Sailor · 2011–2025

Patrick Scherer

sheridan shore yc ILCA 7 (Laser)420 Optimist

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 10%

Nemesis: Anders Ekholm
Signature result: 19th of 23

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Colin McBride · 04 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 69th · Jul 2011 – Jul 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 May 2025	Blütenregatta Opti A, Opti B	Patrick Scherer	Optimist	Skipper	19th / 23
21 Sep 2013	Missa Cressy Singlehanded Qualifier	184242	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	23rd / 26
29 Sep 2012	2012 Jimmy Talbot Memorial Regatta and Laser Radial Championship	Predator	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	18th / 20
22 Sep 2012	2012 MISSA Cressy Trophy Qualifier	152879	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	16th / 19
13 Jul 2012	2012 Upper Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival	6311	420	Skipper	27th / 30
16 Jul 2011	2011 Club 420 Association National Championship	04	420	Skipper	69th / 71

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-243 provisional	#82844 band 75218–84883	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 18 races, 2 events · rating -165
420 · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -158
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -37
Optimist · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -54

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 12%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	8%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Balk	24	4–19
Michael Duncan	18	1–17
Brendan Kaplan	18	9–9
Anders Ekholm	18	0–17
Peter Kohl	18	9–9
Sean Burke	18	1–17
Jack Bitney	16	0–16
Tip Flocco	14	7–7
Isabella Loosbrock	13	0–13

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	18%
2013	1	12%
2012	3	13%
2011	1	3%

Boats

Patrick Scherer · Optimist · 1 events · 2025
184242 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2013
Predator · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2012
152879 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2012
6311 · 420 · 1 events · 2012
04 · 420 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Traverse City, MI · 1 events
Wayzata, MN · 1 events
Lake Forest, IL · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Wilmette, IL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -243, #82,844. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.