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Sailor · 2011–2025

Damien Parkes

cyca HandicapIRC handicap

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Events
14

14 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 14

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 35%–42%, 653 boats)

Biggest lift
Darryl Bishop

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matt Cassidy

Dec 2011 – Dec 2025 · 13 events

Signature result
9th of 29

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Matt Cassidy · Denali, Duende, Mazu Denali's Little Helper · Handicap, IRC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2025
  • Lindsey Gilbert · Duende · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2018
  • Donald Graham · Duende · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2015
  • Darryl Bishop · Denali, Duende · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2021
  • Annemarie Parkes · Denali, Mazu Denali's Little Helper · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Chris Hills · Denali · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2024
  • Yun Hsu · Denali, Duende · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021
  • Geoff Nash · Denali · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2024
  • Rohan Wood · Duende, Mazu Denali's Little Helper · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
  • David McClean · Denali · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2023

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

Rating history

-36-22-92012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Mazu Denali's Little HelperIRC handicapSkipper77th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024DenaliIRC handicapSkipper46th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023DenaliIRC handicapSkipper37th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022DenaliIRC handicapSkipper39th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021DenaliHandicapSkipper29th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Happy WandererHandicapOwner9th / 29
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018DuendeHandicapSkipper10th / 12
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017DuendeHandicapSkipper13th / 18
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016DuendeHandicapSkipper12th / 16
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015DuendeHandicapSkipper7th / 20
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014DuendeHandicapSkipper11th / 20
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013DuendeHandicapSkipper9th / 16
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012DuendeIRC handicapSkipper54th / 59
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011DuendeIRC handicapSkipper63rd / 72

Helm rating across all classes: -36 (±250), #58,506.Crew rating across all classes: 9 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.