Sailor · 2009–2025

Max Hutcheson

sdyc J/70 IC37 Etchells

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Events: 19
Win rate: 16%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 75%
Best class ranking: #38
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Rick Merriman
Best trio: David Dempsey & Rick Merriman
Biggest lift: Willem Van Waay
Longest-running crew: Rick Merriman
Nemesis: Thomas Carruthers
Rival: John Brim
Best day: 28 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Merriman — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Tyler Sinks · Flow, TBD, Team SDYC · Etchells, IC37 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 41 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2023
Rick Merriman · Pacific Yankee, SDYC, Stark Raving Mad VII, TBD · IC37, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 7 of 35 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2025
Nick Martin · SDYC, TBD, Team SDYC · IC37 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2025
Lucy Wallace · Flow, TBD · Etchells, IC37 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2021 – Aug 2023
Willem Van Waay · Relative Obscurity · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
Peter Duncan · Relative Obscurity · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
David Dempsey · Pacific Yankee, SDYC · IC37 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 24 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Aug 2025
Adam Roberts · SDYC, TBD · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
Jake La Dow · SDYC, Team SDYC · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Aug 2025
Victor Diaz de Leon · Relative Obscurity · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	SDYC	IC37	Mast	6th / 19
18 Jul 2025	2025 IC37 National Championship	SDYC	IC37	Mast	11th / 26
11 Aug 2023	2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	TBD	IC37	Foil Trimmer	3rd / 8
10 Jul 2021	2021 Newport Regatta	Team SDYC	IC37	Offside trimmer	2nd / 18
15 May 2021	2021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca Bowl	Flow	Etchells	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 26
24 Apr 2021	2021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast Championship	Flow	Etchells	Runners	6th / 22
9 Apr 2021	2021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Midwinters West Regatta	Flow	Etchells	Other	8th / 24
19 Mar 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Flow	Etchells	Runners	9th / 19
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Stark Raving Mad VII	ORC handicap	Mast	1st / 4
22 Nov 2019	2019/2020 Melges IC37 Winter Series - Fall Cup	Pacific Yankee	IC37	Other	1st / 5
6 Jul 2019	2019 Newport Regatta	Team SDYC	IC37	Staysail trimmer	1st / 17
27 Sep 2018	2018 J 70 World Championship	Relative Obscurity	J/70	Staysail trimmer	8th / 91
26 Jul 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Relative Obscurity	J/70	Staysail trimmer	7th / 54
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	Relative Obscurity	J/70	Staysail trimmer	3rd / 27
30 Jun 2018	2018 NYYC One-Design Regatta	Terreaway	J/70	Bow	13th / 37
16 Mar 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Cool Story Bro	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 23
23 Feb 2018	2018 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Mr. Pitiful	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	37th / 61
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Mr. Pitiful	J/70	Other	22nd / 53
30 Oct 2009	ISSA HIGH SCHOOL SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP For the CRESSY TROPHY	19	Laser	Skipper	5th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	475 provisional	#1987 band 940–3971	—
J/70 Crew	165 provisional	#860 band 406–1678	−0.4
IC37 Crew	295 provisional	#38 band 15–103	+4.5
Etchells Crew	198 provisional	#294 band 151–591	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser · Helm · 18 races, 1 event · rating 100
All classes · Helm · 18 races, 1 event · rating 111

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 77%
As crew	18 events	3 wins	beats 78%

Positions: Staysail trimmer (4) · Mast (3) · Runners (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Foil Trimmer (1) · Offside trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	71%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	91%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Brim	64	35–29
Andrew Fisher	44	33–11
Doug Clark	42	23–19
Jim Cunningham	42	19–23
Hannah Swett	42	28–14
Pamela Rose	42	27–14
Phil Lotz	40	32–8
Brian Keane	38	15–23
Bennet Greenwald	37	19–17
Douglas Strebel	36	20–14
Jack Franco	36	17–19
Joel Ronning	35	20–14

Most-beaten opponent: Phil Lotz (32–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	66%
2023	1	0	71%
2021	5	0	74%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	2	2	100%
2018	6	0	79%
2017	1	0	60%
2009	1	0	77%

Boats

Flow · Etchells · 4 events · 2021
Relative Obscurity · J/70 · 3 events · 2018
SDYC · IC37 · 2 events · 2025
Team SDYC · IC37 · 2 events · 2019–2021
Mr. Pitiful · J/70 · 2 events · 2017–2018
TBD · IC37 · 1 events · 2023
Stark Raving Mad VII · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2020
Pacific Yankee · IC37 · 1 events · 2019
Terreaway · J/70 · 1 events · 2018
Cool Story Bro · J/70 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 7 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 6 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 475 (±182), #1,987.Helm rating across all classes: 111 (±235). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.