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Sailor · 2001–2025

Troy Grafton

cyca IRC handicapHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
20

20 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 20

Podium rate
15%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 57%–61%, 1,408 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sam Haynes

2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Sam Haynes & Callum Cecil

2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sam Haynes

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Anthony Lyall

Dec 2001 – Dec 2015 · 9 events

Nemesis
Matt Allen

3–10 head to head in 13 races

Signature result
1st of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sam Haynes — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Phil Brasington · Cougar II, Quest Travelscene 66, Valheru · Handicap, IRC handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2014
  • Anthony Lyall · Cougar II, Valheru · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2015
  • Callum Cecil · Celestial, Cougar II · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Dec 2022
  • Drew Meincke · Celestial, Coogans Stores, Cougar II, Valheru · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2017
  • Tim Roberts · Cougar II, Valheru · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2012
  • Brett Gadd · Cougar II, Valheru · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2012
  • Sam Haynes · Celestial · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Dec 2022
  • Rod Cohen · Cougar II, Valheru · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2012
  • Collin Janes · Celestial · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019
  • William Howard · Celestial · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021

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

Rating history

-32439200220062010201420182022Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025AmbitionIRC handicapCrew77th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024The GoatIRC handicapCrew57th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023LightningIRC handicapCrew34th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022CelestialIRC handicapCrew1st / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021CelestialHandicapCrew1st / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019CelestialIRC handicapCrew14th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018CelestialIRC handicapCrew17th / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017CelestialIRC handicapCrew9th / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016CelestialIRC handicapCrew16th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Cougar IIIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Cougar IIIRC handicapCrew46th / 91
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Cougar IIIRC handicapCrew33rd / 59
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011Cougar IIIRC handicapCrew11th / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010ValheruHandicapCrew2nd / 17
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009ValheruIRC handicapCrew60th / 77
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008ValheruIRC handicapCrew35th / 75
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005Coogans StoresIRC handicapCrew26th / 62
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Quest Travelscene 66IRC handicapCrew50th / 89
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002ValheruIRC handicapCrew35th / 38
26 Dec 2001Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001ValheruIRC handicapCrew10th / 15

Crew rating across all classes: 17 (±250), #40,737. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.