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Sailor · 2013–2023

Joel Turner

royal queensland yacht squadron 49erIRC handicapEtchells

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Events
36

407 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 36

Podium rate
25%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 75%–78%, 2,276 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Crew in 49er · rating 362

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Gilmour

1 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Biggest lift
David Gilmour

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas Needham

Jan 2019 – Aug 2023 · 15 events

Nemesis
Peter Burling

24–88 head to head in 114 races

Rival
Yannick Lefèbvre

188–130 in 335 races

Best day
2 Jan 2017

1-1-3-7-10-2 · 2017 Etchells WA State Championship

Signature result
1st of 69

Kieler Woche 2017 · 49er · 21 Jun 2017

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Gilmour — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate
  • Thomas Needham · AUS 40, Cobber, Digger, DIGGER · 49er 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 183 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Aug 2023
  • David Gilmour · Australian Sailing Team, GILMOUR / TURNER, MAAATE, Mate · 49er, Etchells 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 16 of 130 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Aug 2018
  • Lewis Brake · Joel Turner, Joel TURNER, MAAATE · 49er 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 54 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Nov 2015
  • James Corrie · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Nick Johnston · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Andrew Johnston · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Marcus Martyn-Jones · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • David Johnston · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Steve Jarvin · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Paddy Bannon · URM Group · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023

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

Rating history

-122545020142016201820202022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023URM GroupIRC handicapCrew2nd / 83
11 Aug 2023Allianz Sailing World Championships 2023NEEDHAM / TURNER49erCrew27th / 83
31 May 2023World Cup Allianz Regatta 2023Thomas NEEDHAM49erCrew2nd / 32
4 Apr 202352 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaAUS 4049erCrew28th / 99
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022URM GroupIRC handicapCrew11th / 91
31 Aug 20222022 World ChampionshipDigger49erCrew28th / 65
5 Jul 20222022 European ChampionshipDigger49erCrew9th / 93
23 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022Digger49erCrew4th / 91
31 May 2022Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta 2022Digger49erCrew12th / 40
5 Apr 202251 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaDIGGER49erCrew21st / 76
10 Feb 20202020 World ChampionshipCobber49erCrew15th / 78
1 Jan 20202020 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipBradley GinnivanEtchellsCrew1st / 15
3 Dec 20192019 World ChampionshipCobber49erCrew29th / 88
25 Nov 20192019 Oceania ChampionshipCobber49erCrew48th / 84
27 Aug 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2020 | Enoshima, JPNNEEDHAM / TURNER49erCrew19th / 37
15 Apr 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Genoa, ITANEEDHAM / TURNER49erCrew34th / 65
2 Apr 201950 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTARAUS 4049erCrew24th / 108
29 Jan 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Miami, USANEEDHAM / TURNER49erCrew24th / 42
4 Aug 20182018 Hempel Sailing World Championships AarhusAustralian Sailing Team49erCrew16th / 86
20 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018Mate49erCrew9th / 86
22 May 2018Medemblik Regatta 2018MAAATE49erCrew2nd / 45
24 Apr 20182018 World Cup Series | Hyères, FranceGILMOUR / TURNER49erCrew4th / 40
3 Apr 201849 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IberostarMATE49erCrew16th / 91
28 Aug 20172017 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipMate49erCrew14th / 81
8 Aug 2017Hempel Sailing World Championships Test Event - Aarhus 2017GILMOUR / TURNER49erCrew3rd / 30

Crew rating across all classes: 450, #2,533.Helm rating across all classes: 14, #50,481. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.