Sailor · 1997–2026

Ross McDonald

cyca IRC handicap Star Cape 31

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 39%

Nemesis: Ante Razmilovic
Best day: 20 Feb 2026
Signature result: 8th of 45

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Wayne Jenkins · Pelagic Magic · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−60 vs. without) · best 50th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
Mark Brady · Pelagic Magic · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−60 vs. without) · best 50th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
J Simpson · Pelagic Magic · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 50th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
D Burt · Pelagic Magic · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 50th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
Colin McMahon · HKG 39 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 20th · Nov 1997 – Nov 1997
Nick Burns · HKG 39 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 20th · Nov 1997 – Nov 1997
Rebecca Gmuer Hornell · Adrenlin · Cape 31 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Rick Evans · THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Dave Hassett · Antix · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
Robert Law · HKG 39 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 20th · Nov 1997 – Nov 1997

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	Round Ireland Race	THE BIG PICTURE	IRC handicap	Crew	8th / 45
19 Feb 2026	2025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup/Midwinters	N/A	Star	Skipper	6th / 28
15 Sep 2022	RTYC Annual Regatta	Adrenlin	Cape 31	Crew	17th / 17
8 Mar 2017	2017 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Antix	Viper 640	Floater	10th / 22
26 Dec 2006	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006	Pelagic Magic	IRC handicap	Owner	50th / 59
26 Dec 2006	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006	Pelagic Magic	IRC handicap	Crew	50th / 59
5 Nov 1997	1997 Etchells World Championship	HKG 39	Etchells	Crew	20th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	3 provisional	#42865 band 25045–56978	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 127
Star · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 112
Viper 640 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 53
Cape 31 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -68
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -1

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 49%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Floater (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ante Razmilovic	15	6–9

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	83%
2022	1	0%
2017	1	57%
2006	2	16%
1997	1	35%

Boats

Pelagic Magic · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2006
THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
N/A · Star · 1 events · 2026
Adrenlin · Cape 31 · 1 events · 2022
Antix · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2017
HKG 39 · Etchells · 1 events · 1997

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Royal Thames Yacht Club · 1 events
Hong Kong · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 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 across all classes: 3, #42,865.Helm rating across all classes: 127. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.