Sailor · 1998–2026

Scott Alexander

J/105 ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 62%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #198
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Alec Torrie
Best trio: Alec Torrie & Jack Garrard
Biggest lift: Charlie Garrard
Longest-running crew: Charlie Garrard
Nemesis: Fred deNapoli
Rival: Matthew Herbster
Best day: 23 Jul 2021
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alec Torrie — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Charlie Garrard · Idalin, Merlin · J/105 10events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 30% win rate · 25 of 63 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2026
Jack Garrard · Merlin · J/105 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 25 of 46 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
Janet Quigley · Merlin · J/105 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 16 of 45 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2024
gretchen Fisher · Idalin, Merlin · J/105 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 19 of 40 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2026
Alec Torrie · Merlin · J/105 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 22 of 36 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2026
Doug Sabin · Merlin · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 13 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2026
Tom Egan · Merlin · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
Emily Garrard · Merlin · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
CHristian Nichols · Merlin · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
Ben Chigier · Escape Velocity 2 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Ted Hood Regatta	Idalin	J/105	Floater	2nd / 8
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Merlin	J/105	Floater	1st / 8
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ted Hood Regatta	Merlin	J/105	Main Trimmer	2nd / 7
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Merlin	J/105	Floater	2nd / 9
18 Aug 2023	2023 Ted Hood Regatta	Merlin	J/105	Main Trimmer	4th / 8
28 Jul 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Merlin	J/105	Offside trimmer	1st / 8
20 Aug 2021	2021 Ted Hood Regatta	Merlin	J/105	Chef	2nd / 7
22 Jul 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Merlin	J/105	Floater	1st / 8
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Escape Velocity 2	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 13
23 May 2015	2015 Figawi Race Weekend	Redstart	PHRF handicap	Tactician	7th / 10
24 Jul 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta	Merlin	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 17
25 Jul 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta	Merlin	J/105	Main Trimmer	3rd / 19
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	USA 880	Etchells	Crew	55th / 100

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	270 provisional	#10074 band 5763–16717	—
J/105 Crew	253 provisional	#198 band 115–355	+4.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 5

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	13 events	3 wins	beats 72%

Positions: Floater (4) · Main Trimmer (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Offside trimmer (1) · Chef (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	81%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Hollis	63	53–10
Steven Goldberg	63	57–6
Ric Dexter	62	45–17
Marty Galligan	56	49–7
Ken Bowden	50	40–10
Ken Dieselman	33	29–4
Matthew Herbster	32	17–15
Jonathan Wales	19	11–8
Jack Denker	15	13–2
Thomas Root	14	12–2
Warren Hudson	13	11–2
Brian Harrington	13	10–3

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Goldberg (57–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	93%
2024	2	0	85%
2023	1	0	57%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	3	1	67%
2015	1	0	33%
2014	1	0	56%
2013	1	0	89%
1998	1	0	46%

Boats

Merlin · J/105 · 9 events · 2013–2026
Idalin · J/105 · 1 events · 2026
Escape Velocity 2 · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2021
Redstart · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015
USA 880 · Etchells · 1 events · 1998

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 10 events
West Hyannisport, MA, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 270, #10,074. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.