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Sailor · 2015–2026

Matt Thurley

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Events
78

216 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 12 of 78

Podium rate
49%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 59%–65%, 692 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in 5.5 Meter · rating -106

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Don Cameron

1–42 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Dean Harker

27–33 in 60 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

1-1-1-1 · Series 2 2023

Signature result
2nd of 21

Hogg Race overall 2016 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2016

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Joe Lambert · Summer School · 5.5 Meter 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

0133266201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 78

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026North American 5-5 M Aug RegattaSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper5th / 9
1 Jan 2026North American 5-5 M June RegattaSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper9th / 10
1 Jan 2026Sreies 1SundanceHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2026Sreies 1SundanceHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
1 Jan 2026Sreies 2SundanceHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
1 Jan 2026Sreies 3SundanceHandicapSkipper7th / 9
1 Jan 2026wed overall 2026SundanceHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
15 May 2025Series 1 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 20252025 North American 5.5M Fall RegattaSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper8th / 8
1 Jan 20255-5 m North American spring RegattsSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper3rd / 4
1 Jan 2025Series 2SundanceHandicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2025Series 3SundanceHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 20245-5M Spring NA 2024Summer School5.5 MeterSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 20245-5M Spring NA 2024 overallSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2024Frostbite Series 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper16th / 17
1 Jan 2024Last Race of the YearSundanceHandicapSkipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2024Series 1 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2024Series 2 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 2024Series 3 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 2024Series 3 2024SundanceHandicapSkipper8th / 11
7 Jun 2023Series 1 2023SundanceHandicapSkipper5th / 6
7 Jun 2023Series 1 2023SundanceHandicapSkipper5th / 6
1 Jan 2023North American 5--5 M Summer RegattaSummer School5.5 MeterSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 2023Series 2 2023SundanceHandicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2023Series 3 2023SundanceHandicapSkipper5th / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 96, #41,803. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.