Sailor · 2014–2024

Stu McCrea

PHRF handicap J/70 J/105

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Events: 18
Win rate: 28%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #539
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Robert Merchant
Best trio: Matthew Christie & Robert Merchant
Biggest lift: Robert Merchant
Longest-running crew: Robert Merchant
Nemesis: Thomas Bowen
Best day: 17 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Merchant — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Matthew Christie · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 31% win rate · 21 of 75 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
Jason White · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 10events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 20 of 43 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
India White · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 10events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 20 of 43 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
Rob Maclean · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 44% win rate · 17 of 37 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2022
Geoffrey Dalzell · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 13 of 29 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Aug 2022
Giles Oland · Deviation · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 14 of 30 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2022
Robert Merchant · Auster II, Deviation · J/105, J/120, PHRF handicap 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 17 of 37 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024
Jonathan Ladha · CAN 550, Deviation · J/120, J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 35 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Jul 2018
Cameron Fraser · Deviation · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
Shelagh peverill · Deviation · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Auster II	J/105	Other	2nd / 8
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 14
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Helm	7th / 9
14 Aug 2019	2019 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
9 Jul 2019	Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2019	Deviation	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Deviation	PHRF handicap	In the way	2nd / 9
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
12 Jul 2018	Charlottetown Race Week 2018	CAN 550	J/70	Other	3rd / 10
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	CAN 550	J/70	Chef	39th / 68
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 8
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Owner	7th / 11
25 Feb 2017	2017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship	CAN 550	J/70	Helm	34th / 52
23 Sep 2016	2016 J 70 Canadian Championship	CAN 550	J/70	Other	2nd / 7
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Deviation	J/120	Skipper	1st / 5
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 8
5 Jul 2015	2015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Deviation	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	CAN 550	J/70	Other	55th / 58
9 Sep 2014	2014 J 70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen	CAN 550	J/70	Skipper	19th / 43

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	284 provisional	#11450 band 6648–18512	—
J/70 Helm	116 provisional	#539 band 295–826	−1.3

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 84
Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 80
J/120 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 100

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	17 events	5 wins	beats 71%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 86%

Positions: In the way (1) · Chef (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Calder	38	28–10
Ross Leighton	34	32–2
Scott Weakley	31	11–20
Mark Gosine	29	21–8
Steve Davies	28	26–2
David Wilson	22	15–7
Thomas Bowen	22	2–20
Frank McNamara	20	11–9
Nathan Reece	17	15–2
Kim Gibson	16	14–2
John Heaton	16	5–11
Graeme Carr	16	8–8

Most-beaten opponent: Ross Leighton (32–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	86%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	25%
2019	3	0	86%
2018	3	1	74%
2017	3	1	58%
2016	2	1	92%
2015	3	1	60%
2014	1	0	57%

Boats

Deviation · PHRF handicap, Handicap, J/120 · 11 events · 2015–2023
CAN 550 · J/70 · 6 events · 2014–2018
Auster II · J/105 · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 8 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA to Halifax, NS · 1 events
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 284, #11,450.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 80. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.