Skip to content

Sailor · 2011–2026

Peter McWhinnie

larchmont yacht club ORC handicapPHRF handicapShields

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
60

123 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 16 of 60

Podium rate
45%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–68%, 1,516 boats)

Best class ranking
#106

Helm in Shields · rating 62

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Bauer

5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate

Best trio
Peter Bauer & Erin Sprague

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

Biggest lift
Peter Bauer

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Wittick

Sep 2015 – Sep 2026 · 17 events

Nemesis
Fred Werblow

6–37 head to head in 43 races

Best day
24 Feb 2020

1-3 · RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2020

Signature result
1st of 28

RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2020 · Handicap · 24 Feb 2020

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Bauer — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 83% win rate
  • Matthew Wittick · Falcon, In Theory, IN THEORY, Intime · Handicap, Ideal 18, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 17events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 35% win rate · 7 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2026
  • Doug Lynn · In Theory, IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 50% win rate · 5 of 10 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
  • Peter Fackler · In Theory, IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – May 2026
  • Simon Karstoft · In Theory, IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 9 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2026
  • Patrick Slattery · In Theory, IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2026
  • Collamore Crocker · In Theory · ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Matthew Schneider · In Theory, Intime, Leon · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 5 of 18 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jul 2019
  • Peter Bauer · In Theory, Leon · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 83% win rate · 6 of 12 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Sep 2020
  • Erin Mhley · IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Com Crocker · IN THEORY · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2023 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-4013531020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 60

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 2026Haustblót Shorthanded RegattaIn TheoryORC handicapOther4th / 8
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceIn TheoryORC handicapSkipper2nd / 7
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceIn TheoryORC handicapSkipper2nd / 10
9 May 202671st Annual Edlu Distance RaceIn TheoryORC handicapCaptain4th / 6
18 Oct 20252025 The Bitter EnderIn TheoryPHRF handicapOther4th / 10
11 Oct 202570th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterIn TheoryORC handicapIn the way1st / 9
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceIN THEORYIRC handicapSkipper91st / 379
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)IN THEORYIRC handicapSkipper5th / 127
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceIN THEORYHandicapSkipper24th / 31
19 Oct 20242024 The Bitter EnderIn TheoryPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
8 Sep 20242024 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark RaceIn TheoryPHRF handicapOther5th / 11
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther2nd / 9
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekIn TheoryPHRF handicapOther7th / 21
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther1st / 7
19 Feb 2024RORC Caribbean 600 RaceIN THEORYHandicapSkipper12th / 26
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceIN THEORYIRC handicapSkipper201st / 351
30 Apr 20232023 Antigua Sailing WeekIn TheoryHandicapOther6th / 6
29 Apr 20232023 Peters & May Round Antigua RaceIn TheoryHandicapOther4th / 7
20 Feb 2023RORC Caribbean 600 RaceIN THEORYHandicapSkipper5th / 25
8 Oct 202267th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterIn TheoryORC handicapOther1st / 8
2 Sep 20222022 Vineyard RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther4th / 9
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther2nd / 13
14 May 202267th Annual Edlu Distance RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther6th / 9
12 Sep 20212021 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark RaceIn TheoryPHRF handicapOther1st / 13
3 Sep 20212021 Vineyard RaceIn TheoryORC handicapOther1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 301, #9,854.Crew rating across all classes: 27. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.