Sailor · 1981–2010

Phil Smidmore

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 90%
Best class ranking: #58

Most successful partnership: Cameron Miles
Biggest lift: Cameron Miles
Longest-running crew: Cameron Miles
Nemesis: Iain Murray
Rival: Ante Razmilovic
Best day: 2 Jan 2006
Signature result: 1st of 61

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cameron Miles — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Cameron Miles · AUS 117, AUS 1187, AUS 1271, Black Snake · Etchells 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 40 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1988 – Jun 2008
James Mayjor · AUS 1187, AUS 1271, AUS 1315 · Etchells 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2001 – Sep 2005
David Samson · AUS 117, Fast Harry, Vincero · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2006 – Nov 2006
Barry Nesbitt · KA 148, KA132 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1982
Colin Bate · KA 148, KA132 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1982
David Sampson · Black Snake · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Colin Beashel · KA 165 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984
Steven Jackson · AUS 379 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Ian Johnson · Ian Johnson (M) · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2010 – Jun 2010
C. Miles · Vincero · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2006 – Jan 2006

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jun 2010	2010 Etchells Australasian Winter Championship	Ian Johnson (M)	Etchells	Crew	9th / 52
6 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Black Snake	Etchells	Crew	1st / 54
7 Jun 2007	2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Gypsy	Etchells	Crew	2nd / 52
18 Nov 2006	2006 Etchells World Championship	AUS 117	Etchells	Crew	5th / 69
10 Nov 2006	2006 Etchells Australian Championship	Fast Harry	Etchells	Crew	10th / 51
1 Jan 2006	2006 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Vincero	Etchells	Crew	6th / 51
1 Sep 2005	2005 Etchells World Championship	AUS 1315	Etchells	Crew	14th / 61
18 Sep 2003	2003 Etchells World Championship	AUS 1271	Etchells	Crew	6th / 92
27 Aug 2001	2001 Etchells World Championship	AUS 1187	Etchells	Crew	1st / 61
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	AUS 379	Etchells	Crew	5th / 100
11 Jan 1988	1988 Etchells World Championship	KA 231	Etchells	Crew	13th / 59
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	KA 165	Etchells	Crew	12th / 63
1 Sep 1982	1982 Etchells World Championship	KA 148	Etchells	Crew	6th / 41
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	KA132	Etchells	Crew	10th / 69

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	528 provisional	#1253 band 444–3388	—
Etchells Crew	527 provisional	#58 band 23–87	+18.9

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	14 events	2 wins	beats 90%

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	85%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	90%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Bertrand	50	31–19
Bill Steele	46	41–5
Tim Patton	39	33–6
Ante Razmilovic	39	22–17
David Clark	38	27–11
David Curtis	38	16–22
Mark Bulka	38	19–19
Mark Thornburrow	34	24–10
David Healey	32	31–1
Roger Hickman	32	30–2
Jan Muysken	32	32–0
Julian Plante	32	18–14

Most-beaten opponent: Bill Steele (41–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2010	1	0	84%
2008	1	1	100%
2007	1	0	98%
2006	3	0	89%
2005	1	0	78%
2003	1	0	95%
2001	1	1	100%
1998	1	0	96%
1988	1	0	79%
1984	1	0	82%
1982	1	0	88%
1981	1	0	87%

Boats

Ian Johnson (M) · Etchells · 1 events · 2010
Black Snake · Etchells · 1 events · 2008
Gypsy · Etchells · 1 events · 2007
AUS 117 · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
Fast Harry · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
Vincero · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
AUS 1315 · Etchells · 1 events · 2005
AUS 1271 · Etchells · 1 events · 2003
AUS 1187 · Etchells · 1 events · 2001
AUS 379 · Etchells · 1 events · 1998

Where they race

Mooloolaba YC · 3 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 2 events
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · 1 events
Perth, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom · 1 events
San Francisco, California, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 528 (±249), #1,253. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.