Sailor · 2017–2024

Brian McPherson

sailing club of washington Flying Scot (19')Handicap Flying Scot

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Events: 4
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 32%

Nemesis: Viswanathan Raghuram
Best day: 21 Sep 2024
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Brian Terhaar · Aeoulis · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 34th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Sep 2024	2024 President’s Cup	Aiolus	Flying Scot (19')	Skipper	2nd / 8
25 May 2024	PRSA Spring Regatta	Aiolus	Flying Scot (19')	Skipper	1st / 5
15 Feb 2024	54th George Washington Birthday Regatta 2024 FS Midwinters --Completed	Aeoulis	Handicap	Skipper	34th / 42
27 May 2017	PRSA Spring Regatta	Unsinkable II	Flying Scot	Skipper	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	45 provisional	#42650 band 26206–61114	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Flying Scot (19') · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 68
Flying Scot · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -82

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	4 events	1 wins	beats 51%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−33 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bonnie Sylwester	13	8–5
Dana Howe	13	7–6
Viswanathan Raghuram	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Bonnie Sylwester (8–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	3	1	68%
2017	1	0	0%

Boats

Aiolus · Flying Scot (19') · 2 events · 2024
Aeoulis · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Unsinkable II · Flying Scot · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Unknown · 2 events
Eustis, FL · 1 events
Alexandria, VA · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 45 (±203), #42,650. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.