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Sailor · 2002–2025

Michael Formosa

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Events
8

8 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 8

Podium rate
13%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 42%–50%, 445 boats)

Signature result
3rd of 26

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Denis Doyle · Broomstick, Sextant · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2007
  • Simon Barrington · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Judell Johnston · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Stephanie Lyons · Gizmo, Secret Mens Business · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Matthew Cameron · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Kevin Whelan · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Michael Giles · Gizmo, Secret Mens Business · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Philip Challis · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • John Bradshaw · Broomstick, Sextant · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 29th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2007
  • Manuel Varlet · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019

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

Rating history

-16-4820032006200920122015201820212024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 8

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025GizmoIRC handicapCrew15th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Le TiroflanHandicapCrew3rd / 26
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Secret Mens BusinessIRC handicapCrew80th / 91
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019ReveHandicapCrew16th / 29
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018ReveHandicapCrew5th / 12
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007SextantIRC handicapCrew53rd / 65
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004SextantIRC handicapCrew49th / 89
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002BroomstickIRC handicapCrew29th / 38

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.