Skip to content

Sailor · 2018–2026

Merritt Sellers

stfyc 420J/70Optimist

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
61

437 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 61

Podium rate
30%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 54%–57%, 2,345 boats)

Best class ranking
#592

Helm in 420 · rating 305

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Marina Priskich

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Marina Priskich

+54 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Sellers

Jul 2018 – Aug 2022 · 10 events

Nemesis
Leo Robillard

10–72 head to head in 82 races

Rival
Ian Adamson

63–53 in 119 races

Best day
15 Nov 2019

2-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-1 · BAYS Winter Series #2 @ SCYC

Signature result
1st of 34

2024 C420 Womens North American Championship · 420 · 12 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marina Priskich — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Elsie Schroeder · 1FB, Beastie Girls, Merritt Sellers · 420 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 81 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Scott Sellers · 1FA, Tres Burritos · J/70 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 19 of 65 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Oscar Melet · Beasts, Merritt Sellers · 420 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 40 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Feb 2026
  • Marina Priskich · M&M, M&Ms · 420 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+54 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Owen Beckley · 1FA, Tres Burritos · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 37 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2022
  • Hannah Sellers · Tres Burritos · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 31 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Feb 2022
  • Rhett Krawitt · Merritt Sellers, TBD · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Caleb Everett · Caleb Everett, The Sharks · 420, Handicap, RS21 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 37 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – May 2023
  • Madi Anderson · Merritt Sellers · 420, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Hailey Sellers · 1FA, Tres Burritos · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Feb 2022

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

Rating history

02154292019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 61

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 2026Lone Star RegattaTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-5)1st / 4
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaTres BurritosJ/70Skipper4th / 7
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyMerritt Sellers420Skipper6th / 158
24 Jan 2026SCYYRA Perry Series #3Merritt Sellers420Skipper43rd / 56
13 Dec 2025Perry #2 Coronado Yacht ClubBeasts420Skipper16th / 46
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Dinghy & RS Tera North American ChampionshipMerritt Sellers420Skipper1st / 21
13 Sep 20252025 C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Merritt Sellers420Skipper6th / 55
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaMerritt Sellers420Skipper106th / 148
16 Jul 2025Club 420 Women's North American ChampionshipMerritt SellersHandicapSkipper3rd / 47
26 Jun 2025Area K Sears Cup QualifierMerritt SellersJ/70Skipper1st / 4
18 Jun 2025U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championships for the Ida Lewis TrophyM&M420Skipper1st / 22
17 May 20252025 Elvstrom-Zellerbach (ILCA NA D24 Championship)M&M420Skipper2nd / 18
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyM&Ms420Skipper19th / 141
25 Oct 20242024 Fall DinghyM&Ms420Skipper1st / 19
4 Oct 2024USA Junior Olympic Sailing Regatta / 2024 BAYS Winter Series # 1M&Ms420Skipper2nd / 21
13 Sep 20242024 C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Merritt Sellers420Skipper12th / 46
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPBeastie Girls420Skipper23rd / 129
17 Jul 20242024 C420 Open North American ChampionshipBeastie Girls420Skipper43rd / 106
12 Jul 20242024 C420 Womens North American ChampionshipBeastie Girls420Skipper1st / 34
28 Jun 2024US Youth Championship - Rose Cup 2024San Francisco YCMatch racingCrew10th / 2
21 Jun 20242024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindBeastie Girls420Skipper7th / 15
17 May 20242024 Elvstrom-Zellerbach & Spring Dinghy (ILCA PCCs)Beastie Girls420Skipper11th / 11
2 Feb 20242024 i420 Pacific Coast ChampionshipMerritt Sellers420Skipper12th / 18
13 Jan 20242024 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA and 29er Invitational REGATTA56545420Skipper16th / 25
20 Oct 20232023 Fall DinghyBeastie Girls420Skipper8th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 382, #6,066.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 262, #10,685. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.