Sailor · 2013–2026

Steve Merriam

edgewater Highlander

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #21
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Gary Vinicky
Rival: Rick Robertson
Best day: 7 Sep 2025
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Jared Carter · Cat's Paw, Cat's Paw II · Highlander 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2023 – May 2026
Linda Merriam · Cat's Paw, Cat's Paw II · Highlander 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2026
Diana Carter · Cat's Paw II · Highlander 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – May 2026
Diana Merriam · Cat's Paw, Cat's Paw II · Highlander 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2026	2026 EDGEWATER RACE PROGRAM	Cat's Paw II	Highlander	Skipper	8th / 12
3 Aug 2025	2025 EDGEWATER RACE PROGRAM	Cat's Paw II	Highlander	Skipper	5th / 11
18 May 2024	2024 EYC Club Race Program	Cat's Paw II	Highlander	Skipper	7th / 12
13 May 2023	2023 EYC Club Race Program	Cat's Paw	Highlander	Skipper	6th / 12
16 Jun 2022	2022 Highlander Class National Championships	Cat's Paw II	Highlander	Other	11th / 14
24 May 2015	Edgewater Yacht Club 2015 Club Racing Sunday Series	Cat's Paw	Highlander	Skipper	5th / 13
18 May 2014	Edgewater Yacht Club 2014 Club Racing Sunday Series	Cat's Paw	Highlander	Skipper	7th / 18
18 May 2014	Edgewater Yacht Club 2014 Club Racing Wednesday Series	Cat's Paw	Highlander	Skipper	9th / 18
15 May 2013	Edgewater Yacht Club 2013 Club Racing Series	Cat's Paw	Highlander	Skipper	4th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	77 provisional	#37661 band 26056–51718	—
Highlander Helm	74 provisional	#21 band 13–23	−2.8

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 53%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	70%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gary Vinicky	51	4–47
Jonathan Smith	46	5–41
James Mylett	36	2–34
Chris Chillemi	29	19–10
Rick Robertson	27	13–14
Charles Smith	25	9–16
Reid Vail	21	3–18
John Eltzroth	14	5–9
Stephen Doucette	13	12–1
Ian McDonald	13	4–9

Most-beaten opponent: Stephen Doucette (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	36%
2025	1	60%
2024	1	46%
2023	1	55%
2022	1	23%
2015	1	67%
2014	2	59%
2013	1	73%

Boats

Cat's Paw · Highlander · 5 events · 2013–2023
Cat's Paw II · Highlander · 4 events · 2022–2026

Where they race

Cleveland, OH · 8 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 77, #37,661. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.