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Sailor · 2002–2025

Wade Morgan

cyca IRC handicapEtchellsHandicap

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Events
30

105 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 30

Podium rate
20%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 66%–69%, 2,468 boats)

Best class ranking
#967

Crew in Etchells · rating -12

Most successful partnership
William Sykes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
William Sykes & Charles Kosecki

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Townsend

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ryan Godfrey

Dec 2002 – Dec 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
David Clark

7–59 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Doug Flynn

22–32 in 54 races

Best day
24 Oct 2015

1-17-13 · 2015 Etchells Asia Pacific Championship

Signature result
2nd of 162

Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) · IRC handicap · 11 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: William Sykes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jill Connell · Odyssey, ODYSSEY · Etchells 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 73 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2019
  • Gordon Maguire · Caro, Ichi Ban, Ichi Ban (JV52), Odyssey · Etchells, IRC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Dec 2023
  • Anthony Merrington · Gweilo, Ichi Ban, Ichi Ban (JV52), ODYSSEY · Etchells, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Dec 2022
  • Ryan Godfrey · Alfa Romeo, Caro · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2024
  • Nick Rogers · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Karl Kwok · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Jonathan Taylor · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Ben Morrison-Jack · Alive, ODYSSEY · Etchells, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 21st · Dec 2014 – Jan 2017
  • Matt Kelway · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Bex Gmuer Hornell · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-293810520032006200920122015201820212024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew251st / 380
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew41st / 240
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 162
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 128
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024CaroIRC handicapCrew4th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023CaroIRC handicapCrew23rd / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022GweiloIRC handicapCrew2nd / 91
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019GweiloIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 120
1 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew25th / 30
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Ichi BanIRC handicapCrew5th / 72
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipOdysseyEtchellsCrew66th / 94
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipOdysseyEtchellsCrew60th / 73
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Ichi BanIRC handicapCrew1st / 81
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew28th / 38
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew25th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew21st / 38
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Ichi Ban (JV52)IRC handicapCrew5th / 71
10 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australian ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew21st / 46
1 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew28th / 39
2 Nov 20152015 Etchells World ChampionshipJezebelEtchellsBow14th / 43
24 Oct 20152015 Etchells Asia Pacific ChampionshipJezebelEtchellsBow10th / 36
6 Feb 20152015 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipODYSSEYEtchellsCrew25th / 38
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014AliveIRC handicapSailing Master72nd / 91
4 Oct 20142014 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipOdysseyEtchellsCrew5th / 19
1 Jan 20142014 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipOdysseyEtchellsCrew28th / 34

Crew rating across all classes: 45, #36,593.Helm rating across all classes: 7. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.