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Sailor · 2010–2025

Matt Kelway

rhkyc IRC handicapEtchellsMelges 32 Some links uncertain

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Events
27

128 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 6 of 27

Podium rate
37%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–67%, 1,682 boats)

Best class ranking
#129

Crew in Etchells · rating 339

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Brooke

5 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Gavin Brady & Chris Cowan

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Cowan

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Karl Kwok

Dec 2016 – Jul 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
John Porter

5–17 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Don Jesberg

15–16 in 31 races

Best day
2 Jan 2018

4-7-1-4-6 · 2018 Etchells Australasian Championship

Signature result
2nd of 162

Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) · IRC handicap · 11 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: David Brooke — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Karl Kwok · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 13events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 39% win rate · 30 of 48 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2025
  • Gavin Brady · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Invisible Hand, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 13events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 39% win rate · 25 of 45 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2025
  • David Brooke · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 8events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 63% win rate · 27 of 43 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Spencer Loxton · Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 57% win rate · 23 of 36 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Matthew Humphries · Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 67% win rate · 23 of 35 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Jul 2019
  • Robert Salthouse · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, Lupa of London, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 19 of 34 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Sep 2018
  • David Swete · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 19 of 34 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Anatole Masfen · CRUEL JANE, Feng Shui, The HORN · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 32 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2018
  • James Gale · Beau Geste, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 13 of 23 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Nathan Ellis · BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-2537076420112013201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew251st / 380
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew41st / 240
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew46th / 57
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 162
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 128
21 Jul 20192019 NYYC Queen's CupBeau GesteIRC handicapBow1st / 29
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaBeau GesteIRC handicapBow1st / 4
15 Jun 2019165th NYYC Annual RegattaBeau GesteIRC handicapBow1st / 4
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesInvisible HandPac52Bow1st / 4
14 Jul 2018The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018TEAM BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew1st / 9
18 May 2018North Sea Regatta 2018TEAM BEAU GESTEORC handicapCrew5th / 21
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipCRUEL JANEEtchellsCrew2nd / 44
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Beau GesteIRC handicapCrew10th / 81
27 Oct 20172017 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipINCENTIVEEtchellsCrew13th / 37
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesTeam Beau GestePac52Pit Assist1st / 5
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Beau GesteIRC handicapCrew8th / 71
6 Oct 20162016 Etchells North American ChampionshipThe HORNEtchellsOther7th / 18
22 Jul 20162016 Etchells Canadian National Championshipcruel janeEtchellsCrew5th / 12
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Lupa of LondonIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014GiacomoIRC handicapCrew82nd / 91
17 May 20142014 Ida Lewis Etchells Spring RegattaFeng ShuiEtchellsOther6th / 22
21 Mar 20142014 Etchells U.S. National Championship - Annual Coral Reef CupFeng ShuiEtchellsOther11th / 47
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013GiacomoIRC handicapCrew21st / 76
2 Jan 20122012 Etchells New Zealand National ChampionshipFeng ShuiEtchellsCrew2nd / 9
22 Sep 20102010 Melges 32 World ChampionshipTiradeMelges 32Other17th / 32

Crew rating across all classes: 757, #184. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.