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Sailor · 1993–2025

Michael OBrien

Etchells

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Events
18

119 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
11%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 73%–78%, 851 boats)

Best class ranking
#57

Crew in Etchells · rating 529

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stuart Clark

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Douglas McGain & Stuart Clark

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

Biggest lift
Douglas McGain

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Douglas McGain

Feb 2015 – Jun 2021 · 8 events

Nemesis
Graeme Taylor

14–46 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Peter McNeill

47–35 in 83 races

Best day
2 Jan 2016

8-5-9-2-4 · 2016 Etchells Australasian Championship

Signature result
1st of 39

2016 Etchells Australasian Championship · Etchells · 1 Jan 2016

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stuart Clark — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Douglas McGain · Ciao, CIAO, EAUS1244 · Etchells 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 58 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Jun 2021
  • Stuart Clark · CIAO · Etchells 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Oct 2017
  • Mark Bradford · AUS 347, AUS 923, AUS870 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 1998 – Mar 2009
  • Nigel Jones · Jukes of Hazzard, Jukes of Hazzrd · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Anthony Nossiter · Ciao, EAUS1244 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Feb 2018
  • Brendon Jukes · Jukes of Hazzard, Jukes of Hazzrd · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Douglas Mc Gain · CIAO · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2015 – Jan 2017
  • Owen McMahon · Jukes of Hazzard, Jukes of Hazzrd · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Bruce Deane · Second Address · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993
  • Gary Adshead · AUS 923 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004

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

Rating history

-142665461999200320072011201520192023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipJukes of HazzardEtchellsCrew16th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaJukes of HazzrdEtchellsCrew17th / 36
12 Mar 20222022 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipJukes of HazzardEtchellsCrew4th / 13
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew7th / 34
16 Feb 20182018 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipEAUS1244EtchellsCrew5th / 40
9 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australian ChampionshipCiaoEtchellsCrew6th / 32
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipCiaoEtchellsCrew10th / 73
27 Oct 20172017 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew10th / 37
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew8th / 38
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew16th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew7th / 38
1 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew1st / 39
3 Oct 20152015 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew2nd / 12
6 Feb 20152015 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipCIAOEtchellsCrew6th / 38
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS870EtchellsCrew39th / 85
1 Aug 20042004 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 923EtchellsCrew11th / 85
10 Sep 19981998 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 347EtchellsCrew39th / 100
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipSecond AddressEtchellsSkipper21st / 78

Crew rating across all classes: 546, #1,094.Helm rating across all classes: 22. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.