Sailor · 1991–2014

Simon Gorman

Etchells

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Events: 5
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 87%
Best class ranking: #320

Nemesis: Ian Brown
Rival: John Bertrand
Best day: 7 Jun 2008
Signature result: 1st of 54

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Brian Hillier · Gail Force · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 1991 – Nov 1993
R. Machin · Gail Force · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
Grant Wharington · Magpie · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Grant Warrington · Magpie · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2007
Graeme Taylor · Magpie · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2007
G. Taylor · Magpie · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Will McCarthy · Bootross · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Mark Bradford · Bootross · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
James Mee · Gail Force · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 10th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2014	2014 Etchells Australasian Winter Championship	Bootross	Etchells	Crew	7th / 34
6 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Magpie	Etchells	Crew	1st / 54
7 Jun 2007	2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Magpie	Etchells	Crew	8th / 52
18 Nov 1993	1993 Etchells World Championship	Gail Force	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 78
6 Jan 1991	1990 Etchells World Championship	Gail Force	Etchells	Crew	13th / 55

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Crew	183 provisional	#320 band 154–677	+10.6
All classes Crew	183 provisional	#16880 band 7757–33091	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 33
Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 33

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 88%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 87%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	87%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Bertrand	24	10–13
Noel Paterson	24	20–3
Cameron Miles	21	10–10
Trevor Martin	18	17–1
David Clark	18	12–6
Brad Sheridan	18	15–3
Roger Hickman	18	16–2
David Healey	18	17–1
David Rose	18	15–3
Dirk Van Der Struyf	18	15–3
Greg Forgan-Smith	15	14–1
Ian Brown	12	3–8

Most-beaten opponent: Noel Paterson (20–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2014	1	0	82%
2008	1	1	100%
2007	1	0	86%
1993	1	0	88%
1991	1	0	78%

Boats

Magpie · Etchells · 2 events · 2007–2008
Gail Force · Etchells · 2 events · 1991–1993
Bootross · Etchells · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Mooloolaba YC · 2 events
Mooloolaba Yacht Club · 1 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 183, #16,880.Helm rating across all classes: 33. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.