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Sailor · 2007–2026

Tom Burden

sss ILCA 7 (Laser)HandicapEl Toro

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Events
140

526 races · 91 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 15 of 140

Podium rate
32%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 60%–63%, 3,474 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in El Toro · rating 386

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Trish Sudell

3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Biggest lift
Trish Sudell

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Trish Sudell

Aug 2007 – Mar 2009 · 7 events

Nemesis
Gordie Nash

36–134 head to head in 170 races

Rival
Fred Paxton

47–59 in 107 races

Best day
7 Dec 2014

3-2-2-1-1-1-1-5-1-1-1-1-2-1 · 2014-2015 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays

Signature result
2nd of 36

2012 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 1 Jan 2012

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Trish Sudell — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Trish Sudell · Layla · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 8 of 19 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2007 – Mar 2009
  • Susan Burden · SHAMAN · Cal 40, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Mar 2021
  • Michele Logan · LAYLA, SHAMAN · Cal 40, Handicap, Ultimate 20 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Mar 2016
  • Ann Levine · LAYLA · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
  • Ann Lewis · Silver Surfer · International 110 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Robert Robinson · MOJO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • Nathan Duff · Razzberries · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 94th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Sue Brown · SHAMAN · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • June Stockbridge · LAYLA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2013 – Oct 2013
  • Ann Krieg · SHAMAN · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

-331723762008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 140

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Totally Dinghy214458ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper14th / 14
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-2611477El ToroSkipper3rd / 13
12 Oct 20252025 El Toro StampedeHenryEl ToroSkipper3rd / 19
4 Oct 20252025 Totally Dinghy11477El ToroSkipper2nd / 6
23 Aug 20252025 Bender Season ChampionshipSilver SurferInternational 110Crew8th / 11
24 May 202560th Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend RegattaHenryEl ToroSkipper2nd / 5
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11477El ToroSkipper3rd / 15
13 Oct 202477th El Toro StampedeHenryEl ToroSkipper14th / 16
5 Oct 20242024 Totally Dinghy214542ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 12
7 Sep 2024Tahoe ILCA Fleet Championshipseven of nineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper15th / 16
23 Aug 20242024 International 110 Pacific Coast ChampionshipSilver SurferInternational 110Crew6th / 12
13 Jul 20242024 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.seven of nineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 11
6 Apr 2024El Toro Bullship RaceHenryEl ToroSkipper7th / 21
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11477El ToroSkipper4th / 13
12 Oct 20232023 ILCA Masters US National ChampionshipSeven of nineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper37th / 41
30 Sep 20232023 Totally Dinghy214542ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 7
9 Sep 2023Tahoe ILCA Fleet Championshipseven of nineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper9th / 19
27 Jul 2023Jim DeWitt Memorial 2023 El Toro North American ChampionshipsHenryEl ToroSkipper17th / 17
8 Jul 202370th Anniversary HIGH SIERRA REGATTA Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.seven of nineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper11th / 11
15 Apr 2023El Toro Bull Ship RaceHenryEl ToroSkipper4th / 18
1 Apr 20232023 Big Dinghy Regatta11477El ToroSkipper4th / 11
4 Dec 20222022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11477El ToroSkipper4th / 12
9 Sep 2022Tahoe ILCA Fleet/District 24 Championship214043ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper17th / 20
7 May 20222022 MPYC Club Laser Championships214542ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 7
16 Apr 20222022 Big Dinghy Regatta709ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 311, #9,219.Crew rating across all classes: 14. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.