Sailor · 2009–2026

Howard Sherman

riverside yacht club J/105 Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #790

Biggest lift: Matias healey
Longest-running crew: Randy Bourne
Nemesis: Damian Emery
Signature result: 6th of 12

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Randy Bourne · Strange Brew · Handicap, J/105 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 71 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – May 2026
Trevor Richardson · Strange Brew · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 47 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Jun 2024
Kevin Erensen · Strange Brew · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Jun 2024
Dean Allen · Strange Brew · Handicap, J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2009 – May 2026
Eben Walker · Strange Brew · Handicap, J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2012 – May 2026
Matias Healy · Strange Brew · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2015 – Oct 2023
Matias healey · Strange Brew · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jun 2024
Peter Simpson · Strange Brew · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2009 – May 2014
Adrian Owles · Strange Brew · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2014 – May 2015
Cathy Blood · Strange Brew · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2014 – May 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 May 2026	2026 Vespers - PHRF & Pursuit	Strange Brew	Handicap	Crew	11th / 13
22 May 2025	2025 Vespers - PHRF & Pursuit	Strange Brew	Handicap	Crew	6th / 12
1 Jun 2024	2024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	3rd / 6
5 Oct 2023	The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American Championship	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	19th / 31
3 Jun 2023	2023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	7th / 11
3 Jun 2017	2017 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	5th / 10
16 May 2015	2015 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	9th / 11
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Strange Brew	J/105	Strategist	9th / 14
19 Jul 2012	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART III - One-Design and Handicap	Strange Brew	J/105	Other	13th / 13
11 Sep 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER LARCHMONT NOOD REGATTA	strangebrew	J/105	Skipper	16th / 16
29 Oct 2009	2009 J105 North American Championship Regatta	Strange Brew	J/105	Navigator	23rd / 29

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	44 provisional	#36214 band 22350–50308	—
J/105 Crew	21 provisional	#790 band 505–1045	−5.9

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -101
J/105 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -107

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 11%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 36%

Positions: Strategist (6) · Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Damian Emery	41	4–36
Harald Edegran	32	5–26
Paul Beaudin	29	4–25
Jordan Mindich	28	4–24
John Koten	27	7–20
Bruce Stone	26	2–24
David Willis	25	5–20
Duncan Hennes	23	6–17
Kevin Grainger	22	2–20
Marcus Wunderlich	20	9–10
Richie Palmer	19	18–1
Rob Marsh	19	5–14

Most-beaten opponent: Richie Palmer (18–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	17%
2025	1	55%
2024	1	60%
2023	2	40%
2017	1	56%
2015	1	20%
2014	1	39%
2012	1	0%
2010	1	0%
2009	1	21%

Boats

Strange Brew · Handicap, J/105 · 10 events · 2009–2026
strangebrew · J/105 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Westport, CT, USA · 5 events
Riverside, CT · 2 events
Rye, NY, USA · 2 events
Hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club · 1 events
Newport, RI, 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: 44, #36,214.Helm rating across all classes: -101. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.