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Sailor · 2014–2025

Phil Armstrong

syc Farr 40Handicap

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Events
10

82 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 1 of 10

Podium rate
10%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 54%–67%, 154 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Crew in Farr 40 · rating 411

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Wulf Wilkens

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Chapman

Sep 2014 – Oct 2019 · 7 events

Nemesis
Alex Roepers

10–37 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Wolfgang Schaefer

36–43 in 79 races

Best day
12 May 2018

1-1-1 · 2018 Farr 40 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 9

2018 Farr 40 North American Championship · Farr 40 · 10 May 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • David Chapman · Coquille, Easy Tiger, Kokomo, Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 69 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Oct 2019
  • Tim Roberts · Coquille, Easy Tiger, Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 58 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Oct 2019
  • Josh Clark · Coquille, Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2015
  • Wulf Wilkens · Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 36 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Aug 2015
  • Gerry Mitchell · Coquille, Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 39 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2014 – Sep 2015
  • Kirsty Skinner · Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 36 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Aug 2015
  • Andrew Hunn · Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Jul 2015
  • Julian Plante · Coquille, Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Mal Parker · Voodoo Chile · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2014 – Oct 2014
  • Peter Jones · Maritimo 100 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 12th · Dec 2024 – Dec 2025

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

Rating history

0225450201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Maritimo 100HandicapCrew17th / 24
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Maritimo 100HandicapCrew12th / 26
2 Oct 20192019 Farr 40 World ChampionshipEasy TigerFarr 40Headsail Trimmer6th / 14
10 May 20182018 Farr 40 North American ChampionshipPlentyFarr 40Other1st / 9
16 Feb 20162016 Rolex Farr 40 World ChampionshipKokomoFarr 40Offside trimmer5th / 12
24 Sep 20152015 Rolex Farr 40 World ChampionshipCoquilleFarr 40Offside trimmer8th / 17
19 Aug 20152015 Rolex Farr 40 North American ChampionshipVoodoo ChileFarr 40Headsail Trimmer5th / 15
22 Jul 20152015 Farr 40 California CupVoodoo ChileFarr 40Offside trimmer6th / 13
15 Oct 20142014 Rolex Farr 40 World ChampionshipVoodoo ChileFarr 40Offside trimmer5th / 19
11 Sep 20142014 Rolex Big Boat SeriesVoodoo ChileFarr 40Offside trimmer6th / 15

Crew rating across all classes: 436, #2,781. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.