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Sailor · 2002–2025

Simon Reffold

cyca IRC handicapEtchells5.5mR Some links uncertain

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Events
15

44 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 15

Podium rate
13%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–65%, 703 boats)

Best class ranking
#374

Crew in Etchells · rating 159

Biggest lift
Bruce Baker

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Green

Dec 2002 – Dec 2007 · 6 events

Nemesis
Graeme Taylor

4–16 head to head in 20 races

Rival
Mark Thornburrow

12–14 in 26 races

Best day
2 Jan 2012

4-18-5-9 · 2012 Etchells NSW State Championship · about 1 in 55 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 38

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2002

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Mike Green · Quest, Wot Yot, Wot's Next · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2007
  • David Gleadhill · Iris 111, Iris III, IRIS III, Peter McNeil · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jan 2016
  • Peter McNeill · Iris 111, Iris III, IRIS III, Peter McNeill · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2016
  • Bruce Baker · Quest, Wot Yot · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2007
  • David Ellis · Quest · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2003
  • Trent Paola · Quest, Wot Yot, Wot's Next · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2006
  • Peter Messenger · Quest, Wot Yot · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2006
  • Graeme Wood · Wot Yot, Wot's Next · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2005 – Dec 2007
  • Bob Steel · Quest · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2003
  • Carl Crafoord · Quest · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2003

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

Rating history

09318520032006200920122015201820212024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 2025German Open 5.5Beta Crucis5.5mRCrew10th / 18
20 Sep 2022REGATES ROYALES 2022Seven Seas Of PortoEpoque Marconi (EMA)Crew10th / 12
27 Jun 2022Grundig Hankø Race Week Classic (5.5 Tune-up)Beta Crucis5.5 MetreCrew7th / 8
10 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew7th / 46
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015TritonIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014LouiseIRC handicapCrew62nd / 91
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIris IIIEtchellsCrew59th / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipPeter McNeillEtchellsCrew7th / 39
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipIris 111EtchellsCrew3rd / 55
9 Jun 20112011 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipPeter McNeilEtchellsCrew5th / 41
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007Wot YotIRC handicapCrew9th / 65
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006Wot YotIRC handicapCrew11th / 59
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005Wot's NextIRC handicapCrew10th / 62
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003QuestIRC handicapCrew18th / 39
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002QuestIRC handicapCrew2nd / 38

Crew rating across all classes: 158 (±226), #19,428. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.