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Sailor · 2015–2025

Phil Harmer

royal hong kong yacht club IRC handicapHandicapTP52

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Events
20

55 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 4 of 20

Podium rate
40%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 49%–56%, 567 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Byrne

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
David Byrne & Richard Clarke

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

Biggest lift
David Byrne

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John von Schwarz

Dec 2015 – Jul 2024 · 11 events

Nemesis
John Huhn

0–15 head to head in 15 races

Best day
10 Jun 2023

1-1-1 · 169th NYYC Annual Regatta

Signature result
11th of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: David Byrne — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Peter Askew · Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard, WIZARD · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 12events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 48 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2024
  • John von Schwarz · Comanche, Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 7 of 47 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Jul 2024
  • Charlie Enright · Wizard, WIZARD · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Richard Clarke · Comanche, Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Jul 2024
  • David Askew · Wizard, WIZARD · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Mark Towill · Wizard · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Simon Fisher · Wizard, WIZARD · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024
  • Robbie Kane · Enterprise, Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 35 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jul 2024
  • Joseph Fanelli · Comanche, Enterprise, Enterprise (M) · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 24 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Matt Mialik · Enterprise (M), Wizard · 12 Meter, 12 Metre, Handicap, TP52 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

05210320162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Palm Beach XIHandicapCrew16th / 24
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaWizardTP52Other6th / 8
31 May 20242024 GL52 Big Red RegattaWizardTP52Other5th / 6
19 Feb 2024RORC Caribbean 600 RaceWIZARDHandicapCrew25th / 26
19 Feb 2024RORC Caribbean 600 RaceWIZARDIRC handicapCrew41st / 43
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023SHK ScallywagIRC handicapCrew72nd / 83
1 Aug 20232023 International 12 Metre Association World ChampionshipEnterprise (M)HandicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 5
8 Jul 20232023 Newport RegattaEnterprise (M)12 MetreHeadsail Trimmer1st / 3
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceHeartbreakerPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaEnterprise (M)12 MeterHeadsail Trimmer1st / 4
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022URM GroupIRC handicapCrew11th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021SHK ScallywagHandicapCrew27th / 50
22 Sep 202112 Metre North American ChampionshipEnterprise12 MetreCrew2nd / 3
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019SHK Scallywag 100IRC handicapCrew46th / 120
27 Jan 20192019 Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay RaceWizardIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 3
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018ScallywagHandicapCrew11th / 12
28 Jul 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaWizardORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 9
3 Feb 20172017 Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay RaceWizardIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 3
2 Dec 20162016 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceWizardIRC handicapOther1st / 3
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015ComancheIRC handicapCrew13th / 84

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 22, #40,355. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.