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Sailor · 1993–2025

Steve McConaghy

cyca IRC handicapEtchellsHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
36

134 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 36

Podium rate
17%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 73%–76%, 2,199 boats)

Best class ranking
#196

Crew in Etchells · rating 263

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Peter Tarimo

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Van Der Wende

Dec 2012 – Dec 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Martin Hill

16–47 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Jeanne-Claude Strong

28–28 in 56 races

Best day
17 Jan 2000

5-25-26-1-12 · 1999 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 309 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 76

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2013

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Ray Roberts · Hollywood Boulevard, Onesails Racing, Quantum Racing · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2016
  • Doug Flynn · EAUS1436, Wobbegong2, WOBBEGONG2 · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2017 – Oct 2018
  • Bryan Northcote · Hollywood Boulevard, Quantum Racing, Ragamuffin · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2016
  • Henry Kernot · EAUS1436, Wobbegong2, WOBBEGONG2 · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2017 – Oct 2018
  • David Van Der Wende · Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs, Smuggler · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2025
  • Sebastian Bohm · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
  • Tim Davis · Celestial, Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2013 – Dec 2025
  • Nicholas Armstrong · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
  • Don McPhee · 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(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2025
  • Tom Wormald · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025

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

Rating history

01733461994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025SmugglerIRC handicapCrew43rd / 103
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipThelastoneEtchellsCrew23rd / 46
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024SmugglerIRC handicapCrew5th / 78
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022SmugglerIRC handicapCrew9th / 91
1 Jul 20225.5 World Championship 2022Arunga X115.5 MetreCrew11th / 23
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021SmugglerHandicapCrew9th / 50
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipVIKENEtchellsCrew10th / 34
5 Mar 20202020 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaGrace O'MalleyHandicapOther2nd / 8
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Bush Paul GroupIRC handicapCrew12th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Noahs IIIRC handicapCrew41st / 72
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipWobbegong2EtchellsCrew13th / 94
16 Feb 20182018 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipEAUS1436EtchellsCrew9th / 40
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipWOBBEGONG2EtchellsCrew12th / 44
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipWobbegong2EtchellsCrew25th / 73
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017SmugglerIRC handicapCrew6th / 81
26 Sep 20172017 Etchells World ChampionshipWobbegong2EtchellsCrew26th / 51
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipWOBBEGONG2EtchellsCrew8th / 45
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSailing Master36th / 71
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesVamosJ/70Tactician26th / 36
16 Feb 20162016 Rolex Farr 40 World ChampionshipDouble BlackFarr 40Tactician10th / 12
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Onesails RacingIRC handicapSailing Master49th / 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 2011RagamuffinIRC handicapCrew3rd / 72

Crew rating across all classes: 340 (±212), #5,722.Helm rating across all classes: 36 (±247). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.