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Sailor · 2019–2026

Rick McCaig

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Events
39

215 races · 77 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 12 of 39

Podium rate
41%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 60%–66%, 746 boats)

Best class ranking
#22

Crew in RS 400 · rating 282

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Liam Donelly

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Liam Donelly

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Liam Donnelly

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 · 31 events

Nemesis
Luke McIlwaine

4–24 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Stephen Mclernon

27–36 in 63 races

Best day
1 Jan 2022

1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-4-1-4-1 · Dinghy Late Summer Series 2022

Signature result
1st of 28

RS Traveller Series Ireland · RS 400 · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Liam Donelly — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Liam Donnelly · 1405, RS400, Zimmer Fame, Zimmer Frame · Handicap, PY, RS 400 31events 9 wins together · 11 podiums · 29% win rate · 44 of 148 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Liam Donelly · Zimmer Frame · RS 400 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 17 of 32 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Liam Donnelley · 470, Zimmer Frame · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 11 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Liam Donelley · Zimmer Frame · RS 400 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Steve Atkinson · Bad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Paul Fekkes · Bad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Peter Magee · Bad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Rory Moore · Bad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

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

Rating history

01863712020202120222023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026RS Championship 20261405RS 400Crew15th / 21
1 Jan 2026RS Championship 20261405RS 400Crew15th / 21
1 Jan 2026Various Locations Around Ireland1405RS 400Crew27th / 31
1 Jan 2026Various Locations Around Ireland1405RS 400Crew32nd / 35
1 Jan 20252025 RS Northerns1405RS 400Crew12th / 18
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2024 DinghyRS400RS 400Crew1st / 6
1 Jan 2025RS 400 Inlands 2025Zimmer FameRS 400Crew5th / 13
1 Jan 2025RS National Championships1405RS 400Crew8th / 13
1 Jan 2025RS National Championships1405RS 400Crew8th / 20
1 Jan 2025RS Traveller Series IrelandZimmer FameRS 400Crew1st / 28
1 Jan 2025RS400 UK & Ireland Nationals Eurocup 20251405RS 400Crew15th / 24
1 Jan 20242024 RS Traveller Series1405RS 400Crew3rd / 37
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series 2024 DinghyRS400RS 400Crew1st / 6
1 Jan 2024Early Dinghy Series 2024Zimmer FrameRS 400Crew1st / 8
1 Jan 2024Early Dinghy Series 2024Zimmer FrameRS 400Crew1st / 10
1 Jan 2024RS Southerns 20241405RS 400Crew5th / 15
1 Jan 2023Dinghy Spring Series 2023Zimmer FrameRS 400Crew1st / 6
1 Jan 2023RS Fest Ireland 20231405RS 400Crew4th / 24
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Wednesday DinghyZimmer FrameRS 400Crew2nd / 7
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Wednesday DinghyZimmer FrameRS 400Crew4th / 8
1 Jan 2023Various RS Events1405RS 400Crew10th / 26
1 Jan 2023Various RS Events1405RS 400Crew12th / 43
1 Jan 2022Autumn Series 2022 - DinghyZimmer FrameRS 400Crew1st / 11
1 Jan 2022Dinghy Late Summer Series 2022Zimmer FrameHandicapCrew1st / 11
1 Jan 2022Dinghy Spring Series 2022Zimmer FrameRS 400Crew1st / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 317, #7,707. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.