Sailor · 2012–2026

Robert Burgess

boothbay harbor yc Etchells Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #944

Nemesis: Jeffrey Siegal
Rival: Ken Womack
Best day: 20 Jul 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 6

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Bill Jayson · Jester · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
Ross Curtis · Jester · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Jul 2026	BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge	Amie de la Mer	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
19 Jul 2025	BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge	Amie de la Mer	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
20 Jul 2024	BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge	Amie de la Mer	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
22 Mar 2013	2013 U.S. Etchells National Championship	Jester	Etchells	Other	22nd / 34
1 Mar 2013	2013 Etchells Jaguar US Midwinters East	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	43rd / 61
5 Jan 2013	2013 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	33rd / 57
8 Dec 2012	2012 Etchells Piana Cup	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	46th / 55
23 Mar 2012	2012 Etchells US National Championship	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 37
24 Feb 2012	2012 Etchells Jaguar US Midwinters East	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	48th / 48
4 Feb 2012	2012 Etchells Florida State Championship	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	32nd / 52
7 Jan 2012	2012 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	44th / 51
1 Jan 2012	2012 Etchells Coral Reef Cup	Jester	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	12 provisional	#49451 band 33066–65115	—
Etchells Helm	-106 provisional	#944 band 679–1106	—

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	62%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	29%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Buddy Cribb	50	12–38
Peter Vessella	50	11–39
Ken Womack	50	21–28
Gary Gilbert	50	21–29
Craig Mense	50	28–22
Chuck Poindexter	50	17–33
PJ Keenan	49	26–21
Jeff Nehms	49	18–31
Jonah Pruitt	48	32–16
Jim Cunningham	48	10–38
Jerry Wendt	47	25–22
Jose Fuentes	46	8–37

Most-beaten opponent: Mauricio Verdier (34–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	33%
2025	1	25%
2024	1	80%
2013	3	36%
2012	6	26%

Boats

Jester · Etchells · 9 events · 2012–2013
Amie de la Mer · Handicap · 3 events · 2024–2026

Where they race

Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 5 events
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club · 3 events
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Miami, Florida, USA · 2 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami, Florida, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 12, #49,451. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.