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Sailor · 2011–2026

Gene Cochran

c22 fleet 38 Catalina 22HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
14

43 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
43%

43% win rate · 6 of 14

Podium rate
50%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 52%–66%, 126 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in Catalina 22 · rating 232

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Randy Pawlowski

5–8 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Brad Ruffe

14–12 in 26 races

Best day
13 Jan 2024

4-3-1-1-1-2 · 2024 Space Coast Rocket Regatta

Signature result
1st of 19

'Fun n Sun' The Legend Returns · Catalina 22 · 18 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 9 sailors

  • Richard Ashley · Osprey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Dan Peckham · Osprey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Garrett Regner · Wharf Rat · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Joe Smith · Osprey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Keith Knapp · Osprey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Larry Millikan · Game Over · Catalina 22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Al Pavonka · Game Over · Catalina 22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Chris Woolsey · Osprey · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Patrick Dorsch · Wharf Rat · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-1045922220122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 20262026 CATALINA22 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPGame OverCatalina 22Skipper26th / 27
21 Mar 2026Mount Dora Yacht Club 73rd RegattaGame OverCatalina 22Skipper4th / 7
30 Jan 2026'Fun n Sun' RegattaGame OverCatalina 22Skipper7th / 16
1 Nov 202554th JUBILEE REGATTAGame OverCatalina 22Skipper1st / 8
23 Aug 2025Dillon Open Regatta 2025Wharf RatPHRF handicapCrew1st / 13
17 May 20252025 59th Brevard ChallengeGame OverHandicapSkipper5th / 5
5 Apr 20252025 Catalina 22 Florida State ChampionshipGame OverCatalina 22Skipper4th / 6
15 Mar 2025Lake Monroe Sailing Association Southern ChallengeGameOverC22Skipper2nd / 5
18 Jan 2025'Fun n Sun' The Legend ReturnsGame OverCatalina 22Skipper1st / 19
18 May 20242024 59th Brevard ChallengeGameOverHandicapSkipper1st / 10
13 Jan 20242024 Space Coast Rocket RegattaGame OverCatalina 22Skipper1st / 9
30 Sep 20237th Annual Bear Island RegattaGame OverHandicapSkipper4th / 5
3 Dec 20212021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceOspreyORC handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 2
13 Aug 2011Treasure Coast Series #2 (LASER REGATTA)41199ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper8th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 222, #16,817.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 31. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.