Sailor · 2007–2026

Chris Davidson

lake macquarie yacht club Express 27 IRC handicap Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 45%

Most successful partnership: Darren Cooney
Best trio: James Vaughn & Darren Cooney
Biggest lift: Brendan Busch
Longest-running crew: Darren Cooney
Signature result: 4th of 20

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Darren Cooney — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Darren Cooney · Inner Circle, Salona · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2007 – Dec 2014
Brendan Busch · GET HAPPY!! · Express 27 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
Ken Robinson · Inner Circle · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 48th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2008
David Castleton · Inner Circle · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 48th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2008
James McNeilly · Inner Circle · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 48th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2008
Ken saladine · Inner Circle, Salona · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2007 – Dec 2009
James Vaughn · Inner Circle, Salona · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Dec 2009
E Wilson · Salona · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
S McDonald · Inner Circle · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
J Roberts · Inner Circle · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 48th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2007

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 Jan 2026	2026 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GET HAPPY!!	Express 27	Skipper	21st / 21
25 Jan 2025	2025 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GET HAPPY!!	Express 27	Skipper	4th / 20
25 Jan 2020	2020 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GET HAPPY!!	Express 27	Skipper	5th / 21
26 Jan 2019	2019 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GET HAPPY!!	Express 27	Skipper	5th / 19
26 Dec 2014	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014	Inner Circle	IRC handicap	Sailing Master	23rd / 91
26 Dec 2009	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009	Salona	Handicap	Crew	1st / 3
26 Dec 2008	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008	Inner Circle	IRC handicap	Crew	70th / 75
26 Dec 2007	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007	Inner Circle	IRC handicap	Crew	48th / 65

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 4 races, 4 events · rating 11

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 61%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Sailing Master (1)

How they race

Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	36%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	1	0	84%
2020	1	0	80%
2019	1	0	78%
2014	1	0	76%
2009	1	1	100%
2008	1	0	7%
2007	1	0	27%

Boats

GET HAPPY!! · Express 27 · 4 events · 2019–2026
Inner Circle · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2007–2014
Salona · Handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 4 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 4 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: 11 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.