Sailor · 2011–2026

Brian Kitchin

lhyc Thistle MC Scow E Scow

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Events: 19
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 73%
Best class ranking: #46
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Doug Kitchin
Nemesis: Chris Murphy
Rival: Brian Joyce
Best day: 14 Jul 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 36

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Doug Kitchin · Chaos, Greyhound, MurphE's Law, Zugzwang · E Scow, Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Sep 2023
Riley Kitchin · Greyhound, Lloyd Kitchin, NJ · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Jul 2026
Lloyd Kitchin · Lloyd Kitchin, NJ · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
Patrick Flinn · Chaos, MurphE's Law · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – May 2022
Charles Kreitler · Mojo · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Teddy Martin · MurphE's Law · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Catia Kitchin · Ing 1 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Trevor Kitchin · Greyhound · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2023
Grace Murphy · Greyhound · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Mike Ingham · Ing 1 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	NJ	Thistle	Skipper	14th / 57
11 Jul 2026	2026 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship and NE Districts	NJ	Thistle	Skipper	16th / 25
27 Sep 2024	2024 CPYC Thistle Fontelieu Regatta- Fall Series	Lloyd Kitchin	Thistle	Crew	2nd / 14
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	Ing 1	Thistle	Other	2nd / 36
29 Sep 2023	2023 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	Greyhound	Thistle	Skipper	2nd / 8
19 May 2023	Kitchin Memorial Regatta / NJ & LIS District Championships	Greyhound	Thistle	Skipper	6th / 17
22 Sep 2022	2022 MCSA National Championship	Brian Kitchin	MC Scow	Skipper	12th / 84
20 May 2022	LHYC Spring Regatta	Chaos	E Scow	Skipper	3rd / 9
1 Oct 2021	Green Island Cup Regatta	Brian Kitchin	MC Scow	Skipper	5th / 33
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	Greyhound	Thistle	Other	13th / 40
17 Jul 2021	2021 Thistle Class Atlantic Coast Championship	Greyhound	Thistle	Other	19th / 22
26 Jun 2021	2021 June Invitational	Greyhound	Thistle	Other	4th / 16
27 Sep 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Zugzwang	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 14
8 Jun 2019	Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	Zugzwang	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 24
30 Jun 2018	2018 Thistle Great Lakes Championships	Mojo	Thistle	Other	12th / 36
1 Jun 2018	2018 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Zugzwang	Thistle	Other	15th / 34
4 Aug 2017	2017 Eastern Class E Scow Association Championship Regatta	MurphE's Law	E Scow	Other	18th / 35
14 Jul 2012	2012 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	3785	Thistle	Skipper	4th / 35
11 Jun 2011	NJ/LIS Thistle Districts	3785	Thistle	Skipper	10th / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	392 provisional	#5353 band 2601–10454	—
Thistle Helm	310 provisional	#46 band 22–85	+7.6
All classes Crew	189 provisional	#16274 band 7633–31565	—
Thistle Crew	159 provisional	#88 band 37–172	+7.6

3 more classes, not yet ranked

MC Scow · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating 80
E Scow · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 18
E Scow · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 40

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	15 events	0 wins	beats 71%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 77%

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brian Joyce	52	21–30
Tom Lawton	49	31–17
Chris Murphy	46	15–31
Sam Brauer	40	35–5
Steve Gruver	38	14–24
Timothy Hussey	38	31–7
Lloyd Kitchin	37	24–13
Christopher Pollak	34	20–14
Dan Hesse	31	9–22
Brent Barbehenn	29	15–14
Craig Smith	28	17–11
John Baker	27	19–8

Most-beaten opponent: Sam Brauer (35–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	57%
2024	2	95%
2023	2	77%
2022	2	81%
2021	4	63%
2019	2	88%
2018	2	63%
2017	1	50%
2012	1	91%
2011	1	55%

Boats

Greyhound · Thistle · 5 events · 2021–2023
Zugzwang · Thistle · 3 events · 2018–2019
NJ · Thistle · 2 events · 2026
Brian Kitchin · MC Scow · 2 events · 2021–2022
3785 · Thistle · 2 events · 2011–2012
Lloyd Kitchin · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Ing 1 · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Chaos · E Scow · 1 events · 2022
Mojo · Thistle · 1 events · 2018
MurphE's Law · E Scow · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Westport, CT · 3 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club · 2 events
Oxford, MD · 2 events
Beach Haven, NJ, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, 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: 392, #5,353.Crew rating across all classes: 189, #16,274. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.