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Sailor · 2009–2025

Brendon Scanlon

cedar point yacht club IRC handicapPHRF handicapJ/109

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Events
40

206 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
28%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 35%–43%, 436 boats)

Best class ranking
#179

Crew in J/109 · rating 160

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mickey Lawlor

2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Mickey Lawlor & Paul Milo

2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mark Hillman

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ken McLean

Oct 2011 – Jul 2019 · 13 events

Nemesis
Michael Easton

3–28 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Bill Kneller

13–19 in 32 races

Best day
17 Jul 2015

3-1-4-1-3 · 2015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 Nationals · about 1 in 53 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 Ida Lewis Distance Race · PHRF handicap · 19 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Mickey Lawlor — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate
  • Paul Milo · Orion, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 60 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Jun 2018
  • Mickey Lawlor · Orion, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 50 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Jun 2018
  • Ken McLean · High Tensile Rigging, Orion, Shearwater, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109, J/70, ORC handicap 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 70 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Jul 2019
  • Tad Hutchins · Orion · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 6 of 47 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
  • Matthias Mueller · Orion, Sundance · Farr 40, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 52 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2012 – Jun 2018
  • Matthew Beer · High Tensile Rigging, Orion, Sundance · Farr 40, IRC handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2012 – Aug 2019
  • Michael Atwell · Orion, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 14 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Aug 2014
  • Ben McLean · Orion, Shearwater, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
  • Chad Gilpin · Orion, Vento Solare · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Jul 2015
  • George Saggal · Orion, Sundance · Farr 40, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2012 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

-66158382201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointHappy ThoughtsMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer8th / 8
30 Jan 20252025 Caribbean Multihull ChallengeLos GringosDiam 24Tactician7th / 9
18 Jun 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 RacingPink RoseCSkipper16th / 20
1 Jun 20242nd Annual - Rhody RegattaPink RosePHRF handicapOwner2nd / 4
21 May 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 RacingPink RoseBSkipper17th / 24
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceFreyjaORC handicapBoat Captain5th / 8
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaMan-O-WarPHRF handicapCaptain5th / 6
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceIRIE 2PHRF handicapPro Bowler1st / 12
28 Jan 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Old SchoolMelges 24Boat Captain17th / 20
18 Dec 20212021 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1Old SchoolMelges 24Spinnaker trimmer18th / 20
1 Oct 20212021 IC37 North American ChampionshipOld SchoolIC37Boat Captain12th / 17
11 Sep 20212021 Sail for Pride 20th AnniversaryCeleritasPHRF handicapBoat Captain4th / 5
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleRedemptionORC handicapPit6th / 8
10 Aug 20192019 J/Fest New EnglandHigh Tensile RiggingPHRF handicapOwner6th / 7
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaHigh Tensile RiggingJ/70Owner10th / 10
11 Oct 20182018 J 109 North American ChampionshipURSAJ/109Rush Chairman12th / 20
8 Sep 20182018 J 109 East Coast ChampionshipURSAJ/109Rush Chairman5th / 9
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexCeleritasPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
9 Jun 2018164th NYYC Annual RegattaOrionIRC handicapRush Chairman5th / 11
2 Jun 20172017 Annapolis - Newport RaceOrionIRC handicapMast1st / 7
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekOrionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 7
18 Jan 2016Quantum Key West Race Week 2016OrionORC handicapMast2nd / 7
13 Jan 20162016 Lauderdale to Key West RaceOrionIRC handicapMast9th / 10
16 Jul 20152015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 NationalsOrionIRC handicapMast3rd / 10
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIShearwaterJ/109Headsail Trimmer14th / 24

Crew rating across all classes: 185 (±124), #16,466.Helm rating across all classes: -24 (±189), #56,350. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.