Sailor · 2006–2026

Bob McGrath

lnyc Ultimate 20 Handicap Etchells

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #1138

Biggest lift: Pete Marriott
Longest-running crew: Pete Marriott
Nemesis: David Clark
Best day: 17 Aug 2024
Signature result: 4th of 32

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Pete Marriott · 174, Aloha, Bird, Boat formally know as · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2011 – Jun 2019
Doug Williams · Vertigo · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 36th · Jan 2006 – Jun 2008
Mathew Archibald · 333, Gezellig · Bluenose 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
D. Harrison · Vertigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 36th · Jan 2006 – Jan 2006
Bill Wiggins · McWiggins · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
Patrick McGrath · Team McGrath · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
D. Harrison · Vertigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 48th · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Chris Megaffin · Gezellig · Bluenose 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
William White · Bird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Mark Surrette · 333 · Bluenose 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Gezellig	Bluenose	Crew	4th / 32
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	333	Bluenose	Other	7th / 30
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Bird	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 8
10 Mar 2018	Keelboat Midwinter Regatta	Tusk	Ultimate 20	Skipper	4th / 9
12 Nov 2016	2016 Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta	McWiggins	Ultimate 20	Skipper	8th / 12
12 Mar 2016	Keelboat Midwinter Regatta	Team McGrath	Ultimate 20	Skipper	9th / 9
5 Sep 2015	2015 Labor Day Regatta	Aloha	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
30 May 2014	14th Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta	Boat formally know as	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
31 May 2013	13th Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta	174	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
15 Apr 2011	2011 Charleston Race Week	Zulu	Ultimate 20	Skipper	3rd / 12
6 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Vertigo	Etchells	Crew	48th / 54
7 Jun 2007	2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Vertigo	Etchells	Crew	37th / 52
1 Jan 2006	2006 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Vertigo	Etchells	Crew	36th / 51

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-14 provisional	#45609 band 27904–58284	—
Etchells Crew	-73 provisional	#1138 band 759–1312	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Bluenose · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · rating 112
Ultimate 20 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -7
All classes · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 1

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 56%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	48%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Christian Luthi	21	12–8
David Tzagarakis	21	17–4
Henry Demone	21	10–11
Nathan Reece	21	13–7
Julie Mosher	21	17–4
Ross Romney	21	10–11
David Regan	21	17–4
Lisa Ross	21	10–11
Andreas Demone	21	13–8
Mike Hill	21	15–6
Malcolm Fraser	21	15–6
Jason Mraz	20	17–3

Most-beaten opponent: Jason Mraz (17–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	90%
2024	1	79%
2019	1	0%
2018	1	63%
2016	2	18%
2015	1	75%
2014	1	67%
2013	1	67%
2011	1	82%
2008	1	11%
2007	1	29%
2006	1	30%

Boats

Vertigo · Etchells · 3 events · 2006–2008
Gezellig · Bluenose · 1 events · 2026
333 · Bluenose · 1 events · 2024
Bird · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Tusk · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2018
McWiggins · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2016
Team McGrath · Ultimate 20 · 1 events · 2016
Aloha · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
Boat formally know as · Handicap · 1 events · 2014
174 · Handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Mooresville, NC · 6 events
Mooloolaba YC · 2 events
Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -14, #45,609.Helm rating across all classes: 1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.