Sailor · 2011–2026

Marina Merchant

johnson and wales university College fleet racing J/22

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Events: 17
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 22%
Best class ranking: #7575

Biggest lift: Thomas Pluchino
Longest-running crew: Thomas Pluchino
Nemesis: Heidi Hood
Rival: Noah Brayer
Signature result: 4th of 8

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Thomas Pluchino · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 141 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2014 – Nov 2017
Lily Doolin · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats 1), Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 101 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2014 – Apr 2017
Amanda Balbi · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 55 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2011 – Sep 2015
Peter Sterflinger · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 73 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2014 – Apr 2017
Brett Doty · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 54 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 8th · Apr 2017 – Nov 2017
Caoilinn Boyle · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 56 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2017 – Nov 2017
Brianne Giambagno · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 78 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2015 – Apr 2016
Alexa Giovanis · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 48 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2014 – Apr 2016
Marisa Sannino · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 52 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 13th · Oct 2015 – Apr 2017
Hope Murray · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2015 – Apr 2016

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2026	The 2026 Northeast Championship J/22 Regatta The Lake George Open	Tipsy	J/22	Skipper	11th / 13
4 Nov 2017	Sister Esther Open	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Crew	15th / 20
22 Oct 2017	NEISA Southern Seven	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Crew	8th / 10
23 Sep 2017	Salt Pond Invite	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Crew	12th / 17
15 Apr 2017	NEISA Central Series 4	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-2)	4th / 8
2 Apr 2017	Central 3	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-2,5-6)	13th / 16
23 Apr 2016	George Morris Trophy	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (7-9)	15th / 18
16 Apr 2016	BC Central Series	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	7th / 10
31 Oct 2015	74th Erwin Schell Trophy	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3-4)	17th / 18
20 Sep 2015	Donaghy Bowl	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	4th / 7
2 May 2015	Southern 7 on Salt Pond	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 7
11 Oct 2014	Roger Williams Invitational	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	12th / 16
8 Oct 2014	Women's Weekday Invite	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 7
25 Sep 2014	Midweek Fly Regatta #1	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	12th / 20
25 Sep 2014	Midweek Fly Regatta #1	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	19th / 20
25 Sep 2014	Midweek Fly Regatta #1	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	16th / 20
10 Apr 2011	Southern Series 4	Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Crew (5-7)	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-230 provisional	#79604 band 74158–81658	—
College fleet racing Helm	-241 provisional	#7202 band 6653–7456	−16.3
College fleet racing Crew	-89 provisional	#7575 band 5948–8626	−16.3
All classes Crew	-93 provisional	#55606 band 42692–62058	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/22 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -19

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 20%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 27%

Positions: A Skipper (5) · B Crew (3) · B Skipper (3) · B Crew (1-2) (1) · B Skipper (1-2,5-6) (1) · A Skipper (7-9) (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	67%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	23%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Heidi Hood	75	7–68
Brandon Carter	75	29–46
Franco Bilik	69	10–59
Vincent Yannelli	50	18–32
Simon Bertocci	45	3–42
Jeffrey Adam	44	6–38
Aaron Klein	40	7–33
Noah Brayer	40	24–16
Kelsey Martins	40	6–34
Lillian Vincens	36	33–3
Alexandra Swanson	36	0–36
Brian Baker	36	14–22

Most-beaten opponent: Lillian Vincens (33–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	17%
2017	5	31%
2016	2	26%
2015	3	19%
2014	5	19%
2011	1	0%

Boats

Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing · 13 events · 2011–2017
Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats 1) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2014
Tipsy · J/22 · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Providence · 2 events
Rhode Island · 2 events
MIT · 2 events
Coast Guard · 1 events
Boston College · 1 events
Roger Williams · 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: -230 (±176), #79,604.Crew rating across all classes: -93 (±207), #55,606. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.