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Sailor · 2015–2023

Ryan Donaldson

royal freshwater bay yacht club 49erMatch racingHandicap

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Events
18

155 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 55%–61%, 669 boats)

Best class ranking
#85

Crew in 49er · rating 165

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alex Negri

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Lachy Gilmour

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lachy Gilmour

Nov 2015 – Aug 2018 · 10 events

Nemesis
Diego Botín le Chever

24–59 head to head in 90 races

Rival
Andrew Mollerus

50–34 in 88 races

Best day
5 Apr 2018

25-1-61-7 · 49 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Iberostar

Signature result
1st of 6

2023 Peters & May Round Antigua Race · Handicap · 29 Apr 2023

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Negri — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Lachy Gilmour · Barry, BARRY, Gary, GILMOUR / DONALDSON · 49er, Match racing 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 105 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2015 – Aug 2018
  • Alex Negri · Lachlan Gilmour, Lachy Gilmour, Will Boulden · Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 12 races won Beat -33% of the fleet together(−91 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2015 – Jan 2016
  • Heather Stephan · Unbound · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • James Cameron · Unbound · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Rob Macaire · Unbound · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Nicholas Bell · Unbound · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Cameron Seagreen · Lachlan Gilmour, Lachy Gilmour · Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2015 – Nov 2015
  • Paul Mulholland · Unbound · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Martin Webster · Highlander, HIGHLANDER · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Will Boulden · Will Boulden · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat -200% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

01573132016201820202022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Apr 20232023 Antigua Sailing WeekUnboundHandicapBoat Captain6th / 6
29 Apr 20232023 Peters & May Round Antigua RaceUnboundHandicapOther1st / 6
8 Jan 20202020 Etchells Australian ChampionshipHighlanderEtchellsCrew16th / 35
18 May 20192019 Santa Barbara Skiff Festival143829erSkipper2nd / 8
16 Feb 2019I420 Midwinters/29er YWQ #1143829erSkipper5th / 24
1 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipHIGHLANDEREtchellsCrew24th / 30
4 Aug 20182018 Hempel Sailing World Championships AarhusTranwall, Monkeyfist Marine, Australian Sailing Team, WAIS49erCrew35th / 86
20 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018Barry49erCrew48th / 86
22 May 2018Medemblik Regatta 2018Barry49erCrew14th / 45
24 Apr 20182018 World Cup Series | Hyères, FranceGILMOUR / DONALDSON49erCrew27th / 40
3 Apr 201849 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IberostarBARRY49erCrew28th / 91
28 Aug 20172017 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipBarry49erCrew31st / 81
8 Aug 2017Hempel Sailing World Championships Test Event - Aarhus 2017GILMOUR / DONALDSON49erCrew13th / 30
30 Jul 2017Europeans 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17Barry49erCrew33rd / 94
6 Dec 2016Sailing World Cup Final | Melbourne 2016Gary49erCrew8th / 19
27 Jan 2016SoPYC Little Wheel Youth Regatta 2016Will BouldenMatch racingCrew4th / 2
24 Nov 2015Musto International Youth Match Racing Championships 2015Lachlan GilmourMatch racingCrew1st / 2
21 Nov 2015Harken International Youth Match Racing Championships 2015Lachy GilmourMatch racingCrew2nd / 2

Crew rating across all classes: 99, #27,826.Helm rating across all classes: 117, #30,688. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.