Sailor · 2019–2022

Merrill Cline

u s coast guard academy College keelboat ORC handicap J/105

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Events: 27
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 41%
Typically beats: 47%
Best class ranking: #50
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Toby Ferl
Best trio: Liam Long & Toby Ferl
Biggest lift: Gregory Gaskel
Longest-running crew: Liam Long
Nemesis: Jonathan Riley
Rival: Rachel Pelton
Best day: 14 Sep 2019
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Toby Ferl — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Liam Long · Coast Guard - Glory, Hedgehog, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, IRC handicap, Melges 32, ORC handicap 13events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 9 of 93 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Mar 2022
Megan Wadleigh · Coast Guard - Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears), US Coast Guard Academy - Morning Glory · College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 63 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Apr 2021
Kurt Biedermann · Hedgehog, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, Melges 32 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 65 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Mar 2022
Jarred Gaudineer · Coast Guard - Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears), US Coast Guard Academy - Morning Glory · College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 43 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Mar 2021
Rachel Pelton · Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 50 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
William O'Leary · Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 56 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Mar 2022
Jesse McKnight · Coast Guard - Glory, Hedgehog, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, IRC handicap, Melges 32, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Mar 2020
Richard O'Leary · Coast Guard - Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears), US Coast Guard Academy - Morning Glory · College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Mar 2020
Luc Bay · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 47 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Mar 2022
Harlan Brady · Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1) · College keelboat, J/44, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 40 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 27

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Mar 2022	J-70 Invitational #2	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 8
11 Mar 2022	Harbor Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew (1-4,9-10)	7th / 10
16 Oct 2021	2021 McMillan Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	6th / 9
25 Sep 2021	2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Flying Pig	J/105	Skipper	5th / 6
18 Sep 2021	Shields Trophy Regatta	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew (1)	4th / 10
11 Sep 2021	Pine Trophy	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 8
11 Sep 2021	Pine Trophy	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)	College keelboat	A Crew	6th / 8
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Glory	J/44	Skipper	2nd / 5
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	ORC handicap	Skipper	10th / 10
11 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Glory	ORC handicap	Skipper	11th / 11
4 Jun 2021	2021 Annapolis - Newport Race	Glory	ORC handicap	Nav/Tac	18th / 18
10 Apr 2021	J70 Invite #3	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	5th / 8
10 Apr 2021	J70 Invite #3	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	8th / 8
10 Apr 2021	J70 Invite #3	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	4th / 8
10 Apr 2021	J70 Invite #3	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	3rd / 8
20 Mar 2021	J-70 Invite #1	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Crew	6th / 8
20 Mar 2021	J-70 Invite #1	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 8
20 Mar 2021	J-70 Invite #1	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 8
20 Mar 2021	J-70 Invite #1	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Crew	7th / 8
6 Mar 2020	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	8th / 10
2 Nov 2019	Kennedy Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 9
19 Oct 2019	McMillan Cup 2019	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 10
12 Oct 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	US Coast Guard Academy - Morning Glory	J/109	Pit	4th / 9
14 Sep 2019	Shields Trophy Regatta	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	3rd / 11
31 Aug 2019	63rd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Hedgehog	Melges 32	Other	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	235	#12016 band 8364–16876	—
College keelboat Crew	282 provisional	#50 band 18–122	+2.1

5 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 9 races, 3 events · rating 37
J/105 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -12
J/44 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 85
J/109 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 43
Melges 32 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 30

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 25%
As crew	24 events	2 wins	beats 54%

Positions: A Crew (16) · Floater (2) · A Crew (1-4,9-10) (1) · A Crew (1) (1) · Nav/Tac (1) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jonathan Riley	176	62–114
Rachel Pelton	84	42–42
Carter Boykin-Holland	84	42–42
Wade Anthony	28	20–8
Jack DeNatale	26	11–15
Marbella Marlo	26	15–11
William O'Leary	26	13–13
Jack Egan	26	11–15
Riley Read	26	21–5
Zach Champney	26	16–10
Jack Murphy	26	12–14
Miya Preyer	24	18–5

Most-beaten opponent: Riley Read (21–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	2	0	60%
2021	17	1	42%
2020	1	0	22%
2019	7	1	74%

Boats

U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat · 8 events · 2019–2022
Glory · J/44, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2021
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1) · College keelboat · 4 events · 2021
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4) · College keelboat · 4 events · 2021
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2) · College keelboat · 2 events · 2021
Coast Guard - Glory · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2019
Flying Pig · J/105 · 1 events · 2021
US Coast Guard Academy - Morning Glory · J/109 · 1 events · 2019
Hedgehog · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Navy · 5 events
Coast Guard · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Cal Maritime · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 235, #12,016.Helm rating across all classes: 37. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.