Sailor · 2016–2026

Gerard MacDonald

royal nova scotia yacht squadron Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 4
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 59%

Best day: 15 Aug 2025
Signature result: 4th of 13

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Todd Calder · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Scott Fraser · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Troy Calder · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Patrick Phelan · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Suzie Ketene · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Richard Calder · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Shawn Cox · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Susan Heaslip · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Robert Stevens · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Bruce Dempsey · Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Brilliance	Handicap	Foil Trimmer	5th / 11
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Brilliance	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	4th / 13
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Brilliance	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	5th / 9
10 Jul 2016	2016 Route Halifax Saint-Pierre	Celebrations • 1816_2016	Handicap	Other	3rd / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	58 provisional	#33990 band 18754–50601	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Foil Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+25 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Keith Amirault	15	9–6
David Wilson	12	8–4
Mark Gosine	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: David Wilson (8–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	60%
2025	1	75%
2022	1	50%
2016	1	0%

Boats

Brilliance · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2022–2026
Celebrations • 1816_2016 · Handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 3 events
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 58, #33,990. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.