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Sailor · 2019–2026

Michael Hitchens

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Events
10

41 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
50%

50% win rate · 5 of 10

Podium rate
70%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 50%–67%, 89 boats)

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gaby Brady

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Gaby Brady

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Best day
3 Dec 2022

1-1-1-DNF-1 · WLBC Regatta

Signature result
1st of 10

WLBC Regatta · Handicap · 1 Jan 2021

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gaby Brady — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Gaby Brady · Smashing Pumpkin · Handicap, NS14, NS14 - PH 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Zoe Keys · Smashing Pumpkin · Handicap, NS14, NS14 - PH 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
  • Fletcher Boyd · Spooky Pumpkin · Heron 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

01142282020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jul 2026WLBC RegattaBlueySabreSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2024Heron NSW Championships 2024Spooky PumpkinHeronSkipper15th / 24
1 Jan 2024Heron NSW Championships 2024Spooky PumpkinHeronSkipper19th / 24
3 Dec 2022WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinHandicapSkipper1st / 9
3 Dec 2022WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinNS14Skipper1st / 5
3 Dec 2022WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinNS14 - PHSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 2021WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2021WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinNS14Skipper1st / 3
1 Jan 2021WLBC RegattaSmashing PumpkinNS14 - PHSkipper1st / 3
3 Sep 2019WLBC Regatta 2019PeakHandicapSkipper2nd / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 130, #38,209. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.