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Sailor · 2009–2026

Maxwell Plarr

christopher newport university ORC handicapCollege fleet racingViper 640

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Events
33

328 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 5 of 33

Podium rate
36%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 35%–42%, 431 boats)

Best class ranking
#132

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 202

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stephen Sparkman

3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Will Van Cleef & Mark Stephens

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Harold Warren

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Wheeler

May 2019 – Jan 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Victor Diaz de Leon

5–73 head to head in 78 races

Rival
Jonathan Conway

62–44 in 106 races

Best day
10 Mar 2022

1-4-1-3-2 · 2022 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta · about 1 in 242 by chance

Signature result
1st of 14

2022 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta · Viper 640 · 9 Mar 2022

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen Sparkman — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Mark Wheeler · Meridian Xl, Vapor Trails · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 12events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Jeremiah Dull · Meridian Xl, Vapor Trails · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Bill Shelhorse · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Feb 2024
  • Greg Gendell · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Jan 2026
  • Michael Collins · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Jan 2023
  • Graham Garrenton · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 11 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Jan 2026
  • Will Van Cleef · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 11 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Jan 2026
  • David Flynn · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2020 – Feb 2024
  • Liam Harr · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Feb 2022
  • Ron McLean · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Feb 2022

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

Rating history

-19497387201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 2026Black Seal Cup at Southern Bay Race WeekWild ChildViper 640Skipper5th / 8
15 Jan 20262026 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapMid Bow1st / 10
30 May 20252025 Southern Bay Race WeekWild ChildMelges 24Skipper3rd / 5
30 May 2025SBRW - ONE DESIGNWild ChildHandicapSkipper6th / 11
31 May 20242024 Southern Bay Race WeekWild ChildMelges 24Helm1st / 7
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointWild ChildMelges 24Helm11th / 16
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 5
2 Jun 20232023 Southern Bay Race WeekWild ChildMelges 24Helm1st / 4
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 6
20 Oct 2022Viper 640 North American ChampionshipCaterpillarViper 640Other11th / 30
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaCaterpillarViper 640Cat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 14
17 Feb 2022Inaugural SORC Port Canaveral RaceMeridian XlORC handicapOffside trimmer2nd / 10
5 Jan 20222022 Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
11 Nov 20212021 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceMeridian XlORC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 4
17 Feb 20212021 Miami to Eleuthera RaceMeridian XlORC handicapFloater4th / 7
21 Jan 20212021 Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapRush Chairman2nd / 6
5 Dec 20202020 SORC Islands in the Stream Series Race #2Meridian XlORC handicapOffside trimmer5th / 8
27 Sep 20202020 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeMeridian XlPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey4th / 9
17 Sep 20202020 ILCA Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaProfessional DevelopmentLaser RadialSkipper33rd / 45
22 May 202071st Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising CupMeridian XlORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 11
31 May 20192019 Southern Bay Race WeekVapor TrailsViper 640Bow3rd / 8
3 May 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisVapor TrailsViper 640Bow4th / 8
16 Nov 2016Aspen Viper 640 International Championship presented by EFGLife of RileyViper 640Other41st / 41
3 May 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD RegattaVortexJ/70Main Trimmer46th / 49
5 Mar 2011Old Dominion OpenChristopher Newport University (Christopher Newport)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)11th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 352 (±143), #6,954.Crew rating across all classes: 162 (±187), #19,019. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.