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Sailor · 2014–2026

Scott MacLeod

new york yc PHRF handicapIC37Handicap

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Events
21

102 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
38%

38% win rate · 8 of 21

Podium rate
67%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 66%–75%, 245 boats)

Best class ranking
#281

Crew in IC37 · rating 56

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Margaret Hersam

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Margaret Hersam & Eric Hall

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

Biggest lift
Margaret Hersam

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Margaret Hersam

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chris Lewis

8–25 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Phil Lotz

18–21 in 39 races

Best day
10 Sep 2024

6-8-8-12-10-6-2 · 2024 Sonar World Championship

Signature result
1st of 11

65th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster · PHRF handicap · 10 Oct 2020

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Margaret Hersam — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Margaret Hersam · Blackwing, Robert Lawrence · PHRF handicap, Sonar 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Eric Hall · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Dan Faria · Dan Faria, Onawa, Tantrum · 12 Metre, International One Design, Shields 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Robert Alexander · Byte, Fault Tolerant · Gunboat 60, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Jun 2021
  • Libby Alexander · Byte, Fault Tolerant · Gunboat 60, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Jun 2021
  • Brandon Blaesser · Buckaroo · IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2018 – Oct 2020
  • Steve Prime · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Robert Lawrence · Nefarious, Robert Lawrence · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Stuart Hebb · Karaselet, Thin Ice · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2026
  • William Crane · Byte · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

0207414201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaKaraseletHandicapTactician20th / 46
20 Sep 2025International Sonar Class Association | 2025 North American ChampionshipNefariousSonarCrew3rd / 17
28 Jun 20252025 Nantucket IOD InvitationalDan FariaInternational One DesignCrew2nd / 9
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaBlackwingPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
10 Sep 20242024 Sonar World ChampionshipRobert LawrenceSonarCrew5th / 31
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaBlackwingPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
14 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)BlackwingPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
1 Jul 20231st Annual - Rhody RegattaBlackwingPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 3
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaBlackwingPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
14 Sep 20222022 12 Metre North American ChampionshipOnawa12 MetreCrew2nd / 5
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RITantrumShieldsGrinder13th / 34
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaBytePHRF handicapHandicaper2nd / 12
10 Oct 202065th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterBytePHRF handicapOther1st / 11
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaBuckarooIC37Tactician10th / 13
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaThin IceIC37Tactician13th / 21
13 Oct 20182018 Viper 640 New England ChampionshipBada BoomViper 640Helm4th / 24
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexBuckarooIC37Strategist7th / 12
25 May 20182018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTribeHandicapOther1st / 2
10 Jul 20162016 Route Halifax Saint-PierreEasy CompanyPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
25 Mar 20162016 St. Thomas International RegattaFault TolerantGunboat 60Other2nd / 2
8 Jul 20142014 Route Halifax Saint-PierreEasy CompanyPHRF handicapOwner1st / 2

Crew rating across all classes: 413, #3,323.Helm rating across all classes: 149. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.