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Sailor · 2018–2025

Phillip Neil

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Events
6

6 races · 1 race win

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 1 of 6

Podium rate
33%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–53%, 385 boats)

Most successful partnership
Brandon Buyink

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Lachie Paramor & Brandon Buyink

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

Biggest lift
Brandon Buyink

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lachie Paramor

Dec 2018 – Dec 2025 · 5 events

Signature result
1st of 20

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brandon Buyink — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Lachie Paramor · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2018 – Dec 2025
  • Will Vicars · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Dec 2025
  • Nicholas Crabtree · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2025
  • Adam Hickey · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2025
  • Jane Vicars · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2025
  • Michael Ritchie · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Chris White · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Duncan Campbell · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 23rd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Brandon Buyink · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Katy MacDonald · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025

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

Rating history

018362019202020212022202320242025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 6

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Oroton DrumfireIRC handicapSkipper68th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Oroton DrumfireHandicapSkipper2nd / 26
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023Oroton DrumfireHandicapSkipper1st / 20
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021Oroton DrumfireHandicapSkipper23rd / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Oroton DrumfireIRC handicapSkipper66th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Oroton DrumfireIRC handicapSkipper45th / 72

Helm rating across all classes: 36. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.