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Sailor · 2001–2025

John Whitfeld

cyca IRC handicapHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
19

19 races · 1 race win

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 19

Podium rate
5%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 1,068 boats)

Biggest lift
Michael Bencsik

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grant Healy

Dec 2001 – Dec 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

2–12 head to head in 14 races

Signature result
1st of 9

Australia Day Regatta 2021 · Handicap · 26 Jan 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Chris Rockell · AFR Midnight Rambler, Cinquante · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2022
  • Bob Thomas · AFR Midnight Rambler, Cinquante · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2022
  • Anne Lawrence · China Easyway, Cinquante, Kayle - Sailors with disAbilities, Local Hero · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2021
  • Ed Psaltis · AFR Midnight Rambler · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2008
  • Grant Healy · AFR Midnight Rambler, Cinquante, Illusion, MWF Kayle · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2024
  • Arthur Psaltis · AFR Midnight Rambler · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2007
  • Phil Walker · China Easyway, Cinquante, Kayle - Sailors with disAbilities, MWF Kayle · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2024
  • Paul Bulley · Cinquante, Kayle - Sailors with disAbilities, Local Hero, Shepherd Centre · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2013 – Dec 2019
  • Annie Lawrence · Cinquante, MWF Kayle, Solveig · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • David Sharp · AFR Midnight Rambler, Cinquante, Shepherd Centre, Solveig · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

02550200220062010201420182022Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025MWF KayleHandicapSkipper14th / 24
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024MWF KayleHandicapSkipper11th / 26
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022CinquanteIRC handicapCrew42nd / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021SolveigIRC handicapSkipper11th / 12
26 Jan 2021Australia Day Regatta 2021SolveigHandicapSkipper1st / 9
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019CinquanteIRC handicapCrew23rd / 120
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017China EasywayIRC handicapCrew32nd / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Local HeroIRC handicapCrew29th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Kayle - Sailors with disAbilitiesHandicapSkipper11th / 20
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Sailors with disAbilitiesIRC handicapCrew47th / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Shepherd CentreIRC handicapCrew41st / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012IllusionIRC handicapCrew23rd / 59
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010AuroraIRC handicapCrew49th / 68
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008AFR Midnight RamblerIRC handicapCrew27th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007AFR Midnight RamblerIRC handicapCrew18th / 65
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004AFR Midnight RamblerIRC handicapCrew49th / 89
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003AFR Midnight RamblerIRC handicapCrew5th / 39
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002AFR Midnight RamblerIRC handicapCrew20th / 38
26 Dec 2001Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001AFR Midnight RamblerHandicapCrew11th / 33

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 50, #36,721.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 46. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.