Sailor · 2021–2025

Ellen Merchant

rnsys J/105 PHRF handicap Roue 20

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Events: 5
Win rate: 40%
Podium rate: 100%
Typically beats: 90%
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Nicholas Power
Best trio: Robert Merchant & Nicholas Power
Longest-running crew: Robert Merchant
Best day: 11 Aug 2021
Signature result: 2nd of 15

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicholas Power — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Robert Merchant · Auster, Auster II · J/105, PHRF handicap, Roue 20 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 29 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Jack Merchant · Auster, Auster II · J/105, PHRF handicap, Roue 20 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 29 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Erik Merchant · Auster, Auster II · J/105, PHRF handicap, Roue 20 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 29 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Nicholas Power · Auster · PHRF handicap, Roue 20 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 14 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
Adrienne Power · Auster · PHRF handicap, Roue 20 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Zach Fraser · Auster II · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Todd Irving · Auster II · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Ben Bland III · Auster II · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Ann Power · Auster · PHRF handicap, Roue 20 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Peter Merchant · Auster · Roue 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Auster II	J/105	Strategist	2nd / 9
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster II	J/105	Pit Assist	2nd / 8
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster	Roue 20	Strategist	1st / 5
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	2nd / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	393 provisional	#3952 band 1819–7988	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 193
Roue 20 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 129

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	5 events	2 wins	beats 93%

Positions: Strategist (2) · Pit Assist (1) · Foil Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	93%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Harry Fitzgerald	19	16–3
Evan Oulahen	15	10–5
Scott Christie	15	12–3
John Sapp	15	11–4
James Mosher	15	13–2
Carl Davis	15	12–3
Andrew Murphy	12	10–2

Most-beaten opponent: Harry Fitzgerald (16–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	88%
2024	1	0	86%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	93%

Boats

Auster · PHRF handicap, Roue 20 · 3 events · 2021–2023
Auster II · J/105 · 2 events · 2024–2025

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 5 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 393, #3,952. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.