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Sailor · 2018–2026

Chelsea Williams

Match racing

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Events
34

176 races · 79 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 12 of 34

Podium rate
82%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 36%–55%, 70 boats)

Best class ranking
#194

Helm in Match racing · rating 162

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nick Drummond

3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Maddy McLeay

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nick Drummond

Jul 2022 – Oct 2025 · 6 events

Signature result
2nd of 6

Women's Match Racing World Championships 2022 · Match racing · 11 Nov 2022

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nick Drummond — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Nick Drummond · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth), Youth · Match racing 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 16 of 28 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Aimee Gallaway · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA Youth Sailing Academy · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 23 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Oct 2022
  • Cole Tapper · Cole Tapper, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 19 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Dec 2024
  • Charlotte Alexander · Chelsea Williams, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 4events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Jess Tavener · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 25 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Feb 2023
  • Mark Murray · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA Youth Sailing Academy, Youth · Match racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 18 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Oct 2024
  • Hamish Vass · Cole Tapper, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 17 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Dec 2024
  • Mia Lovelady · RFBYC, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club · Match racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Maddy McLeay · Chelsea Williams, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Youth · Match racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Ben Crafoord · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth) · Match racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-73601932019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 2026Australian Women's Match Racing Championships 2026Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
5 Sep 2026CYCA John Messenger Women's Regatta 2026Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper1st / 3
27 Jun 2026CYCA Match Cup 2026Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper6th / 9
24 Oct 2025Australian Open & Youth Championships 2025Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth)Match racingCrew2nd / 2
10 Sep 2025Australian Women's Match Racing Championships 2025Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 2
6 Sep 2025CYCA John Messenger Women's Regatta 2025Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
17 Feb 2025Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2025Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
21 Jan 2025Helly Hansen International 2025Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew4th / 6
1 Dec 2024Youth Match Racing World Championships 2024Cole TapperMatch racingCrew1st / 2
25 Oct 2024Australian Open & Youth Championships 2024YouthMatch racingSkipper1st / 4
11 Oct 2024CYCA John Messenger Women's Regatta 2024Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
31 Aug 2024John Piper Regatta 2024Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
5 Feb 2024Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2024Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
30 Jan 2024Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2024RFBYCMatch racingCrew6th / 6
12 Dec 2023Youth Match Racing World Championship 2023Cole TapperMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
17 Nov 2023New Zealand Women's Match Racing Championships 2023Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
21 Oct 2023CYCA John Messenger Women's Match Racing Regatta 2023Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
6 Feb 2023Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2023Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
1 Feb 2023Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2023Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubMatch racingCrew4th / 5
29 Jan 2023Colin Mullins Youth Regatta 2023Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
17 Nov 2022Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship 2022Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
11 Nov 2022Women's Match Racing World Championships 2022Chelsea WilliamsMatch racingSkipper2nd / 6
28 Oct 2022CYCA John Messenger Women's Match Racing Regatta 2022Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
8 Oct 2022NSW Youth Match Racing Championships 2022Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
9 Jul 2022CYCA Captain John Piper Regatta 2022Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2

Helm rating across all classes: 193, #19,383.Crew rating across all classes: -39, #49,185. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.