Sailor · 2016–2026

Tom Byrne

fleet 204 Hobie 16B Handicap Hobie 16C Some links uncertain

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 30%
Typically beats: 35%
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Ian Smith
Rival: Ralph Petrarca
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 22 sailors

David Parker · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Payson Infelise · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Shane Diviney · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Rodney Hagebols · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Terry Posma · Jaffa · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
Matt Woodworth · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
A Neeson · Jaffa · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
Tim Fowler · Jaffa · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
Dan Morris · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Juan Vila · Lucky · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 May 2026	MADCATTER 50 and Hobie Reunion	Byrne Dairy	16 B	Skipper	15th / 19
16 May 2025	MADCATTER 49	Byrne Dairy	Hobie 16 B	Skipper	6th / 8
19 May 2023	Madcatter 47	Byrne	16B	Skipper	4th / 7
21 May 2022	Madcatter 46	Byrne	Hobie 16B	Skipper	10th / 10
13 Jul 2021	2021 Transpac Honolulu Race	Lucky	Handicap	Other	5th / 5
21 May 2021	Madcatter 45 Northeast Area Championships	Byrne	Hobie 16C	Skipper	2nd / 4
26 Dec 2019	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019	Jaffa	Handicap	Crew	1st / 7
18 May 2019	43rd Annual Madcatter	Byrne Dairy	Hobie 16C	Skipper	3rd / 3
19 May 2018	42nd Annual Madcatter	114667	Hobie 16B	Skipper	7th / 7
5 Nov 2016	Fall Kite Foil Regatta	Kite Runner	Kite Foil	Skipper	23rd / 41

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-138 provisional	#73109 band 61712–79205	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

Hobie 16B · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -118
Hobie 16C · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating -25
16 B · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -78
Kite Foil · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -3
16B · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 28
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating -24
Hobie 16 B · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -27

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	0 wins	beats 27%
As crew	2 events	1 wins	beats 50%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ralph Petrarca	24	10–14
Andrew Caldwell	16	9–6
Ian Smith	15	2–13
Steve Palmer	15	6–8

Most-beaten opponent: Andrew Caldwell (9–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	22%
2025	1	0	29%
2023	1	0	50%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	2	0	33%
2019	2	1	50%
2018	1	0	0%
2016	1	0	45%

Boats

Byrne Dairy · 16 B, Hobie 16 B, Hobie 16C · 3 events · 2019–2026
Byrne · 16B, Hobie 16B, Hobie 16C · 3 events · 2021–2023
Lucky · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
Jaffa · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
114667 · Hobie 16B · 1 events · 2018
Kite Runner · Kite Foil · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Brewerton, NY · 6 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
Cicero, NY · 1 events
Saint Petersburg, FL · 1 events
Walnut, CA, 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: -138, #73,109.Crew rating across all classes: -24. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.