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Sailor · 1993–2024

Dean McAullay

Etchells

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Events
13

94 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 5 of 13

Podium rate
46%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 71%–77%, 552 boats)

Best class ranking
#45

Crew in Etchells · rating 544

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nic Gray

5 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Nic Gray & Michael Manford

4 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nic Gray

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Manford

Aug 2004 – Mar 2024 · 11 events

Nemesis
Andy Beadsworth

4–19 head to head in 23 races

Rival
Peter Chappell

36–26 in 63 races

Best day
31 Mar 2019

1-1-1-2-1-1-1 · 2019 Etchells WA State Championship

Signature result
1st of 28

2013 Etchells Australian Championship · Etchells · 1 Jan 2013

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nic Gray — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Michael Manford · AUS 1356, AUS 945, AUS1356, AUS1402 - The Croc (WA) · Etchells 11events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 36% win rate · 19 of 80 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2004 – Mar 2024
  • Nic Gray · AUS1402 - The Croc (WA), The Croc, The Croc Michael · Etchells 8events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 63% win rate · 23 of 60 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Mar 2024
  • Richard Rowell · AUS 1356, AUS1356, The Croc · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 18th · Nov 2006 – Jun 2008
  • Rob Bird · Mood Indigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 39th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993
  • Mark Thomas · Mood Indigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 39th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993
  • Richaed Rowell · AUS 945 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004

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

Rating history

027454819941998200220062010201420182022Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew4th / 40
30 Mar 20192019 Etchells WA State ChampionshipThe Croc MichaelEtchellsCrew1st / 14
9 Mar 20182018 Etchells WA State ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew1st / 20
9 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australian ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew2nd / 32
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells WA State ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew1st / 21
7 Mar 20152015 Etchells WA State ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew1st / 23
16 Mar 20132013 Etchells WA State ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew4th / 21
1 Jan 20132013 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAUS1402 - The Croc (WA)EtchellsCrew1st / 28
23 Jun 20082008 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1356EtchellsCrew48th / 83
18 Nov 20062006 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1356EtchellsCrew18th / 69
10 Nov 20062006 Etchells Australian ChampionshipThe CrocEtchellsCrew21st / 51
1 Aug 20042004 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 945EtchellsCrew17th / 85
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipMood IndigoEtchellsCrew39th / 78

Crew rating across all classes: 548, #1,070. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.