Sailor · 2002–2017

Simon Watson

Etchells J/80

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #538

Nemesis: Kevin Sproul
Signature result: 18th of 36

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Marty Kaye · Easy Tiger · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 18th · Oct 2015 – Nov 2015
Matt Norton · Easy Tiger · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 18th · Oct 2015 – Nov 2015
Roger Watson · J-Wife · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Craig Warrender · J-Wife · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Johnathan Riceman · J-Wife · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 44th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Laura Harji · J-Wife · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2017	2017 J/80 World Championships	J-Wife	J/80	Bow	44th / 48
16 Jun 2017	2017 J/80 Open National Championship	J-Wife	J/80	Tactician	20th / 21
2 Nov 2015	2015 Etchells World Championship	Easy Tiger	Etchells	Owner	29th / 43
24 Oct 2015	2015 Etchells Asia Pacific Championship	Easy Tiger	Etchells	Helm	18th / 36
1 Jan 2002	2002 RHKYC Etchells Loveboat Trophy	Easy, Tiger!	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-249 provisional	#80492 band 73738–82294	—
Etchells Helm	51 provisional	#538 band 267–858	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/80 · Helm · 23 races, 2 events · rating -278

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 31%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Bow (1) · Tactician (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ray Mitchell	23	1–22
Gordon Craigen	23	1–22
Kevin Sproul	23	0–23
Mike Lewis	23	1–22
Nigel Skudder	23	6–17
Andy Ash-Vie	23	1–22
Chris Body	23	0–23
Terence O'Neill	23	0–23
Richard White	23	5–18
Rémy Hurdiel	23	0–23
Nick Haigh	23	0–23
Chris Neve	23	1–22

Most-beaten opponent: Thomas Cheung (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2017	2	7%
2015	2	42%
2002	1	56%

Boats

J-Wife · J/80 · 2 events · 2017
Easy Tiger · Etchells · 2 events · 2015
Easy, Tiger! · Etchells · 1 events · 2002

Where they race

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong · 2 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 2 events
Hong Kong · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -249, #80,492. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.