Sailor · 2024–2026

Michael Instone

evans bay yacht and motor boat club ILCA 7 (Laser)Magic 25 ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 17%
Longest win streak: 2

Best day: 1 Jan 2026
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Finn Topzand · Helter Skelter · Magic 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Craig Ryburn · Helter Skelter · Magic 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Phil Bishop · Helter Skelter · Magic 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	LTYC Trailer and Sport Boat Regatta April 2026	Helter Skelter	Magic 25	Crew	7th / 9
1 Jan 2026	LTYC Trailer and Sport Boat Regatta April 2026	Helter Skelter	Magic 25	Crew	1st / 9
1 Jan 2026	PBC Championship Series 2026-27	152791	ILCA (rig not given)	Skipper	16th / 17
1 Jan 2026	PBC Regatta 2026	212248	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	5th / 8
1 Jan 2025	PBC Championship 2024-25	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	14th / 14
1 Jan 2025	PBC Championship Series 1 2024-25	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	12th / 12
1 Jan 2025	PBC Championship Series 1 2024-25	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	12th / 12
1 Jan 2025	PBC Championship Series 2 2024-25	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	12th / 14
1 Jan 2024	PBC Championship 2024-25	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	12th / 12
1 Jan 2024	Paremata Regatta 2024	tbc3	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating -28
Magic 25 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating -30
Full-size sailing · Helm · 9 races, 8 events · rating -124
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 4 races, 5 events · rating -148
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating -45
ILCA (rig not given) · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -18

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 10%
As crew	2 events	1 wins	beats 63%

How they race

Closer	−34 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brent Gribble	16	9–7
Cliff Gordon	16	9–7
Richard Gwynne	16	9–7
Joe Dale	16	9–7
Anne Hirst	16	9–7
Dylan Longprod	16	9–7
Bob Cook	14	8–6

Most-beaten opponent: Brent Gribble (9–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	44%
2025	4	0	4%
2024	2	0	6%

Boats

Laser · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 5 events · 2024–2025
Helter Skelter · Magic 25 · 2 events · 2026
152791 · ILCA (rig not given) · 1 events · 2026
212248 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2026
tbc3 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Paremata Boating Club · 6 events
Paremata · 2 events
Lake Taupo Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -28.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -124. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.