Skip to content

Sailor · 2013–2025

Merrick Cheney

ryc HandicapWylie WabbitInternational 110

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
45

193 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 45

Podium rate
20%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–47%, 709 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Crew in International 110 · rating 42

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Grace Cheney

1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Ann Lewis

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grace Cheney

Dec 2014 – Jan 2016 · 8 events

Nemesis
Colin Moore

20–90 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Greg Byrne

20–25 in 46 races

Best day
14 Sep 2017

1-1 · 2017 Rolex Big Boat Series

Signature result
2nd of 17

2017 - Corinthian · Handicap · 25 Mar 2017

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Grace Cheney — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate
  • Grace Cheney · 18, Lepus, LEPUS · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Wylie Wabbit 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Jan 2016
  • Ann Lewis · Silver Surfer · International 110 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Marcos McGee · Split Water · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Paul Demers · Encore · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 7 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Elizabeth Murphy · Moxy · Moore 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Deirdre Collins · Moxy · Moore 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Ron Tostenson · KEALA · Wylie Wabbit 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Colin Moore · KWAZY · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Richard Jarratt · Team Richmond Yacht Club Dave Rasmussen, Phil DeGaa, Richard Jarratt, Merrick Cheney · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Michelle Slade · Moxy · Moore 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020

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

Rating history

-12934196201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-2618HandicapSkipper5th / 11
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays18HandicapSkipper4th / 9
18 Oct 2024Wylie Wabbit National ChampionshipLepusWylie WabbitSkipper7th / 10
5 Oct 20242024 Totally Dinghy18HandicapSkipper4th / 6
13 Apr 20242024 Big Dinghy Regatta18HandicapSkipper1st / 5
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays18HandicapSkipper9th / 10
13 Oct 2023Fall One Design InvitationalLepusWylie WabbitSkipper10th / 11
7 Oct 20232023 - Vallejo 1-2KWAZYHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
30 Sep 20232023 Totally Dinghy18HandicapSkipper4th / 7
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSplit WaterJ/88Other3rd / 8
1 Apr 20232023 Big Dinghy Regatta18HandicapSkipper4th / 4
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoLEPUSWylie WabbitSkipper6th / 6
4 Dec 20222022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays18HandicapSkipper5th / 10
6 Oct 2022Olson 25 Nationals and Wylie Wabbit NationalsLepusWylie WabbitSkipper9th / 10
17 Sep 20222022 Totally Dinghy Regatta18HandicapSkipper3rd / 4
9 Aug 20222022 International 110 National ChampionshipSilver SurferInternational 110Crew9th / 22
22 Jul 2022International 110 District 3 ChampionshipSilver SurferInternational 110Crew5th / 12
16 Apr 20222022 Big Dinghy Regatta18HandicapSkipper6th / 6
5 Dec 20212021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays18HandicapSkipper6th / 7
13 Nov 2020RegattaPRO Winter One Design 2020MoxyMoore 24Crew4th / 7
28 Jul 2019International 110 National ChampionshipSilver SurferInternational 110Crew9th / 18
15 Jun 2018Admirals Cup - FridayTeam Richmond Yacht Club Dave Rasmussen, Phil DeGaa, Richard Jarratt, Merrick CheneyJ/22Skipper6th / 9
5 Nov 2017Laser Byte Short Course 2017187644ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper11th / 14
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesEncoreORC handicapFloater1st / 5
29 Apr 20172017 Intra-Club Championship SeriesLepusHandicapSkipper13th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 100, #33,452.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 145, #21,453. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.