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Sailor · 2009–2025

Paul Magee

hiyc IRC handicapOptimistHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
17

71 races · 1 race win

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
6%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 956 boats)

Best class ranking
#16540

Helm in Optimist · rating -204

Most successful partnership
Robert Oatley

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Chris Links & Darren Senogles

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

Biggest lift
Josh Whittaker

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Links

Dec 2014 – Dec 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Andy Yu

0–33 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Grace King

24–25 in 49 races

Signature result
11th of 72

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Oatley — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chris Links · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Nathan Ellis · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Mark Richards · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Tim Wiseman · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Matthew Shillington · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Josh Whittaker · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2022
  • Rodney Daniel · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Dec 2022
  • Matthew Mason · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Daniel Oatley · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2025
  • Steve Quigley · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

-205-9417201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Palm Beach XIHandicapCrew16th / 24
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Hamilton Island Wild OatsIRC handicapCrew20th / 91
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew30th / 120
10 Jun 2019St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE Maritime ClinicISV 8008OptimistSkipper78th / 79
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew11th / 72
20 Oct 2018Belated Columbus Day RegattaISV 8008OptimistSkipper14th / 16
11 Jun 2018St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicISV 8008OptimistSkipper24th / 24
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew21st / 81
12 Jun 2017St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicISV 111OptimistSkipper13th / 29
14 Jan 2017MLK RegattaIV59OptimistSkipper8th / 15
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew68th / 71
13 Jun 2016St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicVI 59OptimistSkipper24th / 28
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
13 Jul 20152015 Transpac Honolulu RaceWild Oats XIHandicapOther1st / 3
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew71st / 91
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010LahanaIRC handicapCrew13th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009LahanaIRC handicapCrew70th / 77

Helm rating across all classes: -205, #78,586.Crew rating across all classes: -8, #44,819. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.