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Sailor · 2014–2025

Tom Purdon

strangford lough yacht club RS 400ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)

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Events
23

100 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 23

Podium rate
17%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 69%–75%, 641 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Helm in RS 400 · rating 241

Most successful partnership
Olivia Hayes

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

Biggest lift
Olivia Hayes

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Purdon

Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 · 12 events

Nemesis
Luke McIlwaine

7–32 head to head in 39 races

Rival
Liam Donnelly

25–26 in 51 races

Best day
1 Jan 2014

11-28-2-2-6-8-6-6-14-17-7-9 · 2014 ILCA 4 National Championships

Signature result
1st of 37

2024 RS Traveller Series · RS 400 · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Olivia Hayes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Sam Purdon · 1004, Black Betty · RS 400 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2023
  • Olivia Hayes · 1004 · RS 400 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • David Jessop · 1004 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 14th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Rory Fekkes · 1004 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 14th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • John McKelvie · 1004 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 14th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Tom O'Hare · Black Betty · RS 400 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2022
  • Ben Martin · 1004 · RS 400 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

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

Rating history

0160320201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20252025 RS Northerns1004RS 400Skipper8th / 18
1 Jan 2025RS National Championships1004RS 400Skipper4th / 20
1 Jan 2025RS Traveller Series Ireland1004RS 400Skipper8th / 28
1 Jan 2025RS400 UK & Ireland Nationals Eurocup 20251004RS 400Skipper13th / 24
1 Jan 20242024 RS Traveller Series1004RS 400Skipper1st / 37
1 Jan 2024RS Southerns 20241004RS 400Skipper2nd / 15
1 Jan 2023RS 400 Western Championships 2023Black BettyRS 400Skipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 2023RS Fest Ireland 20231004RS 400Skipper7th / 24
1 Jan 2023Various RS Events1004RS 400Skipper3rd / 26
1 Jan 2023Various RS Events1004RS 400Skipper5th / 43
1 Jan 2022RS 400 Traveller Series 2018Black BettyRS 400Skipper9th / 31
1 Jan 2022RS Ireland Traveller Series 2021Black BettyRS 400Skipper12th / 42
1 Jan 2022RS Northern Championships 2022Black BettyRS 400Skipper6th / 16
1 Jan 2022RS400 Traveller Series 20191004RS 400Skipper15th / 27
1 Jan 2022Rs Traveller Series 20221004RS 400Skipper10th / 39
1 Jan 2021RS Inlands 2021Black BettyRS 400Skipper10th / 19
1 Jan 2021RS Ireland Racing SeriesBlack BettyRS 400Skipper12th / 42
1 Jan 2021RS200/RS400 Easterns and RS Aero Southerns 20211004RS 400Skipper7th / 14
1 Jan 2019RS400 Traveller Series1004RS 400Skipper15th / 27
1 Jan 2019RS400 Traveller Series1004RS 400Skipper14th / 27
1 Jan 2018RS Southern ChampionshipsBlack BettyRS 400Skipper10th / 18
1 Jan 20162016 ILCA 6 Qualifier 1185981ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper25th / 81
1 Jan 20142014 ILCA 4 National Championships185981ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper5th / 40

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 320, #11,368. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.