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Sailor · 2012–2026

Matt Fahey

rmys Hobie 16HandicapIRC handicap

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Events
20

67 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
30%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–63%, 827 boats)

Best class ranking
#297

Helm in Hobie 16 · rating -198

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
John Newbold

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Alan Davis

1–36 head to head in 37 races

Best day
12 Jul 2025

1-1-1-4-1-1 · Wayward Winds Regatta

Signature result
7th of 358

Rolex Fastnet Race · IRC handicap · 21 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 39 sailors

  • John Newbold · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 14th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2014
  • John Wemyss · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2013
  • T Duckmanton · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 70th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
  • G Carr · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2013
  • R Pollock · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2013
  • Thor Cembala · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 70th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
  • T Robertson · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 55th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012
  • Sam La Ducance · FLYING FISH · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • J Collins · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2013
  • K Schrank · Primitive Cool · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 55th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012

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

Rating history

-126-5972013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 2026Hobie 16 International Championship 2026 - Open Series114262Hobie 16Skipper54th / 54
18 Sep 2026Hobie 16 International Championship 2026 - Open Series114262Hobie 16Skipper12th / 13
15 Aug 20262026 Hardheads Bolivar Rig Run114262HandicapSkipper16th / 18
11 Jul 2026Wayward Winds Regatta114262HandicapSkipper6th / 10
21 Jun 20262026 Summer Solstice Regatta114262Portsmouth handicapSkipper3rd / 8
18 Apr 2026Hill Country Multihull Regatta 2026Dark HorseHobie 16Skipper4th / 5
9 Apr 20262026 Midwinters East an April Fools RegattaDark HorseHobie 16Skipper16th / 19
15 Nov 20252025 James Liston Turkey Day RegattaDark HorseH16Skipper2nd / 2
27 Sep 20252025 HOBIE16 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP114262Hobie 16Skipper68th / 69
13 Sep 2025Redfish Reach & Catamaran Conundrum262HandicapSkipper3rd / 12
12 Jul 2025Wayward Winds RegattaDark HorseHandicapSkipper1st / 5
21 Jun 20252025 Summer Solstice RegattaDark HorseHobie 16Skipper3rd / 4
23 Nov 20242024 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaMatt FaheyHobie 16Skipper5th / 5
12 Oct 2024Wayward Winds Regatta114262Hobie 16Skipper2nd / 4
14 Sep 2024Redfish Reach & Catamaran Conundrum114262HandicapSkipper7th / 10
10 Aug 20242024 Hardheads Bolivar Rig Run114262HandicapSkipper5th / 25
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceFLYING FISHIRC handicapCrew7th / 358
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Primitive CoolIRC handicapCrew70th / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Primitive CoolIRC handicapCrew14th / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Primitive CoolIRC handicapSkipper55th / 59

Helm rating across all classes: -70, #64,413.Crew rating across all classes: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.