Sailor · 1975–1995

Bob Sides

Etchells

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #631
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Ken Block
Biggest lift: Ken Block
Nemesis: Peter O'Donnell
Rival: David Curtis
Best day: 10 Sep 1995
Signature result: 1st of 37

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Block — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Ken Block · Sidekick III, USA 740 · Etchells 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 1992 – Sep 1995
Henry Cook · US486 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Bucky Sides · US486 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Sep 1995	1995 Etchells Fleet 4 Fall Series	USA 740	Etchells	Skipper	1st / 37
28 Jul 1995	1995 Etchells Northeast Championship	USA 740	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 42
1 Jan 1995	1995 Etchells Labor Day Regatta	USA 740	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 37
17 Sep 1992	1992 Etchells World Championship	Sidekick III	Etchells	Skipper	47th / 66
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	US486	Etchells	Skipper	7th / 69
11 Jan 1978	1977 Etchells World Championship	US134	Etchells	Skipper	14th / 42
9 Sep 1976	1976 Etchells World Championship	Sidekick	Etchells	Skipper	15th / 32
18 Sep 1975	1975 Etchells World Championship	134	Etchells	Skipper	11th / 26

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	28 provisional	#50481 band 27922–73210	—
Etchells Helm	28 provisional	#631 band 334–944	—

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	8 events	1 wins	beats 71%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Curtis	41	19–22
Dave Gundy	25	12–13
Louis Piana	22	14–7
Bill O'Connor	20	19–1
Charley Cook	19	12–7
Jud Smith	19	11–8
Harry Carr	17	14–3
Ted Driscoll	17	12–4
Ben A. Smith	16	10–5
Jack Outerbridge	16	13–3
Ben Altman	16	9–7
Richard Howard	16	8–8

Most-beaten opponent: Bill O'Connor (19–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
1995	3	1	88%
1992	1	0	29%
1981	1	0	91%
1978	1	0	68%
1976	1	0	55%
1975	1	0	60%

Boats

USA 740 · Etchells · 3 events · 1995
Sidekick III · Etchells · 1 events · 1992
US486 · Etchells · 1 events · 1981
US134 · Etchells · 1 events · 1978
Sidekick · Etchells · 1 events · 1976
134 · Etchells · 1 events · 1975

Where they race

Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 2 events
Fleet 4, Massachusetts, USA · 2 events
Larchmont, New York, USA · 1 events
Northeast USA · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 28, #50,481. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.