightning Frigid Digit15425LightningSkipper9th / 17
1 Jan 20232023 Lightning No Gas15425LightningSkipper9th / 11
1 Jan 20232023 Lightning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2023Lightning Spring Series15425LightningSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 20222022 Lightning Dixie Districts15425LightningSkipper15th / 16
1 Jan 20222022 Lightning Frigid DigitJoe FriebeleLightningSkipper10th / 17
1 Jan 20222022 Lightning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 20212021 Lightning No Gas15425LightningSkipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 2021Lighning Fall Series15425LightningSkipper5th / 5
1 Jan 2021Lightning Summer Series15425LightningSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 20202020 Lightning Fall Series15425LightningSkipper4th / 9
1 Jan 20202020 Lightning Frigid Digit15425LightningSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 20202020 Lightning Frigid Digit WEATHER MARK CHALLENGE15425LightningSkipper13th / 17
1 Jan 20192019 Lightning Fall SeriesJoe FriebeleLightningSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 20192019 Lightning Frigid Digit15425LightningSkipper11th / 25

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 43, #44,264. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.