Sailor · 2006–2026

Rod Hagebols

Etchells

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 76%
Best class ranking: #324

Nemesis: Andy Beadsworth
Rival: Damien King
Best day: 21 Feb 2026
Signature result: 1st of 42

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Chris Manton · Panther, Tiger · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2022 – Jan 2025
Nigel Abbott · Tiger · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Willem Van Waay · Happy Ending, USA 969 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 11th · Nov 2006 – Nov 2006
Chris Busch · Happy Ending, USA 969 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 11th · Nov 2006 – Nov 2006
Austin Sperry · Bayou Hustler · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Ben O'Brien · Panther · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
Noel Drennan · Bayou Hustler · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
John Kostecki · Bayou Hustler · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Feb 2026	2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast Championship	Bayou Hustler	Etchells	Helm	1st / 42
10 Jan 2025	2025 Etchells World Championship	Tiger	Etchells	Crew	10th / 46
3 Jan 2025	2025 Etchells Pre-Worlds Regatta	Tiger	Etchells	Crew	11th / 36
12 Mar 2022	2022 Etchells Victorian State Championship	Panther	Etchells	Crew	6th / 13
18 Nov 2006	2006 Etchells World Championship	USA 969	Etchells	Crew	11th / 69
11 Nov 2006	2006 Etchells Australian Championship	Happy Ending	Etchells	Crew	26th / 51

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	190 provisional	#15995 band 7416–31231	—
Etchells Crew	177 provisional	#324 band 159–688	+6

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	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 69%

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Damien King	25	15–10
John Bertrand	25	9–16
Andy Beadsworth	25	5–20
Mark Thornburrow	22	12–10
Jan Muysken	21	19–2
John Dane III	18	9–9
Chris Hampton	17	9–8
Ian Crisp	17	13–4
John Brynjolfsson	17	16–1
Brendon Jukes	16	9–7
Christian Boillot	15	14–1
Graeme Taylor	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Jan Muysken (19–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	2	0	76%
2022	1	0	58%
2006	2	0	68%

Boats

Tiger · Etchells · 2 events · 2025
Bayou Hustler · Etchells · 1 events · 2026
Panther · Etchells · 1 events · 2022
USA 969 · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
Happy Ending · Etchells · 1 events · 2006

Where they race

Brighton, Victoria, Australia · 2 events
Royal Geelong Yacht Club · 1 events
San Diego, CA, United States · 1 events
Royal Prince Alfred YC, Pittwater · 1 events
Perth, Western Australia, 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: 190 (±244), #15,995. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.