Sailor · 2000–2004

James Dunstan

royal sydney yacht squadron Handicap IRC handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 48%

Most successful partnership: Phil Colvin
Best trio: Phil Colvin & David Turnbull
Longest-running crew: Robert Dickson
Signature result: 17th of 39

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Phil Colvin — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Robert Dickson · Merlin, Zeus II · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2004
Phil Colvin · Zeus II · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2002
Campbell Thornton · Merlin, Zeus II · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2004
David Turnbull · Zeus II · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2002
David Forbes · Merlin · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2004
Richard Brooks · Merlin · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2004
David Albert · Zeus II · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2001 – Dec 2002
Ed Saalfeld · Zeus II · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2001 – Dec 2002
Tim Bold · Merlin · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2004
Gabriele Olivo · Merlin · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2004

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2004	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004	Merlin	IRC handicap	Crew	49th / 89
26 Dec 2003	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003	Merlin	IRC handicap	Crew	17th / 39
26 Dec 2002	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002	Zeus II	Handicap	Navigator	1st / 3
26 Dec 2001	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001	Zeus II	Handicap	Navigator	18th / 33
26 Dec 2000	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000	Zeus II	Handicap	Skipper	24th / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 3 races, 3 events · rating 37
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · 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	3 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Navigator (2)

How they race

Big fleets

47%

of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2004	1	0	46%
2003	1	0	58%
2002	1	1	100%
2001	1	0	47%
2000	1	0	40%

Boats

Zeus II · Handicap · 3 events · 2000–2002
Merlin · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2003–2004

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 5 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 37.Crew rating across all classes: -1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.