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Sailor · 2019–2025

Robert Espey

ballyholme yc RS 400HandicapWaszp

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Events
15

61 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 15

Podium rate
40%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 77%–84%, 351 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in RS 400 · rating 422

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Richard McCullough

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Richie McCulloch

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mikey Ferguson

Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Charlie Cullen

0–13 head to head in 13 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

1-4-6-3-3-1-1-1 · RS400 UK & Ireland Nationals Eurocup 2025

Signature result
1st of 20

RS National Championships · RS 400 · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard McCullough — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Mikey Ferguson · 1533, 404 · Handicap, RS 400 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 25 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Richard McCullough · -, 1006 · RS 400 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 13 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Richie McCulloch · 1006 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

0252504202020212022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2025Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions' Cup 4 - 5 Oct FINALS404HandicapSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2025Irish Sailing Dinghy Champions' Cup 4 - 5 Oct QUALIFYING RACES404HandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2025RS National Championships1533RS 400Skipper1st / 20
1 Jan 2025RS400 UK & Ireland Nationals Eurocup 20251533RS 400Skipper2nd / 24
1 Jan 20242024 RS Traveller Series1533RS 400Skipper6th / 37
1 Jan 20242024 Waszp Irish National Championships2810HandicapSkipper2nd / 15
1 Jan 2023Irish National Waszp & Moth Championships 20232810WaszpSkipper4th / 17
1 Jan 2022RS Ireland Traveller Series 20211006RS 400Skipper10th / 42
1 Jan 2022RS400 Traveller Series 20191006RS 400Skipper5th / 27
1 Jan 2022Rs Traveller Series 20221006RS 400Skipper21st / 39
1 Jan 2022WASZP & Moth Irish national Championship 2022-WaszpSkipper6th / 18
1 Jan 2021RS Ireland Racing Series1006RS 400Skipper10th / 42
1 Jan 2021Rs Nationals 2021-RS 400Skipper1st / 19
1 Jan 2019RS400 Traveller Series1006RS 400Skipper5th / 27
1 Jan 2019RS400 Traveller Series1006RS 400Skipper3rd / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 504, #2,785. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.