Sailor · 2012–2026

Eric Mergenthaler

cpyc Farr 40 Handicap Atlantic

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #41

Biggest lift: Gordon Dailey
Nemesis: Helmut Jahn
Rival: Philip Dowd
Best day: 14 Aug 2024
Signature result: 7th of 24

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Gordon Dailey · Cinch · Atlantic, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Holly Dexter · Cinch · Atlantic, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Chris Wittstock · Cinch · Atlantic, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Matt Ciesicki · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Jorge Ogarrio · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Erik Brockmann · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Leonor Ortiz · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Hugh McCarthy · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Jorge Murrieta · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Bernardo Minkow · Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	2026 Atlantic Class National Championship	Cinch	Handicap	Crew	11th / 20
22 Aug 2025	2025 Atlantic Class National Championship	Cinch	Atlantic	Stunt Owner	8th / 23
14 Aug 2024	2024 Atlantic Class National Championship	Cinch	Atlantic	Other	7th / 24
18 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Flojito y Cooperando	Farr 40	Other	18th / 20
14 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds - USA Circuit Event 5	Flojito y Cooperando	Farr 40	Other	15th / 20
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Flojito y Cooperando	Farr 40	Other	6th / 9
8 Jun 2012	SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHICAGO NOOD REGATTA	MEX 28269	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	57 provisional	#44239 band 27757–63141	—
Farr 40 Helm	-59 provisional	#41 band 32–47	—
Full-size sailing Crew	16 provisional	#42391 band 24170–57709	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Atlantic · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 34

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 36%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 63%

Positions: Stunt Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Philip Dowd	27	16–11
Robert Hughes	27	8–19
Brian Jackman	27	19–8
Helmut Jahn	27	2–25
Leif Sigmond	27	21–6
Stuart Townsend	21	16–5
Christopher Whitford	19	8–11
James Richardson	19	1–18
Kevin McNeil	19	4–15
Hasip Gencer	14	4–10
Alex Roepers	14	4–10
Alberto Rossi	14	3–11

Most-beaten opponent: Leif Sigmond (21–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	47%
2025	1	68%
2024	1	74%
2012	4	36%

Boats

Cinch · Handicap, Atlantic · 3 events · 2024–2026
Flojito y Cooperando · Farr 40 · 3 events · 2012
MEX 28269 · Handicap · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Madison, CT, USA · 1 events
Oyster Bay, NY · 1 events
Middletown, RI · 1 events
Westport, CT · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 57, #44,239.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 16, #42,391. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.