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Sailor · 2011–2026

Michael McNamara

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Events
103

436 races · 47 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 10 of 103

Podium rate
34%

35 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 57%–60%, 2,913 boats)

Best class ranking
#38

Crew in J/105 · rating 499

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Maxine Phillips

4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Maxine Phillips & Peter Bowe

4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jonathan Farrar

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Todd Jenner

Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 · 50 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

14–125 head to head in 139 races

Rival
James Gary

68–47 in 115 races

Best day
1 May 2026

7-7-3-1-6-15-1-2 · 2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis

Signature result
1st of 20

2025 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship · J/105 · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 58 sailors

Most successful partnership: Maxine Phillips — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Peter Bowe · Good Trade, Tea Dance Nake, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 54events 5 wins together · 15 podiums · 9% win rate · 27 of 306 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – May 2026
  • Todd Jenner · Good Trade, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 50events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 4% win rate · 17 of 271 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2014 – Jul 2026
  • Michael Mann · Good Trade, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 18events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 101 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2014 – Oct 2023
  • Jenner Bowe · Tea Dance Snake · J/70 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 7 of 70 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Oct 2023
  • McNamara Bowe · Tea Dance Snake · J/70 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 7 of 70 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Oct 2023
  • Ashley Love · Good Trade, McLovin', Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 48 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Maxine Phillips · Good Trade · J/105 10events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 12 of 51 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2026
  • Erin McNamara · Good Trade, Tea Dance Nake, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 55 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Matt Alisch · Good Trade, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 51 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2018 – Apr 2021
  • Steve Young · Good Trade, Tea Dance Snake · J/105, J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 12th · Sep 2021 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-10330471120122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 103

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20262026 AYC Annual RegattaTea Dance SnakeJ/70Skipper7th / 9
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisGood TradeJ/105Tactician5th / 23
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgTea Dance NakeJ/70Tactician11th / 26
7 Feb 20262025/2026 DIYC J/70 Winter Series 3Tea Dance SnakeJ/70Skipper23rd / 28
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalTea Dance SnakeJ/70Skipper12th / 13
18 Oct 20252025 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipGood TradeJ/105Tactician1st / 20
7 Oct 2025Die Hard SeriesARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper4th / 14
27 Sep 20252025 AYC Fall SeriesTea Dance SnakeJ/70Skipper3rd / 5
6 Sep 20252025 International One-Design Class World ChampionshipJonathan FarrarIODCrew4th / 20
19 Jul 20252025 BCYA Race to BaltimoreArtemis IIPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
19 Jul 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper149th / 213
19 Jul 20252025 MADR - UPPER BAY - NAR SERIESARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper46th / 107
15 Jul 2025Series 3 - Tom Behrle Memorial SeriesARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
14 Jun 20252025 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaGood TradeJ/105Tactician1st / 8
3 Jun 2025Series 2 - Port Covington Marina SeriesARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisGood TradeJ/105Tactician9th / 22
22 Apr 2025Series 1 - Eight Bells Memorial SeriesARTEMIS IIHandicapSkipper1st / 8
17 Jun 2024IOD World ChampionshipFisher Island - 1IODCrew1st / 20
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisGood TradeJ/105Tactician10th / 24
28 Oct 20232023 Fall BrawlTea Dance SnakeJ/70Tactician2nd / 11
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipGood TradeJ/105Tactician10th / 31
8 Sep 20232023 IOD World ChampionshipDefender: FarrarIODCrew2nd / 11
4 Aug 20232023 J/70 Corinthian National ChampionshipTea Dance SnakeJ/70Tactician8th / 21
22 Jul 20232023 AYC Annual RegattaGood TradeJ/105Other3rd / 15
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisGood TradeJ/105Tactician2nd / 23

Crew rating across all classes: 711, #252.Helm rating across all classes: 217, #16,877. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.