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Sailor · 1999–2026

Martin Cooney

poole yc HandicapFireballF15 Fleet

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Events
111

497 races · 116 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 18 of 111

Podium rate
48%

53 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 79%–81%, 2,487 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Osprey · rating 282

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Gilbert

3 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Peter Frith

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Frith

Jan 2007 – Jan 2026 · 44 events

Nemesis
Crispin Read Wilson

19–54 head to head in 73 races

Rival
Ian Zimmerman

53–63 in 119 races

Best day
1 Jan 2013

5-1-8-1-1-2-1 · 2013 Osprey Class UK National Championship

Signature result
1st of 56

Wilkinson Sword 2014 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Gilbert — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Peter Frith · 1290, Another Swift Half, Swift Wun, Swift-Wun · Handicap, Osprey 44events 8 wins together · 21 podiums · 18% win rate · 54 of 237 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2007 – Jan 2026
  • Ian Zimmerman · 3922, 3936 · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen, Handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 40 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Andrew Clark · 3922, 3936, Footloose, Fortississimo · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Peter Verver · 3936 · F15 Fleet 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 36 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Rob Gilbert · 14652 · Fireball 6events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 13 of 20 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • John Price · 1277, White Star, Whitestar · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 1999 – Jan 2003
  • Mike Barton · 3922, Footloose · Flying Fifteen 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Andrew Brewer · Swiftwun · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Ingrid Cooney · 14652 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

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

Rating history

-111463032014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 111

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026F15 Autumn Saturday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper5th / 23
1 Jan 2026F15 Autumn Wednesday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper4th / 21
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Saturday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper6th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Wednesday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper7th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper17th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper9th / 32
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Wednesday Series 20263936F15 FleetSkipper2nd / 31
1 Jan 2026Late Summer Monday Handicap 20261290OspreySkipper9th / 9
1 Jan 2026Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series 20263922Flying FifteenCrew2nd / 15
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Red DivisionFortississimoFlying FifteenSkipper4th / 23
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:33 on October 11, 2026SwiftWunHandicapSkipper8th / 37
1 Jan 2026Results as of 15:38 on September 6, 2026SwiftwunHandicapSkipper5th / 45
1 Jan 2026Sherwood Cup 2026111HandicapSkipper1st / 31
1 Jan 2026Sherwood Cup 2026111HandicapSkipper2nd / 93
1 Jan 2026Zenith, Zen & Zenith 2 Nationals111ZenSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2025Flying Fifteen 2025 Autumn Mini Series3936Flying FifteenCrew8th / 16
1 Jan 2025Osprey Southern Championship & Contender Open 2025SwiftwunOspreySkipper3rd / 15
1 Jan 2025Poole Week 2025 Orange DivisionFootlooseFlying FifteenSkipper1st / 24
1 Jan 2025Results as of 22:10 on July 7, 2025SwiftwunHandicapSkipper3rd / 36
1 Jan 2024Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series 2024FootlooseF15 FleetCrew8th / 15
1 Jan 2024ResultsSwiftwunHandicapSkipper8th / 45
1 Jan 20232023 Saturday Spring F153936F15 FleetCrew7th / 32
1 Jan 20232023 Saturday Summer F153936F15 FleetCrew1st / 32
1 Jan 20232023 Wednesday Autumn F153922F15 FleetCrew4th / 25
1 Jan 20232023 Wednesday Spring F153936F15 FleetCrew7th / 31

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 286, #14,346.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 125, #27,200. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.