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Sailor · 2002–2025

Jim Nixon

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Events
23

23 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 23

Podium rate
9%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 54%–58%, 1,551 boats)

Biggest lift
Alex Seja

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Duncan McRae

Dec 2004 – Dec 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

4–17 head to head in 21 races

Signature result
3rd of 84

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Alex Seja · Copernicus, Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Morna · IRC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2017
  • Felicity Nelson · Copernicus, Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro · IRC handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2004 – Dec 2017
  • Shane Kearns · Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro, White Bay 6 Azzurro · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2022
  • Duncan McRae · Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro, White Bay 6 Azzurro · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2004 – Dec 2022
  • Michael Doherty · Copernicus, Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro · IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2019
  • Greg Zyner · Copernicus, Morna · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 26th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2013
  • Robert Moore · Copernicus, Impeccable · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2011
  • Adrian Herington · Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro, White Bay 6 Azzurro · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2021
  • Elyse Guevara · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Mark Holzberger · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Dec 2024

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

Rating history

0397820032006200920122015201820212024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025AlithiaHandicapNavigator7th / 24
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024WingsIRC handicapCrew36th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023WingsIRC handicapCrew45th / 83
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceWingsHandicapLeeward Runner5th / 9
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022White Bay 6 AzzurroIRC handicapCrew37th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021White Bay 6 AzzurroHandicapSailing Master3rd / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapSailing Master52nd / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapCrew53rd / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapSailing Master53rd / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapSailing Master13th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Quikpoint AzzurroIRC handicapCrew3rd / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Quikpoint AzzurroIRC handicapSailing Master33rd / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013CopernicusIRC handicapCrew44th / 76
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011CopernicusIRC handicapCrew58th / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010CopernicusIRC handicapCrew26th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009CopernicusIRC handicapCrew49th / 77
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008CopernicusIRC handicapCrew44th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007MornaIRC handicapCrew27th / 65
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew5th / 59
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew46th / 62
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew49th / 89
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003PippinIRC handicapCrew9th / 39
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002PippinIRC handicapNavigator8th / 38

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 78, #31,164. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.