Sailor · 2002–2025

Craig Coulsen

royal queensland yacht squadron Etchells IRC handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 22%
Best class ranking: #927

Nemesis: Matthew Chew
Signature result: 36th of 73

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Terry Ellis · Trekka · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 36th · Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
Carel Pretorious · Trekka · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 36th · Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
Daniel Scanlan · Coastwatcher · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Jon Almond · Trumpcard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 35th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002
Ian Barr · Trumpcard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 35th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002
Peter Wright · Coastwatcher · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Ray King · Trumpcard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 35th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002
Joshua Walker · Trumpcard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 35th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002
James Robinson · Coastwatcher · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Alistair Cowen · Trumpcard · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 35th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2002

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2025	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025	Coastwatcher	IRC handicap	Skipper	77th / 103
22 Oct 2018	2018 Etchells World Championship	Trekka	Etchells	Skipper	88th / 94
1 Jan 2018	2018 Etchells QLD State Championship	Trekka	Etchells	Skipper	36th / 73
18 Feb 2012	2012 Etchells World Championship	AUS892	Etchells	Skipper	67th / 74
1 Jan 2011	2011 Etchells QLD State Championship	Trumpcard	Etchells	Skipper	9th / 13
26 Dec 2002	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002	Trumpcard	IRC handicap	Skipper	35th / 38

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-122 provisional	#71586 band 52903–80156	—
Etchells Helm	-99 provisional	#927 band 648–1102	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Matthew Chew	28	2–26
David Healey	27	9–18
Damien King	23	5–18
Tom King	22	1–21
John Bertrand	22	0–22
Chris Hampton	22	1–21
David Clark	22	2–20
Dirk Van Der Struyf	22	3–19
Graeme Taylor	22	4–18
Peter Merrington	22	2–20
Mark Thornburrow	22	2–20
Douglas McGain	22	2–20

Most-beaten opponent: Damien Williams (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	26%
2018	2	29%
2012	1	10%
2011	1	33%
2002	1	8%

Boats

Trekka · Etchells · 2 events · 2018
Trumpcard · Etchells, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2002–2011
Coastwatcher · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
AUS892 · Etchells · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron · 1 events
Manly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -122, #71,586. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.