Sailor · 2014–2021

Max Buerman

new york yacht club 12 metre yacht club 12 Metre C&C 30 IRC handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #15
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Rick Egloff
Best trio: Rick Egloff & Brad Read
Biggest lift: Lexi Gahagan
Nemesis: Walt Thirion
Best day: 16 Jul 2015
Signature result: 12th of 31

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Egloff — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Lexi Gahagan · New Zealand · 12 Metre 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 18 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Sep 2021
Gunther Buerman · HOOLIGAN, New Zealand · 12 Metre, IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 26 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Sep 2021
Rick Egloff · HOOLIGAN, New Zealand · 12 Metre, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2021
Brad Read · HOOLIGAN, New Zealand · 12 Metre, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2021
Dave Ahouse · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Duncan Skinner · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Sean Klaboe · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Mike Patterson · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Peter Largess · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Will Defley · New Zealand · 12 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021

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
22 Sep 2021	12 Metre North American Championship	New Zealand	12 Metre	Crew	1st / 3
9 Jul 2019	2019 International 12 Metre Association World Championship	New Zealand	12 Metre	Navigator	2nd / 4
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Thirty	IRC handicap	Other	10th / 11
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	zHPR Thirty	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
23 Oct 2015	2015 STC Annapolis Fall Regatta	Hooligan	C&C 30	Other	5th / 9
16 Jul 2015	2015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 Nationals	HOOLIGAN	IRC handicap	Helm	3rd / 6
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Salt	C&C 30	Other	4th / 5
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Salt	C&C 30	Other	7th / 9
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Salt	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 11
31 Oct 2014	2014 STC Annapolis Fall Regatta	SALT	Handicap	Other	2nd / 3
31 Aug 2014	2014 Around the Island Race	Thirty	PHRF handicap	Skipper	32nd / 81
1 Jul 2014	Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 Racing	Thirty	A-Class	Skipper	12th / 31
13 Jun 2014	160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	New Zealand	12 Metre	Skipper	2nd / 5
13 Jun 2014	160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex - FRIDAY (Around-the-Island)	New Zealand	12 Metre	Skipper	2nd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	76 provisional	#36809 band 25906–49888	—
All classes Crew	281 provisional	#8750 band 4980–14701	—
C&C 30 Helm	64 provisional	#15 band 8–18	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

12 Metre · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 209
A-Class · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -2

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	11 events	1 wins	beats 50%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 76%

Positions: Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	+13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Angus Davis	23	3–20
Walt Thirion	22	2–20
Sandra Askew	14	8–6
Paul Strauch	14	12–2

Most-beaten opponent: Paul Strauch (12–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2021	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	67%
2016	2	1	55%
2015	5	0	34%
2014	5	0	65%

Boats

New Zealand · 12 Metre · 4 events · 2014–2021
Salt · C&C 30, PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2014–2015
Thirty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap, A-Class · 3 events · 2014–2016
Hooligan · C&C 30, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2015
zHPR Thirty · Handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Jamestown, RI · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 76 (±141), #36,809.Crew rating across all classes: 281 (±166), #8,750. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.