Sailor · 2014–2023

Matthew Christie

chester fleet PHRF handicap J/70 IOD

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Events: 19
Win rate: 37%
Podium rate: 63%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #1187
Longest win streak: 11

Most successful partnership: Robert Merchant
Best trio: India White & Robert Merchant
Biggest lift: Robert Merchant
Longest-running crew: Stu McCrea
Nemesis: Thomas Bowen
Best day: 12 Aug 2015
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Merchant — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Stu McCrea · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 31% win rate · 21 of 75 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
India White · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 17 of 32 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2019
Jason White · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 17 of 32 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2019
Rob Maclean · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 17 of 32 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2019
Giles Oland · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 14 of 26 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2019
Geoffrey Dalzell · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 13 of 24 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jul 2019
Jonathan Ladha · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 35 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Jul 2018
Robert Merchant · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 80% win rate · 17 of 30 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2019
Hilary Grantmyre · Chester, Squall, Storm · International One Design, IOD 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 24 of 41 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2023
Devan Dube · Chester, Squall, Storm · International One Design, IOD 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 24 of 41 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Sep 2023	2023 IOD World Championship	Chester	International One Design	Crew	3rd / 11
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Storm	IOD	Strategist	1st / 3
26 Jun 2023	Pearre Cup	Triple 3	Bluenose	Skipper	12th / 20
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Storm	IOD	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 6
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Squall	IOD	Other	1st / 6
14 Aug 2019	2019 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Stunt Owner	2nd / 7
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 9
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 9
12 Jul 2018	Charlottetown Race Week 2018	CAN 550	J/70	Stunt Owner	3rd / 9
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	CAN 550	J/70	Stunt Owner	39th / 68
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 8
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	7th / 11
25 Feb 2017	2017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship	CAN 550	J/70	Tactician	34th / 52
23 Sep 2016	2016 J 70 Canadian Championship	CAN 550	J/70	Tactician	2nd / 7
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Deviation	J/120	Tactician	1st / 5
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 8
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	CAN 550	J/70	Tactician	54th / 57
9 Sep 2014	2014 J 70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen	CAN 550	J/70	Bow	20th / 43
28 Mar 2014	2014 St. Thomas International Regatta	No Worries	IC 24	Skipper	4th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	366 provisional	#4741 band 2835–7755	—
J/70 Crew	113 provisional	#1187 band 634–2006	−1.5
IOD Crew	174 provisional	#39 band 23–50	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 174
IC 24 · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 147
International One Design · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 81
J/120 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 100
Bluenose · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 22

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	17 events	7 wins	beats 76%

Positions: Tactician (8) · Stunt Owner (3) · Strategist (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	35%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	88%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dave Mosher	32	26–6
Scott Weakley	31	11–20
Ted Murphy	31	25–6
Richard Calder	28	22–6
Ross Leighton	27	25–2
Marco Teixidor	23	5–18
Steve Davies	23	22–1
Thomas Bowen	22	2–20
Frank McNamara	20	11–9
Casey Leblanc	19	18–1
David Wilson	18	14–4
Mark Gosine	18	14–4

Most-beaten opponent: Ross Leighton (25–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	3	1	74%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	2	0	85%
2018	3	1	73%
2017	3	1	58%
2016	2	1	92%
2015	2	1	53%
2014	2	0	64%

Boats

Deviation · PHRF handicap, J/120 · 7 events · 2015–2019
CAN 550 · J/70 · 6 events · 2014–2018
Storm · IOD · 2 events · 2022–2023
Chester · International One Design · 1 events · 2023
Triple 3 · Bluenose · 1 events · 2023
Squall · IOD · 1 events · 2021
No Worries · IC 24 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 8 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada · 1 events
Chester, NS · 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: 366 (±145), #4,741.Helm rating across all classes: 174 (±239). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.