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Sailor · 2012–2026

Merle Durant

nbyc Optimist420PHRF handicap

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Events
36

202 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 36

Podium rate
14%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (90%: 55%–59%, 1,754 boats)

Best class ranking
#2012

Helm in Optimist · rating 224

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dom Spinola

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Dom Spinola

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Peter Herlihy

12–100 head to head in 113 races

Rival
Jack Spillane

47–45 in 93 races

Best day
12 Aug 2015

3-1-2-2-1 · PYC Junior Regatta 2015 · about 1 in 55,879 by chance

Signature result
1st of 38

PYC Junior Regatta 2015 · Optimist · 12 Aug 2015

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dom Spinola — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Dom Spinola · Digger, Digger -Youth, Firefly · J/109, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • James Phyfe · Digger, Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Paul Adam · Digger -Youth, Firefly · J/109, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Demetry Spinola · Digger, Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Dexter Holaday · Digger, Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Brian Kiley · Digger · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Charlie Fairfax · Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Todd Johnston · Digger · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Calvin Lamosse · Lyric · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Will Fairfax · Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

01753492013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 20262026 NBYC Annual Regatta - J109 North Americans, Sandpiper Nationals, Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipFireflyJ/109Crew5th / 6
1 Aug 20262026 Sunapee Star Open and District 12 Regatta, Next Gen RegattaUSA 6077StariPad Kid19th / 26
27 Jun 20262026 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial RegattaMerle DurantILCASkipper20th / 34
13 Jun 20262026 ILCA District 7 ChampionshipMerle DurantLaserSkipper6th / 34
2 Aug 20252025 Star Sunapee Open & NextGen (under 25) RegattaNoneStarSkipper12th / 14
3 Jul 20252025 Thursday One DesignMerle DurantLaserSkipper6th / 9
28 Jun 20252025 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial Regatta District 7 Grand Prix EventMerle DurantILCASkipper11th / 19
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendDiggerPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
20 Jun 20242024 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceLyricPHRF handicapFloater1st / 4
7 Jun 20242024 ILCA North American ChampionshipMerle DurantLaser RadialSkipper83rd / 103
24 Aug 2022Juniors at the HelmMERAIGEEtchellsSkipper2nd / 3
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDigger -YouthPHRF handicapBow2nd / 12
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 20228770420Skipper62nd / 63
9 Aug 20222022 HYC Youth Invitational8770420Skipper5th / 82
14 Jul 202299th ANNUAL REGATTA - One-Design Junior9144420Skipper11th / 39
8 Jul 2022New Bedford Junior RegattaMerle Durant420Skipper20th / 61
17 Aug 2021Beverly Junior Regatta8770420Skipper28th / 64
10 Aug 20212021 HYC Youth Invitational8572420Skipper16th / 72
10 Jul 2021NBJR 20218772420Skipper11th / 65
13 Aug 2019Beverly Junior Regatta611OptimistSkipper18th / 78
7 Aug 2019HYC Youth Invitational5304OptimistSkipper22nd / 56
24 Jul 20192019 Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta5304OptimistSkipper29th / 70
8 Aug 20182018 Youth Invitational616OptimistSkipper10th / 68
25 Jul 2018Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta616OptimistSkipper58th / 109
15 Aug 2017Beverly Junior Regatta5304OptimistSkipper37th / 82

Helm rating across all classes: 113 (±192), #30,541.Crew rating across all classes: 34 (±180), #37,821. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.