Sailor · 2012–2026

Robert France

leatherlips yc Thistle Handicap Day Sailer

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Events: 14
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 31%
Best class ranking: #271

Nemesis: Craig Koschalk
Rival: John Hutt
Signature result: 29th of 56

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Mark Hess · Peel · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2020 – Mar 2022
Tschantz France · 3788 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 26th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
Matt Pittsenbarger · Boat 292805 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
Tami Chapman · Bay Storm · Day Sailer 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
Curtis Hannah · Peel · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
Emerson Becker · Boat 292805 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 27th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
Kevin France · 3788 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 26th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	Damfull	R France	Thistle	Skipper	7th / 7
10 Mar 2024	2024 Thistle Midwinter East Championship	Boat 292805	Thistle	Other	27th / 38
14 Jul 2023	2023 Thistle National Championship	Robert France [Blue]	Handicap	Skipper	51st / 87
14 Jul 2023	2023 Thistle National Championship	Robert France [Blue]	Handicap	Skipper	28th / 43
4 Mar 2023	2023 Thistle Midwinter East Championship	USA 3788	Thistle	Other	26th / 39
2 Mar 2022	2022 Thistle Midwinters East	Peel	Thistle	Other	27th / 30
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	USA 3788	Thistle	Other	29th / 56
5 Jun 2021	2021 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship	USA 3788	Thistle	Skipper	27th / 34
2 Mar 2020	2020 Thistle Midwinters East	Peel	Thistle	Other	31st / 42
25 Feb 2019	2019 Thistle Midwinters East	3788	Thistle	Other	26th / 35
5 Aug 2016	2016 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Bay Storm	Day Sailer	Other	10th / 14
11 Jul 2015	2015 Thistle Great Lakes Championship	3788	Thistle	Skipper	30th / 41
13 Jul 2013	2013 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship	1842	Thistle	Skipper	41st / 57
15 Jun 2012	Thistle Great Lakes Championship	1842	Thistle	Skipper	28th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-55 provisional	#63774 band 42631–77844	—
Thistle Helm	-75 provisional	#271 band 207–333	−9.5
Full-size sailing Crew	-62 provisional	#52931 band 36453–62056	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Thistle · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating -69
Day Sailer · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -17

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	0 wins	beats 29%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 23%

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	77%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	29%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Hubbell	47	5–42
Mike McBride	44	8–35
Craig Koschalk	43	3–40
John Hutt	40	18–20
Kevin Bradley	38	7–31
Gerry Christman	35	28–6
John Baker	31	1–30
Edward John	31	28–2
John Howell	29	10–19
William Lawson	29	7–22
Jack Finefrock	29	1–28
Bill Kitchens	28	19–9

Most-beaten opponent: Edward John (28–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	0%
2024	1	30%
2023	3	37%
2022	1	10%
2021	2	35%
2020	1	27%
2019	1	27%
2016	1	31%
2015	1	28%
2013	1	29%
2012	1	21%

Boats

USA 3788 · Thistle · 3 events · 2021–2023
Robert France [Blue] · Handicap · 2 events · 2023
Peel · Thistle · 2 events · 2020–2022
3788 · Thistle · 2 events · 2015–2019
1842 · Thistle · 2 events · 2012–2013
R France · Thistle · 1 events · 2026
Boat 292805 · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Bay Storm · Day Sailer · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Cleveland, OH · 2 events
Powell, OH · 1 events
Somers, MT · 1 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -55, #63,774.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -62, #52,931. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.