Sailor · 2012–2026

Robert Wierdsma

peterborough sailing club Wayfarer Handicap Wayfarer International Championship

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 27%
Best class ranking: #19

Biggest lift: Daniel Wierdsma
Nemesis: David Pugh
Rival: Nick Seraphinoff
Best day: 2 Jun 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 8

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Daniel Wierdsma · Chaos Embraced, Pandemonium, Sailing My Blues Away · Wayfarer 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2017
Patricia Kuntz · Patricia Kuntz · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 12th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Samantha Wierdsma · Skallingen aka Pandamonium's Sister · Wayfarer International Championship 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 30th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Mike Wierdsma · Rob Wierdsma · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Jan 2026	2026 WAYFARER Midwinter "Groundhog Regatta"	Rob Wierdsma	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 13
30 Aug 2025	96th Annual Labor Day Weekend Regatta	Pandamonium	Wayfarer	Skipper	7th / 8
4 Aug 2025	International Wayfarer Championship	Skallingen aka Pandamonium's Sister	Wayfarer International Championship	Skipper	30th / 36
1 Feb 2024	2024\| WAYFARER Midwinter Groundhog Champs completed	Patricia Kuntz	Handicap	Crew	12th / 17
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Pandamonium	Wayfarer	Other	3rd / 7
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Pandemonium	Wayfarer	Skipper	3rd / 8
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Pandemonium	Wayfarer	Other	3rd / 6
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Chaos Embraced	Wayfarer	Other	8th / 8
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Sailing My Blues Away	Wayfarer	Pit	6th / 8
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	No Name	Wayfarer	Other	7th / 8
3 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	No Name	Wayfarer	Other	7th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-2 provisional	#52082 band 36516–66066	—
Wayfarer Helm	51 provisional	#19 band 15–30	−7

1 more class, not yet ranked

Wayfarer International Championship · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -114

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	10 events	0 wins	beats 31%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 31%

Positions: Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Pugh	27	5–22
Nick Seraphinoff	25	15–10
Marc Bennett	24	4–20
Tony Krauss	23	7–16
Kit Wallace	18	11–7
Al Schonborn	16	8–8
Dave McCreedy	14	13–1
James Heffernan	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Dave McCreedy (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	25%
2025	2	16%
2024	1	31%
2019	1	67%
2017	1	71%
2016	1	60%
2015	1	0%
2014	1	29%
2013	1	14%
2012	1	14%

Boats

Pandamonium · Wayfarer · 2 events · 2019–2025
Pandemonium · Wayfarer · 2 events · 2016–2017
No Name · Wayfarer · 2 events · 2012–2013
Rob Wierdsma · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Skallingen aka Pandamonium's Sister · Wayfarer International Championship · 1 events · 2025
Patricia Kuntz · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Chaos Embraced · Wayfarer · 1 events · 2015
Sailing My Blues Away · Wayfarer · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 7 events
EUSTIS, FL · 1 events
Galesville, MD · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Eustis, FL · 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: -2 (±170), #52,082. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.