Sailor · 2008–2014

Tony Buckingham

r o r c Melges 32 Melges 20 IRC handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #69
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Chris Hosking
Nemesis: Jason Carroll
Rival: Richard Goransson
Best day: 7 Aug 2009
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Chris Hosking · ngoni · Melges 20, Melges 32 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
Mark Lamy · ngoni · Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
Keith Glynn · ngoni · Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
Gregor Vlasblom · ngoni · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
Ross Halcrow · ngoni · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
John Kostecki · ngoni · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2014 – Jun 2014
Susan Toth · ngoni · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
Brad Butterworth · ngoni · Melges 20, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Sep 2013 – Dec 2013
Jenn Wulff · ngoni · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2014 – Apr 2014
Spanhake Grant · ngoni · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2014

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Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2014	160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	ngoni	Melges 32	Skipper	5th / 5
4 Apr 2014	2014 Miami Spring Challenge - Melges 32 Event No. 3	ngoni	Melges 32	Owner	9th / 14
28 Feb 2014	2014 Miami Winter Regatta - Melges 32 Event No. 2	ngoni	Melges 32	Owner	4th / 13
11 Dec 2013	2013 Audi Melges 20 World Championship	ngoni	Melges 20	Helm	26th / 52
3 Nov 2013	2013/2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	ngoni	Melges 20	Other	26th / 45
20 Sep 2013	2013 Melges 32 World Championship	ngoni	Melges 32	Helm	23rd / 26
22 Mar 2013	2013 International Rolex Regatta	ngoni	Melges 32	Other	8th / 9
3 Aug 2009	28 COPA DEL REY AUDI MAPFRE 2009	NGONI	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 42
28 Jul 2008	COPA DEL REY 2008	NGONI	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 10
13 Jun 2008	IRC Championship 2008	Ngoni	IRC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	191 provisional	#19702 band 11802–31576	—
Melges 32 Helm	9 provisional	#69 band 46–85	−6.8

1 more class, not yet ranked

Melges 20 · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating 11

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	10 events	1 wins	beats 51%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (2)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	31%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	49%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jason Carroll	37	8–29
Richard Goransson	34	15–19
Roberto Tomasini Grinover	34	9–25
Alessandro Rombelli	31	8–23
Ryan DeVos	30	13–17
John Kilroy	29	8–21
Deneen Demourkas	24	11–13
Keisuke Suzuki	24	14–10
Jerry Vinkestein	22	16–6
Dalton DeVos	20	4–16
Naofumi Kamei	19	9–10
Valentine Zavadnikov	19	5–14

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Wientjes (14–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2014	3	0	38%
2013	4	0	30%
2009	1	0	90%
2008	2	1	94%

Boats

ngoni · Melges 32, Melges 20, Handicap, IRC handicap · 10 events · 2008–2014

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 3 events
Palma, Mallorca, Spain · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 1 events
Porto Rotondo, Province of Olbia-Tempio, Italy · 1 events
Key Largo, FL, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 191 (±178), #19,702. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.