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Sailor · 2014–2025

Gordon Smith

cyca IRC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
13

13 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 13

Podium rate
8%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
25%

of boats faced (90%: 22%–28%, 658 boats)

Biggest lift
Kate Lynch

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephen Lipman

Dec 2015 – Dec 2024 · 5 events

Signature result
3rd of 24

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Edward Tooher · Chancellor · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 42nd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2019
  • Michael Ward · Chancellor · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 42nd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2019
  • Brett Eagle · Chancellor, Wild Oats · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 22nd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021
  • Stephen Lipman · Chancellor, Wild Oats · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2024
  • Kate Lynch · Reve, Wild Oats · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Steven Dawson · Chancellor · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 42nd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2019
  • Stuart Byrne · Wild Oats · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Nick Potter · Wild Oats · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Charles Todhunter · Reve, Wild Oats · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Pierce Brockman · Chancellor · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2015

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

Rating history

-89-3911201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Wild OatsHandicapOwner3rd / 24
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Wild OatsHandicapOwner19th / 26
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023Wild OatsHandicapOwner6th / 20
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022ReveHandicapCrew7th / 18
1 Oct 20222022 Bayview North Channel RaceSea WisePHRF handicapOther6th / 6
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021Wild OatsHandicapSailing Master22nd / 50
2 Oct 20212021 Bayview North Channel RaceSea WisePHRF handicapOther4th / 8
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019ChancellorIRC handicapCrew111th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018ChancellorIRC handicapCrew68th / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017ChancellorIRC handicapCrew74th / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016ChancellorIRC handicapCrew62nd / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015ChancellorIRC handicapCrew42nd / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014ChancellorIRC handicapCrew82nd / 91

Crew rating across all classes: -81 (±236), #54,326.Helm rating across all classes: 7 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.