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Sailor · 1984–2025

Michael Bellingham

cyca IRC handicapEtchellsHandicap

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Events
41

161 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 41

Podium rate
7%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–60%, 2,289 boats)

Best class ranking
#403

Helm in Etchells · rating 106

Most successful partnership
Gordon Maguire

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Craig Garnett & Gordon Maguire

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Craig Garnett

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tony Kirby

Dec 2000 – Dec 2022 · 11 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

11–78 head to head in 89 races

Rival
Robert Weir

37–53 in 91 races

Best day
3 Mar 2022

2-8-1-5-9-6-7 · 2022 Etchells Australian Championship · about 1 in 478 by chance

Signature result
1st of 72

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Gordon Maguire — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Stephen Ainsworth · Loki · IRC handicap 16events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 6% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2012
  • Tony Kirby · Loki, Patrice · IRC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2000 – Dec 2022
  • Adam Barnes · Loki · IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2009
  • Chris Gorman · Loki · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2005
  • Phil Beales · Loki · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2004
  • Andy Foster · Loki · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2008
  • Gordon Maguire · Loki · IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2012
  • Michael Sabey · Loki · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2006
  • Dean Blatchford · AUS1447, Avalon, AVALON · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jan 2025
  • David Sampson · Loki · IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Dec 2012

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

Rating history

-88221321985199119972003200920152021Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalonEtchellsSkipper18th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaAvalonEtchellsSkipper12th / 36
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalonEtchellsSkipper28th / 40
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022PatriceIRC handicapNavigator6th / 91
2 Mar 20222022 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAUS1447EtchellsSkipper5th / 27
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021WhisperHandicapNavigator7th / 50
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsSkipper18th / 34
19 Feb 20212021 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAUS1447EtchellsSkipper18th / 24
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019URMIRC handicapNavigator19th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018PatriceIRC handicapNavigator16th / 72
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalonEtchellsSkipper59th / 94
16 Feb 20182018 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipEAUS1346EtchellsSkipper29th / 40
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipAFRICAN QUEENEtchellsCrew41st / 44
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017PatriceIRC handicapNavigator3rd / 81
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsSkipper36th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsSkipper11th / 38
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016PatriceIRC handicapNavigator68th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015PatriceIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
6 Feb 20152015 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsSkipper22nd / 38
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Southern Excellence IIIRC handicapNavigator51st / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012LokiIRC handicapNavigator2nd / 59
18 Feb 20122012 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1346EtchellsSkipper64th / 74
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011LokiIRC handicapCrew1st / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010LokiIRC handicapCrew15th / 68
1 Jan 20102010 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsSkipper23rd / 48

Helm rating across all classes: 132 (±232), #27,556.Crew rating across all classes: 15 (±249), #40,975. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.