Sailor · 2014–2026

Cam McWhirter

thunder bay yacht club PHRF handicap Lightning Handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 40%
Best class ranking: #558

Biggest lift: Emily Wilson
Longest-running crew: Bob Vander Ploeg
Nemesis: David Starck
Best day: 3 Jul 2017
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Bob Vander Ploeg · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, J/35, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Jun 2026
Alec Smith · Bella, Bobsled · J/35, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2025
Julia Bailey · Bella, Slingshot, Sparkle, Sparkle! · Lightning, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jul 2022
Ross Bailey · Sparkle, Sparkle! · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 23rd · Jun 2015 – Mar 2018
Michelle Willows · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
Vlad Popescu · Bella, Slingshot · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Aug 2025
Kevin Anderson · Bobsled · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Lindsey MacDonnell · Bobsled · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Terry Cano · Bella, Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
Emily Wilson · Bella, Slingshot · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2026	AIS Around the Islands 2026	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	9th / 20
2 Aug 2025	2025 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bella	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
30 Jun 2025	AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 12
28 Jun 2025	AIS Around the Islands 2025	Bobsled	Handicap	Crew	14th / 24
5 Aug 2023	2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bella	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
5 Jul 2022	2022 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Bella	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Annapurna	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 3
2 Aug 2019	2019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bella	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
2 Jul 2018	2018 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Slingshot	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 8
28 Mar 2018	60th Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta	Sparkle	Lightning	Other	23rd / 29
24 Mar 2018	2018 Winter Lightning Championship	Sparkle!	Lightning	Bow	38th / 52
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Bobsled	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 8
3 Jul 2017	2017 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week	Slingshot	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 13
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	Sparkle	Lightning	Other	50th / 67
27 Jun 2015	2015 Lightning Class Canadian Open Championship	Sparkle!	Lightning	Other	26th / 39
22 Aug 2014	2014 J 35 North American Championship	Bobsled	J/35	Crew	6th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	15 provisional	#41575 band 26180–55038	—
Lightning Crew	-105 provisional	#558 band 442–629	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/35 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -41
Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 4 events · rating 69

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Bow (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+17 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Mauk	27	2–25
David Starck	27	1–26
Todd Wake	27	2–24
Thomas Allen	27	3–24
Ched Proctor	27	1–26
Cristobal Perez	22	2–20
Bill Faude	21	2–19
Jody Starck	21	2–19
Marvin Beckmann	20	1–19
Tanner Probst	20	7–13
Ryan Ruhlman	20	1–19
Rob Ruhlman	15	2–12

Most-beaten opponent: Philip Lange (9–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	58%
2025	3	54%
2023	1	50%
2022	1	57%
2020	1	50%
2019	1	86%
2018	3	40%
2017	2	85%
2015	2	30%
2014	1	29%

Boats

Bobsled · Handicap, PHRF handicap, J/35 · 5 events · 2014–2026
Bella · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2019–2025
Slingshot · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2017–2018
Sparkle · Lightning · 2 events · 2015–2018
Sparkle! · Lightning · 2 events · 2015–2018
Annapurna · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Duluth, MN, USA · 4 events
Wayzata Yacht Club · 3 events
Bayfield, WI, USA · 3 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 15, #41,575.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 69. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.