Sailor · 2010–2026

Zach Fraser

chester yacht club J/105 Bluenose PHRF handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #279
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Todd Irving
Best trio: Erik Merchant & Jack Merchant
Biggest lift: Todd Irving
Longest-running crew: Ben Bland III
Nemesis: Sean McDermott
Rival: Evan Oulahen
Best day: 12 Aug 2026
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Todd Irving — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Ben Bland III · Auster II, Drag N' Fly · Handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Jack Merchant · Auster II · Handicap, J/105 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 38 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Robert Merchant · Auster II · Handicap, J/105 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 38 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Jennifer Fraser · Shaken Knot Stirred · Bluenose 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Jeremy Fraser · Shaken Knot Stirred · Bluenose 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Malcolm Fraser · Shaken Knot Stirred · Bluenose 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Todd Irving · Auster II · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 25 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Erik Merchant · Auster II · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 25 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Ellen Merchant · Auster II · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Tate Howell · Auster II · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 18 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Auster II	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 12
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Auster II	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 9
2 Aug 2025	2025 Mahone Bay Challenge Cup	Auster II	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 9
14 Jun 2025	AEL DYC Open Regatta 2025	Auster II	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 5
19 Oct 2024	AYC Opti Masters 2024	Silver	Optimist	Skipper	6th / 30
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster II	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 8
11 Jul 2023	Isabel Cup	Shaken Knot Stirred	Bluenose	Crew	7th / 7
1 Jul 2023	Mark Dauphinee	Shaken Knot Stirred	Bluenose	Crew	8th / 16
28 Jun 2023	Sanye Cup	Shaken Knot Stirred	Bluenose	Crew	13th / 15
26 Jun 2023	Pearre Cup	Shaken Knot Stirred	Bluenose	Crew	7th / 20
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Drag N' Fly	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	14th / 15
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Spare Change	PHRF handicap	Other	16th / 16
23 Jul 2010	CYA SAIL EAST with U17 CHAMPIONSHIP	5955	420	Skipper	10th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	23 provisional	#39695 band 26233–52175	—
J/105 Crew	201 provisional	#279 band 145–521	—
All classes Helm	-39 provisional	#59293 band 37326–74757	—
Bluenose Crew	-42 provisional	#42 band 30–46	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 30
Optimist · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 43

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (5)

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	31%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Harry Fitzgerald	37	24–13
Scott Christie	33	26–7
James Mosher	33	23–10
John Sapp	33	23–10
Carl Davis	33	26–7
Evan Oulahen	33	18–15
John Heseltine	26	16–10
Macdonald McDermott	17	6–11
Jesleine Baker	15	7–8
Sean McDermott	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: Scott Christie (26–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	3	0	67%
2024	2	0	84%
2023	4	0	34%
2021	1	0	7%
2017	1	0	0%
2010	1	0	53%

Boats

Auster II · J/105, Handicap · 5 events · 2024–2026
Shaken Knot Stirred · Bluenose · 4 events · 2023
Silver · Optimist · 1 events · 2024
Drag N' Fly · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Spare Change · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
5955 · 420 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 5 events
Chester, NS · 4 events
Dartmouth Yacht Club · 1 events
Hermans Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN · 1 events
Halifax, NS · 1 events
Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) and Northern Yacht Club (NYC) · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 23, #39,695.Helm rating across all classes: -39, #59,293. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.