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Sailor · 2007–2026

Dan Merino

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Events
34

57 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 8 of 34

Podium rate
47%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–51%, 461 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jeff Westbrook

2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Bill Jenkins & Jeff Westbrook

2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jeff Westbrook

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Jenkins

Feb 2020 – Aug 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Paul Hogue

4–10 head to head in 14 races

Best day
8 Jan 2022

1-2-1-1 · 2022 Cabrillo Ocean Series

Signature result
1st of 13

Cabrillo #4 · Handicap · 26 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeff Westbrook — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Bill Jenkins · Juno · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 13 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Jeff Westbrook · Juno · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • George Karris · Juno, Spirited · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Jean-Christophe Langlois · Juno · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Zachary Merino · Juno · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
  • Lynlee Austell-Slayter · Juno · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Feb 2026
  • David Stavish · Juno, Spirited · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Simon Garland · Juno · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Ian Trotter · Juno, Spirited · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Charlie Jenkins · Juno, Spirited · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-76712182008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)SpiritedPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
20 May 20262026 CRA Beer Can SeriesJunoORC handicapSkipper10th / 10
24 Apr 20262026 NEWPORT ENSENADA - NA PHRF Plus - Shadow Scoring & Analytical ReviewJunoORC handicapSkipper21st / 37
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceJunoORC handicapSkipper13th / 26
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceJunoPHRF handicapSkipper46th / 77
6 Feb 20262026 Islands RaceJunoORC handicapSkipper6th / 6
10 Jan 20262026 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesJunoORC handicapSkipper2nd / 7
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)JunoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300JunoORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
11 Jan 20252025 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesJunoORC handicapSkipper2nd / 7
4 Oct 202460th SD to Ensenada International Yacht Race - aka "Little Ensenada"JunoORC handicapSkipper1st / 4
15 Oct 20232023 Charity Bay RaceJunoHandicapSkipper4th / 5
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceJunoHandicapSkipper1st / 6
28 Apr 202375th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceJUNOPHRF handicapSkipper53rd / 81
28 Apr 2023Newport to EnsenadaJunoORC handicapSkipper16th / 25
26 Mar 2023Cabrillo #4JunoHandicapSkipper1st / 13
11 Feb 2023Cabrillo #3JunoHandicapSkipper1st / 9
28 Jan 2023Cabrillo #2JunoHandicapSkipper1st / 10
14 Jan 20232023 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesJunoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 10
14 Jan 2023Cabrillo #1JunoHandicapSkipper8th / 13
30 Sep 202258th Little Ensenada RaceJunoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
2 Jun 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300JunoORC handicapSkipper2nd / 4
22 Apr 2022Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceJunoORC handicapSkipper14th / 16
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceJunoORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
8 Jan 20222022 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesJunoPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 133, #28,029. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.