Sailor · 2021–2026

Niall Byers

csc Ruffian 23 YTC Restricted Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #3
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Adam Robinson
Longest-running crew: Paul Robinson
Nemesis: Stephen Penney
Best day: 1 Jan 2026
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Paul Robinson · 1506, Bonkers, Carageen · Handicap, RS 400, Ruffian 23, YTC Restricted 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 62 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2026
Adam Robinson · Carageen · Ruffian 23 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Ryan Byers · Bonkers · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Lucy Robinson · Bonkers · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	5th / 9
1 Jan 2026	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	4th / 8
1 Jan 2026	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	3rd / 11
1 Jan 2026	Summer Series 2026 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	3rd / 10
1 Jan 2025	Dinghy Regatta 2025	1506	RS 400	Crew	4th / 6
1 Jan 2025	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	6th / 10
1 Jan 2025	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	5th / 10
1 Jan 2025	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	8th / 10
1 Jan 2025	Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday Keelboat	Carageen	Ruffian 23	Crew	7th / 10
1 Jan 2024	Late Summer Series 2024 - Thursday Keelboat	Bonkers	YTC Restricted	Skipper	2nd / 6
1 Jan 2024	Late Summer Series 2024 - Tuesday Keelboat	Bonkers	YTC Restricted	Crew	2nd / 6
1 Jan 2021	Keelboat Early Thursday Summer Series	Bonkers	Handicap	Crew	6th / 6
1 Jan 2021	Keelboat Early Tuesday Summer Series	Bonkers	Handicap	Crew	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	226 provisional	#14414 band 8868–22719	—
Ruffian 23 Crew	299 provisional	#3 band 2–11	+0.6

4 more classes, not yet ranked

RS 400 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 11
Full-size sailing · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 120
YTC Restricted · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 7
YTC Restricted · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 117

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 80%
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 48%

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jim Shields	46	30–16
Walter Ewing	40	15–24
Wendy Grant	37	33–3
Stephen Penney	35	5–29
John Lewis	33	20–12
William Spence	31	29–1
Geraldine Duggan	31	23–8
Gillian McAdam	22	21–1
Eileen Donaldson	20	12–7
Eileen Donladson	18	12–6

Most-beaten opponent: Wendy Grant (33–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	66%
2025	5	39%
2024	2	80%
2021	2	20%

Boats

Carageen · Ruffian 23 · 8 events · 2025–2026
Bonkers · YTC Restricted, Handicap · 4 events · 2021–2024
1506 · RS 400 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Carrickfergus Sailing Club · 13 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 226, #14,414.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 120. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.