Sailor · 1992–2026

Gavin Flinn

chester yacht club Bluenose Etchells International One Design (IOD)

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 55%
Best class ranking: #12
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Max Flinn
Biggest lift: Max Flinn
Longest-running crew: Max Flinn
Nemesis: Robert Bell
Rival: Henry Demone
Best day: 17 Sep 1992
Signature result: 3rd of 66

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Flinn — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Max Flinn · Enigma, Rebel · Bluenose, Handicap, International One Design (IOD) 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 10 of 58 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Thomas Murphy · Rebel · Bluenose, Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 48 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
Richard Grunsten · Voodoo · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−60 vs. without) · best 40th · Dec 2004 – Jan 2005
Stuart Hebb · Scamp · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
william Jones · Enigma · International One Design (IOD) 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Riley Timmins · Enigma · International One Design (IOD) 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Luke Ruitenberg · Enigma · International One Design (IOD) 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Eric Koppernaes · Boat · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 1992 – Sep 1992
Larry Creaser · Boat · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 1992 – Sep 1992
Phil Gow · Scamp · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Enigma	International One Design (IOD)	Bow	1st / 3
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Rebel	Bluenose	Bow	10th / 32
11 Jul 2023	Isabel Cup	Rebel	Bluenose	Crew	3rd / 7
1 Jul 2023	Mark Dauphinee	Rebel	Bluenose	Crew	4th / 16
28 Jun 2023	Sanye Cup	Rebel	Bluenose	Crew	6th / 15
26 Jun 2023	Pearre Cup	Rebel	Bluenose	Crew	4th / 20
17 Jun 2023	Spring Series	Rebel	Handicap	Crew	4th / 4
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Rebel	Bluenose	Bow	3rd / 32
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Rebel	Bluenose	Bow	4th / 25
8 Sep 2017	2017 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Scamp	Sonar	Other	9th / 25
29 Jan 2005	2005 Etchells Florida State Championship	Voodoo	Etchells	Skipper	52nd / 61
8 Jan 2005	2005 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Voodoo	Etchells	Skipper	51st / 55
4 Dec 2004	2004 Etchells Piana Cup	Voodoo	Etchells	Skipper	40th / 49
17 Sep 1992	1992 Etchells World Championship	Boat	Etchells	Crew	3rd / 66

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	267 provisional	#9706 band 5385–16401	—
Bluenose Crew	187 provisional	#12 band 7–26	+5.4
Etchells Helm	-45 provisional	#812 band 488–1031	—
All classes Helm	-45 provisional	#60151 band 37752–75265	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

International One Design (IOD) · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 51
Sonar · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 43
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 41

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 14%
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 74%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Henry Demone	52	25–27
Chris Von Maltzahn	46	30–15
David Tzagarakis	45	33–10
Malcolm Fraser	42	28–14
Steve Stairs	41	32–9
Stewart Creaser	41	34–7
Michael Bowen	39	22–17
John Grantmyre	38	27–11
Connor Mraz	38	14–24
Shannon Black	37	33–4
Jason Mraz	34	18–16
Nicholas Lewin	33	21–11

Most-beaten opponent: Shannon Black (33–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2023	6	0	61%
2022	1	0	94%
2021	1	0	88%
2017	1	0	67%
2005	2	0	11%
2004	1	0	19%
1992	1	0	97%

Boats

Rebel · Bluenose, Handicap · 8 events · 2021–2023
Voodoo · Etchells · 3 events · 2004–2005
Enigma · International One Design (IOD) · 1 events · 2026
Scamp · Sonar · 1 events · 2017
Boat · Etchells · 1 events · 1992

Where they race

Chester, NS · 5 events
Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 4 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 3 events
Herman’s Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Larchmont, New York, USA · 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: 267, #9,706.Helm rating across all classes: -45, #60,151. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.