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Sailor · 2004–2025

Chris Townsend

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Events
11

16 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
55%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–72%, 670 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Wade Morgan

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matt Donald

Dec 2018 – Oct 2025 · 8 events

Best day
7 May 2022

2-1-1-1-1 · 2022 Royal Southern Summer Series –North Sails May Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 120

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 46 sailors

  • Matt Donald · Gweilo, WHISPER · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Andrea Green · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2022
  • Andrew Cribb · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2022
  • Adam Brown · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Nicolas Partridge · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
  • Wade Morgan · Gweilo · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
  • Ben Psaltis · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
  • Kyle Dodds · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
  • Justin Mulkearns · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
  • William Sykes · Gweilo · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

-14891922005200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 2025Rolex Middle Sea Race 2025WHISPERIRC handicapCo-skipper97th / 100
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022GweiloIRC handicapOwner2nd / 91
9 Jul 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July RegattaGWEILOIRC handicapSkipper1st / 10
4 Jun 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie Platinum Jubilee RegattaGWEILOIRC handicapSkipper9th / 10
20 May 2022RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2022GweiloHandicapSkipper1st / 9
7 May 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series –North Sails May RegattaGWEILOIRC handicapSkipper1st / 10
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021GweiloHandicapOwner29th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019GweiloIRC handicapOwner2nd / 120
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019GweiloIRC handicapCrew2nd / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018GweiloIRC handicapOwner22nd / 72
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Getaway-Sailing.comIRC handicapSkipper49th / 89

Helm rating across all classes: 192, #20,055.Crew rating across all classes: 35. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.