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Sailor · 2015–2026

Ernest Bourassa

the buzzards yc J/70PHRF handicapH12

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Events
21

112 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 21

Podium rate
19%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–48%, 283 boats)

Best class ranking
#554

Helm in J/70 · rating 107

Nemesis
Alex Furnary

5–45 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Carrie Austin

29–41 in 70 races

Best day
4 Aug 2018

2-2-5-1 · 14th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) · about 1 in 10 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

2025 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset Series · PHRF handicap · 13 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Fiona Walsh · Althea · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Benjamin Gent · Althea · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Jonathan Singsen · Althea · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Michael Grosso · Althea · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017

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

Rating history

0102203201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 May 20262026 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 10
26 Jul 2025The 2025 H Class ChampionshipWhale IIH12Skipper16th / 19
13 Jun 20252025 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
23 May 20252025 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAlthea ORCORC handicapSkipper7th / 13
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekAltheaPHRF handicapOther9th / 21
24 May 20242024 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
2 Jun 20232023 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
22 Sep 20182018 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaAltheaJ/70Skipper4th / 13
4 Aug 201814th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)AltheaJ/70Other2nd / 8
28 Apr 20182018 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesAltheaJ/70Other8th / 10
13 Oct 20172017 J/70 North American Championship Presented by Domaine ChandonAltheaJ/70Other42nd / 53
23 Sep 20172017 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta & Leukemia CupAltheaJ/70Skipper5th / 20
28 Jul 20172017 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaJ/70Other8th / 8
29 Apr 20172017 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesAltheaJ/70Other7th / 15
24 Sep 20162016 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/88 North American ChampionshipAltheaJ/70Skipper16th / 16
8 Jul 20162016 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesAltheaJ/70Other7th / 7
23 Apr 20162016 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesAltheaJ/70Other6th / 17
26 Sep 20152015 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaAltheaJ/70Skipper6th / 12
1 Aug 20152015 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design ChampionshipsAltheaJ/70Skipper9th / 10
17 Jul 2015117th Larchmont Race WeekAltheaJ/70Other3rd / 10
2 May 20152015 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesAltheaJ/70Other10th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 143 (±134), #25,929. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.