Sailor · 2016–2026

Brendan Gallagher

Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 48%

Longest-running crew: Helen Ryan
Nemesis: Gerry Drudy
Rival: Alex Fernie
Best day: 1 Jan 2018
Signature result: 4th of 19

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Helen Ryan · 52918 · Handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2019
Cathal Galagher · 52918 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Seamus McMillen · Nelly Kelly · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Cathal Gallagher · 52918 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Young Gallaghers · 52918 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Steve Parker · Nelly Kelly · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	Yeoman Irish National Championship 2026	Nelly Kelly	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 13
1 Jan 2023	Dinghy Sailing 2023 - September Series	52918	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 11
1 Jan 2021	Midsummer	52918	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 21
1 Jan 2021	Midsummer	52918	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 16
1 Jan 2019	Not Quite Summer Series 2019	52918	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 14
1 Jan 2019	Summer Series	52918	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 19
1 Jan 2018	Week 3 August Series	52918	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 13
1 Jan 2018	Week 4 July Series	52918	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 16
1 Jan 2018	Week 4 May the Force 6 Be With You	52918	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 13
1 Jan 2018	Week 5 Atlantic Audio	52918	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 19
1 Jan 2017	Week 3 Summer Series	52918	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
1 Jan 2016	Week 7	52918	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 18
1 Jan 2016	Week July 29, 20166	52918	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 13
1 Jan 2016	Week July 29, 20166	52918	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	166 provisional	#30851 band 19124–47681	—

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	14 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Barry	36	26–10
Gerry Drudy	29	8–20
Alex Fernie	24	11–13
Paul McGrady	20	19–1
Alan Donnelly	20	14–6
Pat Irwin	17	7–10
Anton Morrin	17	16–1
Andy Flanagan	14	13–1
Andrew Drysdale	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Paul McGrady (19–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	42%
2023	1	60%
2021	2	56%
2019	2	34%
2018	4	64%
2017	1	36%
2016	3	31%

Boats

52918 · Handicap · 13 events · 2016–2023
Nelly Kelly · Handicap · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Galway Bay Sailing Club · 10 events
GBSC · 3 events
Lough Erne Yacht Club · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 166, #30,851. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.