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Sailor · 2004–2019

Gary Smith

EtchellsFarr 40

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Possibly the same person: Gary Smith (1996–2026, 34 events), Gary Smith (2004, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
30

189 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 30

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–46%, 1,201 boats)

Best class ranking
#385

Crew in Etchells · rating 154

Biggest lift
Brad Sheridan

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brad Sheridan

Jun 2007 – Jan 2017 · 7 events

Nemesis
David Clark

19–100 head to head in 120 races

Rival
Dirk Van Der Struyf

56–64 in 121 races

Best day
26 Oct 2018

8-7 · 2018 Etchells World Championship

Signature result
4th of 23

2015 Etchells WA State Championship · Etchells · 7 Mar 2015

Partnerships · 30 sailors

  • Brett Shoebridge · AUS883, Tusk, TUSK · Etchells 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 51 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2009 – Jan 2017
  • Brad Sheridan · Forceful, Gary Smith (M), Tusk, TUSK · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 44 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2007 – Jan 2017
  • Michael McAullay · AUS883, AUS883 - Tusk (WA), Gary Smith, Gary Smith (M) · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2009 – Jan 2013
  • Mark Lovelady · AUS 1142, AUS 883, Tusk · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 19th · Aug 2004 – Nov 2006
  • Raymond Smith · Gary Smith, THE CURE · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
  • Grantham Kitto · Rat Pack, Tusk · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 18th · Mar 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Dan Snipes · katana · Farr 40 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Chris Percy · Tusk · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Ken Cooper · katana · Farr 40 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Andrew McAullay · Gary Smith · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012

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

Rating history

-288820320052007200920112013201520172019Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 20192019 Farr 40 World ChampionshipkatanaFarr 40Spinnaker trimmer14th / 14
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipRat PackEtchellsCrew39th / 94
9 Mar 20182018 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsCrew18th / 21
9 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIris IIIEtchellsCrew12th / 32
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipTHE CUREEtchellsCrew14th / 38
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsCrew4th / 21
10 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australian ChampionshipTUSKEtchellsCrew13th / 46
7 Mar 20152015 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsCrew4th / 23
4 Oct 20142014 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipTUSKEtchellsCrew7th / 19
1 Jan 20142014 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipTuskEtchellsCrew17th / 34
11 Nov 20132013 Etchells Australian Championship NovTUSKEtchellsSkipper30th / 30
1 Jan 20132013 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper19th / 38
1 Jan 20132013 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAUS883 - Tusk (WA)EtchellsSkipper9th / 28
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper43rd / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipGary SmithEtchellsSkipper24th / 39
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper42nd / 55
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipTUSKEtchellsSkipper4th / 20
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper16th / 22
9 Jun 20112011 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipGary SmithEtchellsSkipper22nd / 41
5 Mar 20112011 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper10th / 16
10 Jun 20102010 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipGary Smith (M)EtchellsSkipper32nd / 52
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS883EtchellsSkipper63rd / 85
12 Jan 20092009 Etchells Australian ChampionshipTUSKEtchellsSkipper21st / 44
11 Jan 20082008 Etchells Australian ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper39th / 45
1 Jan 20082008 Etchells WA State ChampionshipTuskEtchellsSkipper9th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 135, #27,090.Crew rating across all classes: -17, #46,188. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.