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Sailor · 2002–2026

Gavin Brady

rhkyc IRC handicapMatch racingHandicap

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Events
59

254 races · 99 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 14 of 59

Podium rate
53%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–68%, 2,469 boats)

Best class ranking
#147

Helm in Match racing · rating 182

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Cowan

8 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
David Brooke & Chris Cowan

5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
David Brooke

+64 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Karl Kwok

Aug 2009 – Jul 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
James Richardson

3–22 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Kip Meadows

16–16 in 32 races

Best day
9 Aug 2023

1-1-1 · ORC World Championship 2023

Signature result
1st of 83

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Cowan — 8 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 80% win rate
  • Karl Kwok · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 19events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 37% win rate · 37 of 60 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+60 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2025
  • Matt Kelway · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Invisible Hand, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 13events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 39% win rate · 25 of 44 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+55 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2025
  • David Swete · Alive, Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Gavin Brady · Handicap, IRC handicap, Match racing, ORC handicap 12events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 30 of 56 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Jan 2025
  • Chris Cowan · Alive, Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Invisible Hand · C&C 30, Handicap, IRC handicap, Match racing 10events 8 wins together · 8 podiums · 80% win rate · 39 of 50 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jan 2025
  • David Brooke · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Invisible Hand, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 9events 6 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 33 of 50 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+64 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Aug 2023
  • Cameron Ward · Beau Geste, Konica Minolta, Nicorette, Team Beau Geste · IRC handicap, Pac52 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 7 of 14 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2017
  • James Gale · Beau Geste, Q, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · IRC handicap, Melges 32, ORC handicap, Pac52 8events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 63% win rate · 28 of 48 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+62 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Jul 2019
  • Spencer Loxton · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 63% win rate · 22 of 35 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+62 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Matthew Humphries · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 71% win rate · 29 of 42 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+61 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Ryan Houston · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 21 of 27 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2011 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

-22226474200320072011201520192023Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 2026St Francis YC USMRC Qualifier 2026Long Beach YCMatch racingCrew6th / 8
14 Nov 2025New Zealand Match Racing Championships 2025True Blue RacingMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU GESTEIRC handicapSkipper251st / 380
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew41st / 240
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapSkipper46th / 57
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 162
25 Jun 2025Pre-Admirals Cup RegattaBEAU IDEALHandicapCrew1st / 9
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 128
9 Jan 2025WMRT Macao Match Cup 2025True Blue RacingMatch racingSkipper4th / 2
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024AliveIRC handicapCrew57th / 78
29 Oct 2024Bermuda Gold Cup 2024Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper7th / 2
8 Jun 2024Eastport YC USMRC Qualifier 2024Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023AliveIRC handicapSailing Master1st / 83
14 Dec 2023WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
6 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper6th / 2
6 Sep 2023Oakcliff International 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
30 Aug 2023Thompson Cup Match Race 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
25 Aug 2023Detroit Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
19 Aug 2023Chicago Match Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew1st / 15
8 Jan 2023RORC Transatlantic RaceSNOWFLAKEHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
30 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaLOKIORC handicapTactician2nd / 9
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisChameleonViper 640Other8th / 23
1 Aug 2020'Round The Island Race, Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round-the-IslandMoneypennyPHRF handicapTactician3rd / 4
21 Jul 20192019 NYYC Queen's CupBeau GesteIRC handicapHelm1st / 29

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 469, #2,275.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 251, #14,889. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.