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Sailor · 2000–2025

Tom Braidwood

cyca IRC handicapEtchellsHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
24

62 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
4%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 70%–74%, 1,446 boats)

Best class ranking
#258

Helm in Etchells · rating 173

Most successful partnership
John Woodruff

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Gary Telford & Eric Robinson

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
David Griffith

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Coxon

Dec 2000 – Dec 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

8–28 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Mark Bulka

16–21 in 37 races

Best day
12 Jan 2010

10-9-18-11-7-23-4-4 · 2010 Etchells Australian Championship · about 1 in 1,073 by chance

Signature result
5th of 120

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: John Woodruff — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Michael Coxon · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Investec Loyal, Loco · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2022
  • Nick Beaudoin · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Investec Loyal, Perpetual Loyal · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2022
  • Douglas McGain · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2022
  • David Griffith · Chinese Whisper, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
  • Gary Telford · Ichi Ban, Perpetual Loyal, Seriously TEN · Handicap, IRC handicap, Volvo 60 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2003 – Dec 2014
  • Noel Drennan · Maserati, Seriously TEN, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap, Volvo 60 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2003 – Dec 2022
  • Ty Oxley · Investec Loyal, Perpetual Loyal, Perpetual LOYAL · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2014
  • Craig Garnett · Ichi Ban, Loki · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2010
  • Sam Hunt · Chinese Whisper, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
  • Paul Westlake · Chinese Whisper, Perpetual Loyal, Perpetual LOYAL · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2015

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

Rating history

-21781762001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025BACK 2 BLACKIRC handicapCrew24th / 103
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022WhisperIRC handicapCrew15th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021WhisperHandicapCrew7th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Chinese WhisperIRC handicapCrew5th / 120
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016MaseratiIRC handicapCrew7th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Chinese WhisperIRC handicapCrew5th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Perpetual LoyalIRC handicapCrew82nd / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Perpetual LOYALIRC handicapCrew33rd / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012QuestIRC handicapCrew7th / 59
18 Feb 20122012 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS867EtchellsSkipper26th / 74
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipBad DollEtchellsSkipper16th / 61
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011Investec LoyalIRC handicapCrew9th / 72
8 Jan 20112011 Etchells Australian ChampionshipBAD DOLLEtchellsSkipper16th / 51
1 Jan 20112011 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipFANTAZIAEtchellsSkipper13th / 33
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010LokiIRC handicapCrew15th / 68
10 Jun 20102010 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipThomas BraidwoodEtchellsSkipper23rd / 52
11 Jan 20102010 Etchells Australian ChampionshipFantaziaEtchellsSkipper6th / 57
1 Jan 20102010 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipFantaizaEtchellsSkipper13th / 23
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009Ichi BanIRC handicapCrew26th / 77
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007Ichi BanIRC handicapCrew5th / 65
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Seriously TENVolvo 60Crew1st / 5
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003Seriously TENHandicapCrew6th / 10
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002Australian SkandiaIRC handicapCrew28th / 38
26 Dec 2000Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000LocoHandicapCrew36th / 39

Helm rating across all classes: 176 (±244), #21,487.Crew rating across all classes: 73 (±250), #31,495. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.