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Sailor · 2011–2026

Steve Taylor

sss IRC handicapHandicapSHS

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Events
37

56 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 37

Podium rate
8%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–45%, 2,428 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Richard Leute

2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Biggest lift
Sebastian Bohm

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Richard Leute

Mar 2015 – Mar 2023 · 7 events

Best day
1 Jan 2024

1-3-1-1-1-1-2-1 · Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 2024

Signature result
1st of 44

Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 2024 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard Leute — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Richard Leute · ACEY DEUCY · Handicap, SHS 7events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 29% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2015 – Mar 2023
  • Sebastian Bohm · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Peter Tarimo · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Ashley Major · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Nicholas Armstrong · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Sam Price · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Peter Jenkins · Smuggler · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 8th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Steve McConaghy · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Tim Davis · Smuggler · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 8th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
  • Damien Goff · Smuggler · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 6th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2018

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

Rating history

-321573462012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 2026McCarthy SprintsEight Second RideHandicapSkipper5th / 5
1 Jan 2026Sandhopper Nationals 2026Range LifeHandicapSkipper12th / 12
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025AragonIRC handicapCrew65th / 103
30 May 2025SBRW - ONE DESIGNEight Second RideHandicapSkipper10th / 12
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024CocodyIRC handicapCrew8th / 78
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Around the Buoys 2024198155HandicapSkipper15th / 38
1 Jan 2024Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 2024198155HandicapSkipper1st / 44
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Evening Series 2024198155HandicapSkipper24th / 64
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023LightningIRC handicapCrew34th / 83
18 Mar 20232023 - Round the RocksACEY DEUCYHandicapSkipper5th / 12
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Alegria RepublicIRC handicapCrew21st / 91
17 Sep 20225. SGST Wettfahrt 17.09 2022KurzgesagtHandicapSkipper4th / 16
26 Feb 20222022 - CorinthianACEY DEUCYHandicapSkipper1st / 2
1 Jan 2022Frostbite Series198155HandicapSkipper40th / 53
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021SmugglerHandicapNavigator9th / 50
15 May 2021SGST Wettfahrt 2KurzgesagtHandicapSkipper4th / 15
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019SmugglerIRC handicapCrew8th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018SmugglerIRC handicapCrew24th / 72
12 May 20182018 - OYRA SeriesACEY DEUCYHandicapSkipper1st / 15
12 May 20182018 - OYRA SeriesACEY DEUCYSHSSkipper12th / 19
24 Feb 20182018 - CorinthianACEY DEUCYHandicapSkipper14th / 21
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017SmugglerIRC handicapCrew6th / 81
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Silver BearIRC handicapOwner262nd / 312
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Silver BearIRC handicapOwner32nd / 40
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Silver BearIRC handicapOwner67th / 84

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 260, #17,122.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 21, #45,861. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.