Sailor · 2021–2026

Liam Whitman

royal nova scotia yacht squadron PHRF handicap J/105

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 33%

Nemesis: Larry Creaser
Signature result: 3rd of 13

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Don Laidlaw · Njord · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Keenan Welch · Njord · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Natasha Stokvis · Njord · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Cameron Farmer · Factor, Njord, Rampage · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Gina Perigo · Njord · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Blaine MacNeil · Njord · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Richard Perigo · Njord · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Bernd Hackstein · Factor, Wildthing VI · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Davis Bennett · Njord · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Luc Therien · Rampage · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Factor	J/105	Crew	10th / 12
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Rampage	PHRF handicap	Mast	3rd / 13
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Njord	PHRF handicap	In the way	10th / 12
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Njord	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	8th / 8
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Wildthing VI	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 9
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Njord	PHRF handicap	In the way	9th / 11
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Njord	PHRF handicap	In the way	10th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-94 provisional	#55726 band 43928–61834	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -5

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 31%

Positions: In the way (3) · Mast (1) · Autopilot (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	24%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Larry Creaser	15	0–15
Terry McKenna	15	0–15
Todd Wilson	15	2–13
Durk Steigenga	15	2–13
John Traves	14	4–10

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	18%
2025	1	83%
2024	1	18%
2023	2	38%
2022	1	20%
2021	1	0%

Boats

Njord · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2021–2024
Factor · J/105 · 1 events · 2026
Rampage · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
Wildthing VI · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 6 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -94 (±193), #55,726. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.