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Sailor · 2014–2026

Zak Merton

tauranga yacht and power boat club Match racingMelges 32470

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Events
18

119 races · 40 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 3 of 18

Podium rate
67%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 65%–76%, 180 boats)

Best class ranking
#122

Crew in Match racing · rating 195

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bradley Mclaughlin

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Bradley Mclaughlin

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Barnett

Jul 2014 – Jan 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Ian Williams

6–11 head to head in 17 races

Best day
29 Jul 2014

43-1 · 420er Worlds 2014

Signature result
12th of 111

420er Worlds 2014 · 420er Worlds 2014 · 28 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bradley Mclaughlin — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Nick Egnot-Johnson · Knots Racing, Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 9events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 22% win rate · 17 of 48 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Sam Barnett · -, Knots Racing, Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · 420er Worlds 2014, 470, Match racing, Melges 32 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 14 of 55 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jan 2026
  • Bradley Mclaughlin · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Alastair Gifford · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 23 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Severin Gramm · Oscar Engström · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Rasmus Alnebeck · Oscar Engström · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Taylor Balogh · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Emil Wolfgang · Oscar Engström · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Filip Karlsson · Oscar Engström · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Oscar Engström · Oscar Engström · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-16124263201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Apr 202661st Congressional Cup 2026Oscar EngströmMatch racingCrew4th / 6
24 Apr 2026Ficker Cup 2026Oscar EngströmMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
6 Jan 2026WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2026Knots RacingMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
8 Jan 2025WMRT Macao Match Cup 2025Knots RacingMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
11 Dec 2024WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2024Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
25 Apr 202459th Congressional Cup 2024Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
6 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
18 Apr 202358th Congressional Cup 2023Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew1st / 2
14 Apr 20232023 Ficker CupRoyal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
15 Dec 2022World Match Racing Tour – Final 2022Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew1st / 2
19 Apr 20222022 Congressional CupNick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew4th / 6
4 Dec 2021Auckland Match Racing Championships 2021Zak MertonMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
5 Jul 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 3SJAMBOKMelges 32Other15th / 19
29 Jan 2018Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2018James WilsonMatch racingCrew4th / 8
19 Aug 2017NZMRC Qualifying Regatta 2017James JenningsMatch racingCrew1st / 6
4 Jun 2017NZL Trials for Youth World Championships 2017Oakley MarshMatch racingCrew2nd / 8
6 Dec 2016Sailing World Cup Final | Melbourne 2016-470Crew10th / 14
28 Jul 2014420er Worlds 2014Sam BARNETT420er Worlds 2014Crew12th / 111

Crew rating across all classes: 258, #10,283.Helm rating across all classes: -40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.