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Sailor · 1991–2010

Rob Bird

Etchells

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Events
13

90 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 13

Podium rate
15%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–70%, 782 boats)

Best class ranking
#140

Helm in Etchells · rating 293

Biggest lift
Graeme Johnson

±0 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Graeme Johnson

Aug 2004 – Mar 2009 · 7 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

19–47 head to head in 69 races

Rival
Jake Gunther

33–27 in 61 races

Best day
2 Jan 2008

8-1-12-19-1-4 · 2008 Etchells Victorian State Championship

Signature result
2nd of 45

2008 Etchells Victorian State Championship · Etchells · 1 Jan 2008

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Graeme Johnson · AUS 1160, AUS 1320, AUS1320, CHILL PILL (M) · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2004 – Mar 2009
  • Nic Gray · AUS 1160, AUS 1320, AUS1320, CHILL PILL (M) · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2004 – Mar 2009
  • Dean McAullay · Mood Indigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 39th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993
  • Mark Thomas · Mood Indigo · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 39th · Nov 1993 – Nov 1993
  • R. Lynn · Audacious · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
  • Daren Bracewell · Audacious · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991

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

Rating history

-21643301992199519982001200420072010Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jan 20102010 Etchells Australian ChampionshipChill PillEtchellsSkipper40th / 58
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1320EtchellsSkipper31st / 85
12 Jan 20092009 Etchells Australian ChampionshipCHILL PILL (M)EtchellsSkipper14th / 44
23 Jun 20082008 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1320EtchellsSkipper36th / 83
1 Jan 20082008 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipChill PillEtchellsSkipper2nd / 45
18 Nov 20062006 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1320EtchellsSkipper25th / 69
10 Nov 20062006 Etchells Australian ChampionshipRhapsody in BlueEtchellsSkipper16th / 51
1 Jan 20062006 Etchells Australian TitlesRHAPSODY IN BLUEEtchellsSkipper5th / 60
1 Sep 20052005 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1160EtchellsSkipper24th / 61
1 Aug 20042004 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1160EtchellsSkipper7th / 85
1 Jan 19961996 Etchells Swan River ChampionshipMood IndigoEtchellsSkipper3rd / 21
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipMood IndigoEtchellsSkipper39th / 78
6 Jan 19911990 Etchells World ChampionshipAudaciousEtchellsSkipper29th / 55

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 294, #10,709. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.