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Sailor · 2003–2026

Tim Banks

coral reef yacht club EtchellsORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
58

297 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 58

Podium rate
17%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 47%–51%, 1,529 boats)

Best class ranking
#182

Crew in Etchells · rating 273

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Liam McCarthy

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Richard Shellow & Eamonn deLisser

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Eammon Delisser

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eamonn deLisser

Sep 2005 – Apr 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Scott Kaufman

26–104 head to head in 130 races

Rival
Don Dowd

50–47 in 98 races

Best day
24 Oct 2025

1-17-3-7-1 · 2025 Great Scot Regatta

Signature result
1st of 11

2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race · PHRF handicap · 14 Jan 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Liam McCarthy — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Chris Lanza · Main Squeeze, Thin Ice, Vertigo, Vertigo 2 · Etchells, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 24events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 146 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Oct 2024
  • Richard Shellow · Beam Me Up, Ironic, Main Squeeze, Richard Shellow · Flying Scot, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Jun 2026
  • Tomas Hornos · Vertigo 2, Vertigo II · Etchells 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 50 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2024
  • Ed Cabassa · Main squeeze, Main Squeeze, Senara, Thin Ice · Etchells, J/24, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Nov 2023
  • Jeff Nehms · Nemesis, NEMESIS · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 15th · Mar 2014 – Dec 2018
  • Eamonn deLisser · Main Squeeze, Senara, USA 1309 · Etchells, J/24, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2005 – Apr 2024
  • Jason Seibert · Concussion, Gamble · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2018 – Jul 2019
  • Dale Gordon · Highlife · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Liam McCarthy · Senara, Vertigo 2 · Etchells, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Jun 2021
  • Jim Stanton · Gamble · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2018 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

023146120042007201020132016201920222025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipIronicFlying ScotCrew10th / 28
15 May 2026Flying Scot RegattaIronicFlying ScotCrew7th / 18
14 Feb 2026Flying Scot 56th George Washington BRBeam Me UpFlying ScotCrew7th / 35
24 Oct 20252025 Great Scot RegattaBeam Me UpFlying ScotCrew5th / 34
3 May 20252025 Flying Scot Great 48Richard ShellowFlying ScotCrew11th / 31
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsHighlifeEtchellsCrew30th / 35
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaHighlifeEtchellsOther31st / 47
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaHighlifeEtchellsOther28th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupHighlifeEtchellsOther33rd / 46
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBellissimoORC handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey4th / 6
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipVertigo IIEtchellsMain Trimmer19th / 31
23 Aug 20242024 Etchells NationalsVertigo IIEtchellsBow10th / 13
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadVertigo IIEtchellsMain Trimmer6th / 16
12 Apr 20242024 J/24 North American ChampionshipMain SqueezeJ/24Other16th / 23
22 Mar 2024International Etchells Class - 17th Annual Coral Reef CupVertigo IIEtchellsOther8th / 25
9 Dec 20232023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupVertigo 2EtchellsBow23rd / 43
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RaceSenaraORC handicapFloater2nd / 5
6 Oct 20232023 Etchells New England ChampionshipVertigo 2EtchellsSpinnaker trimmer5th / 20
27 Jul 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadVertigo 2EtchellsMain Trimmer2nd / 17
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiVertigo 2EtchellsBow35th / 62
17 Mar 20232023 International Etchells Class - North Americans / Coral Reef CupVertigo 2EtchellsBow9th / 46
7 Oct 20222022 Etchells New England ChampionshipVertigo 2EtchellsBow3rd / 19
28 Jul 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadVertigo 2EtchellsMain Trimmer6th / 15
22 Apr 20222022 International Etchells US National Championship and Pre-WorldsVertigo 2EtchellsMain Trimmer23rd / 34
25 Mar 20222022 International Etchells Class - 15th Annual Coral Reef CupVertigo 2EtchellsStrategist25th / 37

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 335, #6,094. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.