Sailor · 2019–2026

Alex Simpson

rnsys Farr 30 Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 27%
Best class ranking: #50

Nemesis: Peter Toombs
Signature result: 3rd of 8

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Richard Myrden · Second Thoughts · Farr 30 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
David Wedlake · Second Thoughts · Farr 30 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Stuart Layton · Second Thoughts · Farr 30 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Stuart Bliss · Second Thoughts · Farr 30 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Karen Richards · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
David Smeeton · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Jeremy Thorp · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Benjamin Richards · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Richard Winder · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Russell Peters · PHAN · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Second Thoughts	Farr 30	Untangler	5th / 6
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Second Thoughts	Farr 30	Chef	6th / 6
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Second Thoughts	Farr 30	Chef	6th / 7
30 Apr 2019	2019 Antigua Sailing Week	PHAN	Handicap	Bow	3rd / 8
27 Apr 2019	2019 Peters & May Round Antigua Race	PHAN	Handicap	Other	9th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	53 provisional	#35275 band 24071–47024	—
Farr 30 Crew	-42 provisional	#50 band 41–55	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 24%

Positions: Chef (2) · Untangler (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	24%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rob Gale	33	9–24
Peter Toombs	33	3–30
Ben Maloney	33	5–28
Gregory Blunden	32	3–29
Elsie Gillis	12	6–6

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	20%
2025	1	0%
2021	1	17%
2019	2	41%

Boats

Second Thoughts · Farr 30 · 3 events · 2021–2026
PHAN · Handicap · 2 events · 2019

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 3 events
English Harbour, Antigua, West Indies · 2 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 53, #35,275. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.