Sailor · 1981–2006

Peter Gillon

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 71%
Best class ranking: #296

Most successful partnership: Andrew Plympton
Best trio: John Savage & Andrew Plympton
Biggest lift: John Savage
Longest-running crew: John Savage
Nemesis: John Bertrand
Rival: Rob Bird
Best day: 12 Jan 1988
Signature result: 1st of 59

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrew Plympton — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

John Savage · AUS 1287, Cobra III, Dominator, KA 164 · Etchells 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 1984 – Aug 2004
Andrew Plympton · AUS 1287, Cobra IV, KA 164, KA 242 · Etchells 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 1984 – Nov 2006
Graeme Taylor · AUS 400 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2000 – Aug 2001
Grant Wharington · AUS 400 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2000 – Aug 2001
P. Burgess · Iceberg · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
John COLLINGS · Cobra III · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 1997 – Jan 1997
Fletcher Johnson · Cobra IV · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Nov 2006 – Nov 2006
Peter Fogarty · Iceberg · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
Gary Sheard · KA67 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 36th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Campbell Rose · Dominator · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 14th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Nov 2006	2006 Etchells Australian Championship	Cobra IV	Etchells	Crew	43rd / 51
1 Aug 2004	2004 Etchells World Championship	AUS 1287	Etchells	Crew	31st / 85
27 Aug 2001	2001 Etchells World Championship	AUS 400	Etchells	Crew	7th / 61
16 Jan 2000	1999 Etchells World Championship	AUS 400	Etchells	Crew	14th / 68
1 Jan 1997	1997 Etchells Victorian Championship	Cobra III	Etchells	Crew	3rd / 18
18 Nov 1993	1993 Etchells World Championship	Dominator	Etchells	Crew	14th / 78
6 Jan 1991	1990 Etchells World Championship	Iceberg	Etchells	Crew	30th / 55
11 Jan 1988	1988 Etchells World Championship	KA 242	Etchells	Crew	1st / 59
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	KA 164	Etchells	Crew	7th / 63
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	KA67	Etchells	Skipper	36th / 69

Titles

1988 Etchells World Championship crew
1981/1982 Etchells Victoria State Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Crew	197 provisional	#296 band 150–613	+6.2
Full-size sailing Crew	197 provisional	#15462 band 7086–30662	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -5
Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -5

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 49%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 73%

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tim Patton	38	27–9
Bill Steele	37	28–8
John Bertrand	32	5–26
Michael Manford	32	12–19
Cameron Miles	29	10–17
Barry Fairley	27	21–5
Dennis Conner	26	8–17
Kers Clausen	26	22–3
Julian Plante	26	9–17
Rob Bird	26	11–14
Michael Coxon	26	13–13
John Dunn	25	20–4

Most-beaten opponent: Bill Steele (28–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2006	1	0	16%
2004	1	0	64%
2001	1	0	90%
2000	1	0	81%
1997	1	0	88%
1993	1	0	83%
1991	1	0	46%
1988	1	1	100%
1984	1	0	90%
1981	1	0	49%

Boats

AUS 400 · Etchells · 2 events · 2000–2001
Cobra IV · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
AUS 1287 · Etchells · 1 events · 2004
Cobra III · Etchells · 1 events · 1997
Dominator · Etchells · 1 events · 1993
Iceberg · Etchells · 1 events · 1991
KA 242 · Etchells · 1 events · 1988
KA 164 · Etchells · 1 events · 1984
KA67 · Etchells · 1 events · 1981

Where they race

Newport, New South Wales, Australia · 2 events
Metung Yacht Racing Club, Victoria, Australia · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events
Royal Prince Alfred YC, Pittwater · 1 events
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 197, #15,462.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.