Sailor · 1996–2026

Rory Macdonald

rnsys J/105 IRC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 60%
Podium rate: 80%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #28
Longest win streak: 10

Most successful partnership: Rory McDermott
Best trio: Carla Dale & John MacKay
Biggest lift: Rory McDermott
Longest-running crew: Patrick LaRoche
Nemesis: Colin Mann
Best day: 4 Oct 2025
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rory McDermott — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Sean McDermott · McMac, Triple Lindy · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/105, ORC handicap 9events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 67% win rate · 30 of 41 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Aug 2024
Rob Trainor · McMac, Triple Lindy · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/105, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 21 of 32 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2023
Patrick LaRoche · McMac, Triple Lindy · Handicap, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 71% win rate · 27 of 40 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024
John MacKay · McMac, Triple Lindy · IRC handicap, J/105, ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 23 of 33 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Aug 2024
Donna LeBlanc · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 80% win rate · 25 of 35 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024
Carla Dale · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 80% win rate · 25 of 35 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024
Pete Ramsdale · Triple Lindy · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Dec 2017
Joseph Mele · Triple Lindy · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Dec 2017
John O'Brien · Triple Lindy · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Dec 2017
Sarah LaRoche · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 21 of 29 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Aug 2026	Mahone Bay Challenge Cup One Design Regatta	McMac	J/105	Skipper	1st / 9
4 Oct 2025	2025 BBYC One Design Fall Regatta	McMac	J/105	Skipper	1st / 8
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	McMac	J/105	Co-Skipper	1st / 8
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	McMac	J/105	Co-Skipper	1st / 5
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	McMac	J/105	Other	1st / 5
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	McMac	J/105	Skipper	1st / 5
21 Aug 2020	Lunenburg Yacht Club Welcome Back Regatta 2020	McMac	J/105	Other	1st / 6
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	McMac	J/105	Skipper	1st / 5
26 Dec 2017	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017	Triple Lindy	IRC handicap	Crew	22nd / 81
26 Dec 2016	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016	Triple Lindy	IRC handicap	Crew	27th / 71
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	McMac	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Triple Lindy	Handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Triple Lindy	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 4
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	McMac	PHRF handicap	Helm	3rd / 10
17 Jun 1996	1996 Etchells World Championship	GBR 130	Etchells	Crew	51st / 64

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	460 provisional	#3250 band 1645–6010	—
J/105 Helm	421 provisional	#28 band 14–53	+11.2
All classes Crew	278 provisional	#9088 band 4390–17520	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 254
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -25

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	8 events	6 wins	beats 95%
As crew	7 events	3 wins	beats 75%

Positions: Co-Skipper (2) · Main Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−41 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	94%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Mosher	53	50–3
John Sapp	49	46–3
Carl Davis	48	47–1
Richard Gerstenberger	33	32–1
Scott Christie	20	17–3
Harry Fitzgerald	20	18–2
Robert Merchant	20	19–1
Evan Oulahen	20	17–3
Barry Eisener	14	14–0
Bradison Boutilier	14	11–3
Rob Crutcher	13	9–4
Colin Mann	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: James Mosher (50–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	1	100%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	74%
2016	4	1	78%
2015	1	0	78%
1996	1	0	21%

Boats

McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap · 10 events · 2015–2026
Triple Lindy · IRC handicap, Handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2016–2017
GBR 130 · Etchells · 1 events · 1996

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 7 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · 1 events
Bedford, NS · 1 events
Lunenburg, NS · 1 events
Key West, 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 across all classes: 460, #3,250.Crew rating across all classes: 278, #9,088. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.