Sailor · 2014–2026

Alan McGashan

Farr 40 Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #210

Most successful partnership: Pike Severance
Biggest lift: Pike Severance
Longest-running crew: Don Schultz
Nemesis: Alex Roepers
Rival: Ray Godwin
Best day: 19 Jun 2014
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Pike Severance — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Don Schultz · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 121 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2014 – Oct 2018
Kevin Abbink · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 110 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Oct 2018
Marlene Shlens · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 105 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2014 – Oct 2018
Michael Shlens · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 92 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2014 – Sep 2015
Jennifer Arrington · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 92 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2014 – Sep 2015
Ted Winer · Blade 2, Blade II · Farr 40 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 92 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2014 – Oct 2018
Steve Natvig · Blade 2, Blade 2 (Corinthian), Blade II · Farr 40 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 69 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Oct 2018
William Tetrick · Blade 2, Blade II · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 63 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2015 – Oct 2018
Alan Field · Blade 2, Blade II · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 41 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2015 – Aug 2015
Jennifer Hylander · Blade 2 · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Mar 2026	2026 BVI Sailing Festival - Scrub Island International	Avel Vaez	Handicap	Crew	4th / 4
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Redwood / Oakcliff	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 5
31 May 2025	3rd Annual - Rhody Regatta	Redwood / Oakcliff	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
8 Oct 2018	2018 Farr 40 World Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	12th / 14
10 May 2018	2018 Farr 40 North American Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 9
21 Mar 2018	2018 Farr 40 West Coast Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 7
24 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Blade II	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 17
19 Aug 2015	2015 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship	Blade II	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 15
22 Jul 2015	2015 Farr 40 California Cup	Blade II	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 13
27 May 2015	2015 Farr 40 West Coast Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 15
4 Mar 2015	2015 Farr 40 Midwinter Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Other	9th / 11
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	Blade 2	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 15
18 Jun 2014	Farr 40 Cal Cup	Blade 2 (Corinthian)	Farr 40	Other	8th / 15
14 May 2014	Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship	Blade 2	Farr 40	Other	9th / 19
26 Mar 2014	Farr 40 Midwinter Championship	Blade II	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	228 provisional	#13267 band 8189–20775	—
Farr 40 Crew	123 provisional	#210 band 152–257	−6.3

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	15 events	1 wins	beats 42%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (8) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Wolfgang Schaefer	121	22–99
Alex Roepers	110	6–104
Gordon Leon	109	88–21
Zoltan Katinszky	93	69–24
Helmut Jahn	92	11–81
John Demourkas	92	16–76
Alberto Rossi	92	11–81
Ray Godwin	84	50–34
Kevin McNeil	81	16–65
Michael Pohl	70	46–24
Gary Ezor	63	48–15
Jim Murrell	52	45–7

Most-beaten opponent: Gordon Leon (88–21).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	2	1	90%
2018	3	0	44%
2015	5	0	27%
2014	4	0	45%

Boats

Blade 2 · Farr 40 · 7 events · 2014–2018
Blade II · Farr 40 · 4 events · 2014–2015
Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025
Avel Vaez · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Blade 2 (Corinthian) · Farr 40 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Long Beach, CA, USA · 3 events
Los Angeles, CA, USA · 2 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 1 events
Marina del Rey, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, United States · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 228, #13,267. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.