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Sailor · 2007–2026

Ian McKillop

cyca EtchellsIRC handicapHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
29

146 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 29

Podium rate
14%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 72%–75%, 1,914 boats)

Best class ranking
#35

Crew in Etchells · rating 586

Most successful partnership
Steve Jarvin

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter Merrington & Steve Jarvin

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Steve Jarvin

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Merrington

Jan 2014 – May 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Graeme Taylor

30–47 head to head in 78 races

Rival
Jeanne-Claude Strong

64–46 in 110 races

Best day
11 Jun 2021

8-2-8-1-2-1 · 2021 Etchells Australian Championship

Signature result
1st of 34

2021 Etchells Australian Championship · Etchells · 10 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Steve Jarvin — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Peter Merrington · Adam Magpie, Barry, First Tracks, FIRST TRACKS · Etchells, IRC handicap 20events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 11 of 122 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – May 2026
  • Geoffrey Bonouvrie · Top 40, TOP 40 · Etchells 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 44 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2019
  • David Griffith · Chinese Whisper, Whisper, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Michael Coxon · Chinese Whisper, Top 40, Whisper · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Dec 2023
  • Nick Beaudoin · Chinese Whisper, Whisper, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Sam Hunt · Chinese Whisper, Whisper, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Douglas McGain · Chinese Whisper, Whisper, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Grant Simmer · First Tracks, InfoTrack, Palm Beach XI, Whisper · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
  • David Ward · Whisper, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2021 – Jul 2025
  • Tom Braidwood · 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(+14 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

03216412008201120142017202020232026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Cascais 2026 J70 World ChampionshipTHE BULLJ/70Crew73rd / 100
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipBarryEtchellsTactician13th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlBarryEtchellsStaysail trimmer15th / 62
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Palm Beach XIHandicapCrew16th / 24
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceWHISPERIRC handicapCrew140th / 379
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipBarryEtchellsStrategist10th / 38
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipFirst TracksEtchellsCrew9th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaFirst TracksEtchellsCrew8th / 36
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024WhisperIRC handicapCrew6th / 78
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipFirst TracksEtchellsCrew8th / 40
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023WhisperIRC handicapCrew48th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022WhisperIRC handicapCrew15th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021WhisperHandicapCrew7th / 50
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipFIRST TRACKSEtchellsCrew1st / 34
21 Feb 20202020 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipADAM MAGPIEEtchellsCrew7th / 25
8 Jan 20202020 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAdam MagpieEtchellsCrew3rd / 35
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Chinese WhisperIRC handicapCrew5th / 120
1 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipTOP 40EtchellsCrew1st / 30
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipTop 40EtchellsCrew11th / 94
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipTOP 40EtchellsCrew6th / 44
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipTop 40EtchellsCrew17th / 73
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017InfoTrackIRC handicapCrew43rd / 81
27 Oct 20172017 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipTOP 40EtchellsCrew4th / 37
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipTOP 40EtchellsCrew4th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipTOP 40EtchellsCrew9th / 38

Crew rating across all classes: 635, #480. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.