Sailor · 2017–2026

Tom Cheney

rc ccyc IRC handicap Handicap Cape 31

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Events: 16
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 70%

Most successful partnership: Thomas Kneen
Biggest lift: Thomas Kneen
Longest-running crew: Thomas Kneen
Nemesis: Simon Moriceau
Signature result: 10th of 351

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Thomas Kneen — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Thomas Kneen · Sunrise, SUNRISE, SUNRISE III · Handicap, IRC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jul 2025
David Swete · Sunrise, SUNRISE, SUNRISE III · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2022 – May 2025
Hammy Baker · SUNRISE · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 14th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Maurice O'Connell · SUNRISE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Tor Tomlinson Cheney · SUNRISE III · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Darren Wright · XCALIBUR · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Ben Hazeldine · SUNRISE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 100th · May 2025 – May 2025
Justin Smart · Rock n' Roll · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
George Kennedy · Sunrise · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 25th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
John Turpin · Rock n' Roll · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jul 2026	AEGEAN 600 2026	XCALIBUR	IRC handicap	Crew	31st / 51
20 Jun 2026	Round Ireland Race	THE BIG PICTURE	IRC handicap	Crew	8th / 45
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	SUNRISE	IRC handicap	Crew	14th / 379
19 Jul 2025	Admiral's Cup 25	SUNRISE	Handicap	Crew	209th / 233
19 Jul 2025	Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	SUNRISE	IRC handicap	Crew	25th / 57
24 May 2025	Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	SUNRISE	IRC handicap	Crew	100th / 127
21 Jul 2023	Rolex Fastnet Race	SUNRISE III	IRC handicap	Crew	10th / 351
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Rock n' Roll	Handicap	Navigator	8th / 10
16 Jun 2023	Morgan Cup Race	SUNRISE III	IRC handicap	Crew	7th / 89
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	Sunrise	IRC handicap	Navigator	25th / 91
15 Sep 2022	RTYC Annual Regatta	Fantic	Cape 31	Crew	6th / 17
23 Jul 2022	Channel Race 2022	Sunrise	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
24 Jul 2021	Channel Race 2021	Sunrise	IRC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 15
15 Aug 2020	RORC Summer Series 2 2020	Sunrise	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 24
1 Aug 2020	RORC Race the Wight 2020	Sunrise	IRC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 23
10 Jul 2017	2017 J/80 World Championships	Swallow	J/80	Headsail Trimmer	24th / 48

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	27 provisional	#38935 band 21779–54803	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 14 races, 1 event · rating 20
Cape 31 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 9
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 5 events · rating 48

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	2 wins	beats 81%
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 63%

Positions: Navigator (2) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ray Mitchell	15	10–5
James Harrison	14	2–12
Anabelle Body	14	8–6
Kevin Sproul	14	5–9
Elodie Bonafous	14	4–10
Chris Neve	14	2–12
Simon Watson	14	14–0
Vincent Lattimore	14	14–0
Mike Lewis	14	7–7
Luc Nadal	14	1–13
Felix Trattner	14	11–3
David Hollingsworth	14	11–3

Most-beaten opponent: Simon Watson (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	62%
2025	4	0	46%
2023	3	0	71%
2022	3	1	81%
2021	1	0	86%
2020	2	1	98%
2017	1	0	51%

Boats

SUNRISE · IRC handicap, Handicap · 9 events · 2020–2025
SUNRISE III · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2023
XCALIBUR · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
Rock n' Roll · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
Fantic · Cape 31 · 1 events · 2022
Swallow · J/80 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Unknown · 12 events
Royal Thames Yacht Club · 1 events
Costa Mesa, CA, USA · 1 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 27 (±238), #38,935.Helm rating across all classes: 48 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.