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Sailor · 2012–2025

Peter Fernberger

larchmont chnyc Viper 640ShieldsPHRF handicap

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Events
43

239 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 43

Podium rate
21%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–50%, 696 boats)

Best class ranking
#183

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 38

Most successful partnership
Peter Bauer

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter McWhinnie & Peter Bauer

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Peter Bauer

+52 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nicolas Buc

Sep 2013 – Oct 2018 · 18 events

Nemesis
David Owen

17–109 head to head in 126 races

Rival
Robert Matthews

69–81 in 150 races

Best day
23 May 2015

6-3-1 · 2015 1st Annual Sport Boat Grand Prix

Signature result
1st of 16

2018 Peters & May Round Antigua Race · Handicap · 28 Apr 2018

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Bauer — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Nicolas Buc · Amelie · Viper 640 18events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 131 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Oct 2018
  • Peter McWhinnie · In Theory, Leon · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Henry Fernberger · Playdate, Weetamoe · J/70, Shields 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Peter Bauer · In Theory, Leon · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Robert Schult · Weetamoe · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Robert Morton · Brigadoon · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Matthew Wittick · Leon · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Bronwyn Woodhead · Leon · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Bill Hartnett · Brigadoon · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Whitney Slade · Weetamoe · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-110231562013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaWeetamoeShieldsSkipper8th / 9
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceWeetamoeShieldsSkipper4th / 6
7 Jun 2025Ocean Great Lakes ChallengeWeetamoeShieldsOther3rd / 7
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaWeetamoeShieldsOther4th / 10
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaWeetamoeShieldsOther4th / 14
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaBrigadoonPHRF handicapFloater10th / 12
23 Jul 20212021 NBYA Round the Bay RegattaBrigadoonPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
30 Aug 20192019 Vineyard RaceIn TheoryIRC handicapNav/Tac1st / 7
13 Oct 20182018 Viper 640 New England ChampionshipAmelieViper 640Other14th / 24
17 Aug 20182018 Ida Lewis Distance RaceLeonPHRF handicapNav/Tac6th / 14
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexBrigadoonPHRF handicapOther7th / 8
14 Jul 2018120th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Other10th / 18
5 Jul 20182018 Viper 640 North AmericanAmelieViper 640Other25th / 36
1 May 20182018 Antigua Sailing WeekLeonHandicapNav/Tac2nd / 14
28 Apr 20182018 Peters & May Round Antigua RaceLeonHandicapNav/Tac1st / 16
13 Oct 20172017 J/70 North American Championship Presented by Domaine ChandonPlaydateJ/70Main Trimmer47th / 53
7 Oct 20172017 American Yacht Club High Performance RegattaAmelieViper 640Other8th / 23
5 Aug 201713th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) Including the Soverel 33 NationalsAmelieViper 640Other4th / 10
23 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Skipper14th / 20
15 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Other8th / 22
24 Jun 20172017 Nyack Viper Open - Tappan Zee ChallengeAmelieViper 640Other7th / 9
7 Oct 2016AYC HPDO incorporating the 2016 J/70 East Coast Championship<br>2016 International 505 Region One Championship<br>2016 Fireball North American Championship<br>2016 Viper Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipAmelieViper 640Other28th / 29
23 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekAmeliePHRF handicapSkipper21st / 33
16 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Other8th / 21
9 Jan 20162015 470 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA1806470sSkipper9th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 150, #24,874.Crew rating across all classes: 121, #24,185. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.