Sailor · 2025–2026

Gerry Pagels

cyc 1853 Melges 15

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #331

Biggest lift: Bruce McArthur
Longest-running crew: Bruce McArthur
Nemesis: Tim Faranetta
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Bruce McArthur · Sanderling · Melges 15 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Jon Betts · Eiger 9 · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Taylor Hammeke · Sanderling · Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 Jul 2026	2026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853	Eiger 9	Melges 15	Crew	4th / 10
14 Jul 2026	Independence Day Regatta 2026	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	5th / 6
26 May 2026	Sound Series 2026	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	2nd / 7
16 May 2026	Ocean Series 2026	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	5th / 9
1 May 2026	2026 Melges 15 East Coast Championships	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	22nd / 30
21 Mar 2026	Spring Series 2026	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	4th / 6
3 Oct 2025	2025 Melges 15 National Championship	Eiger 9	Melges 15	Crew	68th / 71
2 Aug 2025	2025 SAYRA at CYC1853	Eiger 9	Melges 15	Crew	7th / 9
17 May 2025	2025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE Districts	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	9th / 20
22 Mar 2025	2025 Spring Series	Sanderling	Melges 15	Crew	3rd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-203 provisional	#63546 band 58966–65278	—
Melges 15 Crew	-249 provisional	#331 band 315–336	−7.4

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	10 events	0 wins	beats 44%

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Doug Sherwood	29	6–23
Jon Betts	23	5–18
Matthew McCoy	19	6–13
Emily Haig	17	1–16
Tim Faranetta	17	0–17
Dana Haig	17	0–17
Sara Morgan Watters	17	0–17
Brian Simkins	17	1–16
Madeleine Garrett	17	0–17
Finn Bell	16	2–14
Jay Smith	16	1–15
Rich Horton	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: Kevin Sheehan (8–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	6	0	48%
2025	4	0	37%

Boats

Sanderling · Melges 15 · 7 events · 2025–2026
Eiger 9 · Melges 15 · 3 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Carolina Yacht Club · 5 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC · 4 events
Long Beach, NJ · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -203, #63,546. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.