Sailor · 2009–2017

Bruce Merritt

IRC handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 71%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Kevin Wasbauer
Best trio: Kevin Wasbauer & Larry Gamble
Biggest lift: Kevin Wasbauer
Longest-running crew: Chris Gatward
Nemesis: Brad Copper
Best day: 16 Sep 2017
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Wasbauer — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Chris Gatward · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Larry Gamble · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Marc Nail · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Jeff Pulford · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Jeff Brantley · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Christopher Deaver · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Cam Lewis · BustinLoose · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2013
Kevin Wasbauer · BustinLoose · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 19 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Sep 2017
Jared January · BustinLoose · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Sep 2015
Kim Desenberg · BustinLoose · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Pit	1st / 9
17 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 5
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	ORC handicap	Pit	2nd / 10
26 Sep 2013	2013 Rolex Big Boat Series	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Pit	2nd / 5
8 Sep 2011	2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 9
26 Aug 2011	2011 Aldo Alessio Perpetual Trophy Regatta	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 8
10 Sep 2009	2009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National Championship	BustinLoose	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	345 provisional	#5508 band 3006–9894	—

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 68%

Positions: Pit (3)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sy Kleinman	21	7–14
John Clauser	17	15–2
Wayne Koide	16	7–9
Michael Pohl	14	12–2
Brad Copper	13	0–13
Thomas Furlong	12	6–6

Most-beaten opponent: John Clauser (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2017	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	25%
2014	1	0	89%
2013	1	0	75%
2011	2	0	80%
2009	1	0	29%

Boats

BustinLoose · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 7 events · 2009–2017

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 7 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 345, #5,508. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.