Sailor · 2009–2025

Simon Knowles

howth yacht club IRC handicap Handicap Etchells

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 46%

Nemesis: Robert Elliott
Signature result: 5th of 41

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Rima Macken · EL OCASO, INDIAN · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Jun 2024
Cillian Macken · EL OCASO, INDIAN · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Jun 2024
George Rice · CHECKMATE XX · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 201st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Nigel Biggs · CHECKMATE XX · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 201st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
John o'shea · JABBERWOCKY · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2009 – May 2009
Oscar Langan · INDIAN · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Julian White · EL OCASO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 19th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Guy Molyneux · INDIAN · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Emmet Sheridan · EL OCASO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 19th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Aidan Beggan · CHECKMATE XX · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 201st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jun 2025	Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race	INDIAN	IRC handicap	Skipper	15th / 40
22 Jun 2024	SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race	INDIAN	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 41
19 Feb 2024	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	EL OCASO	Handicap	Skipper	19th / 26
21 Jul 2023	Rolex Fastnet Race	CHECKMATE XX	IRC handicap	Crew	201st / 351
7 Jul 2023	Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023	Indian	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 21
18 Jun 2022	SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race 2022	Indian	IRC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
1 Jan 2010	2010 Etchells World Championship	Jabberwocky	Etchells	Skipper	32nd / 43
23 May 2009	2009 Etchells European Championship	JABBERWOCKY	Etchells	Skipper	13th / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-15 provisional	#54640 band 33363–71934	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -39
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -3

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	0 wins	beats 47%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 43%

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	60%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Stephen Quinn	14	2–12
Dan O'Grady	14	2–12
Robert Elliott	14	1–13
David Burrows	14	1–13
Rob Goddard	14	7–7
Ante Razmilovic	13	1–12
Alex Lacy	12	1–11

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	64%
2024	2	59%
2023	2	44%
2022	1	33%
2010	1	26%
2009	1	40%

Boats

INDIAN · IRC handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2022–2025
Jabberwocky · Etchells · 2 events · 2009–2010
EL OCASO · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
CHECKMATE XX · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Unknown · 6 events
Howth, Dublin, Ireland · 1 events
Holyhead, GBR · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -15 (±237), #54,640.Crew rating across all classes: -3 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.