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Sailor · 1984–2023

Michael Coxon

cyca EtchellsIRC handicapHandicap

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Events
47

216 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 47

Podium rate
4%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 75%–77%, 2,913 boats)

Best class ranking
#70

Helm in Etchells · rating 439

Biggest lift
Lindsay Stead

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Braidwood

Dec 2000 – Dec 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

42–76 head to head in 120 races

Rival
David Clark

66–81 in 147 races

Best day
12 Feb 2012

21-7-2-1-7-22 · 2012 Etchells Australian Championship

Signature result
1st of 51

2001 Etchells Australian Winter Championship · Etchells · 8 Jun 2001

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Nick Beaudoin · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Investec Loyal, Perpetual Loyal · Handicap, IRC handicap 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2023
  • Tom Braidwood · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Investec Loyal, Loco · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2022
  • Steve Jarvin · Alfa Romeo, AUS 1273, AUS 368, AUS 421 · Etchells, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Nov 1993 – Dec 2014
  • Douglas McGain · Chinese Whisper, Ichi Ban, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2023
  • David Griffith · Chinese Whisper, Whisper · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2023
  • Ian McKillop · Chinese Whisper, Top 40, Whisper · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Dec 2023
  • Will McCarthy · AUS 1273, AUS 368, AUS 421, Investec Loyal · Etchells, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Nov 1997 – Dec 2013
  • Noel Drennan · Alfa Romeo, Investec LOYAL, Whisper, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 12th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2022
  • Grant Simmer · Alfa Romeo, North Star, Perpetual Loyal, Whisper · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2022
  • Anthony Bell · Investec Loyal, Investec LOYAL, Perpetual Loyal, Perpetual LOYAL · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2015

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

Rating history

022144219851990199520002005201020152020Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023WhisperIRC handicapSailing Master48th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022WhisperIRC handicapSailing Master15th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021WhisperHandicapCrew7th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Chinese WhisperIRC handicapCrew5th / 120
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Chinese WhisperIRC handicapSailing Master5th / 120
22 Oct 20182018 Etchells World ChampionshipTop 40EtchellsCrew11th / 94
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipTop 40EtchellsCrew13th / 73
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipGREAT WHITE HUNTEREtchellsCrew15th / 38
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIRON LOTUSEtchellsSkipper8th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipFUMANCHUEtchellsCrew17th / 38
1 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipALCHEMISTEtchellsCrew5th / 39
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Perpetual LoyalIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
6 Feb 20152015 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipCARABELLA IVEtchellsSkipper12th / 38
1 Jan 20152015 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipNORTHERN HAVOCEtchellsSkipper5th / 43
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Perpetual LoyalIRC handicapSailing Master82nd / 91
8 Mar 20142014 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipNo StarEtchellsSkipper6th / 29
1 Jan 20142014 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipNo StarEtchellsSkipper6th / 34
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Perpetual LOYALIRC handicapSailing Master33rd / 76
1 Jan 20132013 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipNorth StarEtchellsSkipper4th / 38
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipMenaceEtchellsCrew5th / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipNorth StarEtchellsCrew20th / 55
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011Investec LoyalIRC handicapCrew9th / 72
9 Jun 20112011 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMichael CoxonEtchellsSkipper19th / 41
8 Jan 20112011 Etchells Australian ChampionshipNORTH STAREtchellsSkipper17th / 52
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010Investec LOYALIRC handicapCrew36th / 68

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 398, #3,812.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 442, #3,688. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.