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Sailor · 2022–2026

Niall O Brien

ffc Flying FifteenFlying 15FlyingFifteen Fleet

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Events
11

59 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
73%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
91%

of boats faced (range 88%–94%, 215 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in Flying Fifteen · rating 296

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ronan O Briain

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ronan O Briain

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Shane MacCarthy

11–22 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Peter Kennedy

17–14 in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

24-34-10-3-5-8-6-12-5-2 · Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024

Signature result
1st of 19

Dromineer - FRI 14th - SUN 16th - OCT · FlyingFifteen Fleet · 1 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Ronan O Briain · Checkmate · Flying 15, Flying Fifteen 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Ronán O'Brien · Checkmate · FlyingFifteen Fleet 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Dermot Flaherty · Checkmate · Flying 15, FlyingFifteen Fleet 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Rónán O Briain · Checkmate · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Ronan Brien · 4092 · Flying 15 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

02194382023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Dun Laoghaire Cup 2026CheckmateFlying 15Skipper5th / 13
1 Jan 2026FreshWater KeelBoat RegattaCheckmateFlyingFifteen FleetSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships 2024CheckmateFlying FifteenSkipper5th / 29
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Irish Nationals 2024CheckmateFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 19
1 Jan 2024FreshWater OneDesign Keelboat RegattaCheckmateFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024CheckmateFlying FifteenSkipper3rd / 41
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024CheckmateFlying FifteenSkipper4th / 41
1 Jan 2023Dromineer - Sat14th- SUN 15th - OctoberCheckmateFlyingFifteen FleetSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2023Flying 15 East Coast Championships 2023CheckmateFlying 15Skipper3rd / 26
1 Jan 2022Dromineer - FRI 14th - SUN 16th - OCTCheckmateFlyingFifteen FleetSkipper1st / 19
1 Jan 2022Flying Fifteen South Coast Championship 20224092Flying 15Skipper1st / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 438, #4,328. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.