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Sailor · 2007–2025

Don McPhee

cyca IRC handicapHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
18

18 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 18

Podium rate
17%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 71%–75%, 1,293 boats)

Biggest lift
Craig Neil

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Van Der Wende

Dec 2010 – Dec 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Matt Allen

3–10 head to head in 13 races

Best day
26 Dec 2017

14-13 · Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017

Signature result
3rd of 120

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • David Van Der Wende · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs, Eleni · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2010 – Dec 2025
  • Mike Green · Balance, Gweilo, Quest · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2022
  • Steve McConaghy · Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs, Hollywood Boulevard, Smuggler · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2025
  • Clinton Evans · Balance, Gweilo, Quest · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2022
  • Max de Montgolfier · Balance, Gweilo, Quest · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021
  • Collin Janes · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2011 – Dec 2014
  • Craig Neil · Quest · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
  • Sam Haynes · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2011 – Dec 2014
  • Tim Davis · Celestial, Smuggler · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2013 – Dec 2025
  • Matthew Bassett · Balance, Quest · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021

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

Rating history

-241349200820112014201720202023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025SmugglerIRC handicapCrew43rd / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024SmugglerIRC handicapCrew5th / 78
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022QuestIRC handicapCrew5th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021QuestHandicapCrew16th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019QuestIRC handicapCrew3rd / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018GweiloIRC handicapCrew22nd / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017KoaIRC handicapCrew14th / 81
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapCrew13th / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016BalanceIRC handicapCrew4th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014ADA CelestialIRC handicapCrew11th / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013CelestialIRC handicapCrew3rd / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Celestial - Assistance DogsIRC handicapCrew22nd / 59
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011CelestialIRC handicapCrew63rd / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010EleniIRC handicapCrew29th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009Nips N TuxIRC handicapCrew34th / 77
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008PirelliHandicapCrew3rd / 21
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007PirelliHandicapCrew15th / 16

Crew rating across all classes: 49, #35,356. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.