Sailor · 2015–2025

Francois Larocque

PHRF handicap ORC handicap 420

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Events: 8
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 46%

Most successful partnership: Yvan Giroux
Best trio: Yvan Giroux & Tracey Bean
Biggest lift: James Whyte
Longest-running crew: Tracey Bean
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Yvan Giroux — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Tracey Bean · galaxsea, Galaxsea, Sassafras · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
James Whyte · galaxsea, Galaxsea · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2018
Yvan Giroux · galaxsea, Galaxsea · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2018
Bart Bies · Galaxsea, MacIntosh · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2019
Michael Cullen · MacIntosh, Sassafras · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
Eric Cayouette · Sassafras · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Mark Backman · Sassafras · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Max Vandorsser · 30 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Durk Steigenga · MacIntosh · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Carl Weatherhead · MacIntosh · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Sassafras	ORC handicap	Floater	6th / 9
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	MacIntosh	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 8
14 Jul 2018	2018 Lake Ontario 300/600 Challenge	Galaxsea	PHRF handicap	Captain	6th / 9
7 Jul 2018	2018 Sailfest Sarnia	30	420	Other	25th / 28
1 Jun 2018	2018 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Galaxsea	PHRF handicap	Captain	5th / 9
15 Jul 2017	2017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHG	galaxsea	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
16 Jul 2016	2016 Lake Ontario 300/600 Challenge	Galaxsea	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 8
11 Jul 2015	2015 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Galaxsea	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	4th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 3 events · rating -72
420 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -97
Full-size sailing · Helm · 5 races, 5 events · rating 46

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	5 events	1 wins	beats 63%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Captain (2) · Floater (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+42 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−31 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	65%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	38%
2019	1	1	100%
2018	3	0	33%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	71%
2015	1	0	57%

Boats

Galaxsea · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2015–2018
Sassafras · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
MacIntosh · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
30 · 420 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 5 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Point Edward, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -72.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 46. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.