Sailor · 2004–2019

Paul Spencer

Etchells

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 35%
Best class ranking: #757

Biggest lift: Robert Gibbs
Nemesis: Michael Manford
Rival: Doug Kerr
Best day: 2 Jan 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 21

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Robert Gibbs · Happy Little Friend, North Star · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Mar 2018
Trent Carter · Friend Robbie, Happy Little Friend · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2018 – Mar 2019
Brad Sheridan · AUS 766, Forceful · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 35th · Aug 2004 – Jun 2007
Matthew Wearn · North Star · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Roy Morrish · AUS 766 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 65th · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004
Gary Smith · Forceful · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 35th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2007

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Mar 2019	2019 Etchells WA State Championship	Friend Robbie	Etchells	Crew	8th / 14
9 Mar 2018	2018 Etchells WA State Championship	Happy Little Friend	Etchells	Crew	12th / 21
9 Jan 2018	2018 Etchells Australian Championship	Happy Little Friend	Etchells	Crew	25th / 32
1 Jan 2017	2017 Etchells WA State Championship	North Star	Etchells	Crew	3rd / 21
7 Jun 2007	2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Forceful	Etchells	Crew	35th / 52
1 Aug 2004	2004 Etchells World Championship	AUS 766	Etchells	Crew	65th / 85

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Crew	43 provisional	#757 band 393–1123	−4.7
Full-size sailing Crew	44 provisional	#36696 band 20587–53062	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 44%

How they race

Closer	+14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Doug Kerr	31	16–15
Bill Steele	31	14–17
Michael Manford	31	4–27
Chris Pratt	24	7–16
Gus McBriar	23	13–10
Peter Chappell	23	6–17
John Greeve	23	19–4
Mark Crier	23	19–3
Mark Lovelady	23	10–13
Brad Sheridan	22	8–13
Peter McNeill	22	2–20
Dirk Van Der Struyf	22	9–13

Most-beaten opponent: Mark Crier (19–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2019	1	46%
2018	2	34%
2017	1	90%
2007	1	33%
2004	1	24%

Boats

Happy Little Friend · Etchells · 2 events · 2018
Friend Robbie · Etchells · 1 events · 2019
North Star · Etchells · 1 events · 2017
Forceful · Etchells · 1 events · 2007
AUS 766 · Etchells · 1 events · 2004

Where they race

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club · 2 events
Royal Perth Yacht Club · 1 events
Mooloolaba YC · 1 events
RFBYC and RPYC · 1 events
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 44, #36,696. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.