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Sailor · 2008–2026

Stephen Wood

mbsc HandicapOptimist

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Possibly the same person: Steve Wood (2017–2026, 64 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
32

154 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 32

Podium rate
19%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–55%, 1,083 boats)

Best class ranking
#14687

Helm in Optimist · rating -66

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ken Wadsworth

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Ken Wadsworth

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Jack Robertson

11–44 head to head in 55 races

Rival
Tom Sanderson

17–18 in 35 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

4-17-7-2-4-6-7-6 · Junior Sail Auckland 2025 - Course A

Signature result
1st of 33

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Wadsworth — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ken Wadsworth · JUST SAYING · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-92-428200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper25th / 36
1 Jan 20262026 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championship4497OptimistSkipper43rd / 59
1 Jan 20262026 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championship4497OptimistSkipper43rd / 59
1 Jan 20262026 Toyota Optimist National Regatta - Open Fleet4499HandicapSkipper43rd / 43
1 Jan 20262026 Toyota Optimist National Regatta - Open Fleet4499HandicapSkipper59th / 86
1 Jan 2026Bays Regatta 20264497OptimistSkipper22nd / 27
1 Jan 2026John Abbot Trophy 2026170828HandicapSkipper3rd / 30
1 Jan 2026MBSC 2025 2026 Club Points Racing Pre Xmas Junior Course4499HandicapSkipper1st / 19
1 Jan 2026MBSC 2026 2027 Club Points Racing Pre Xmas2HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 2026MBSC Club Championships_2025_2026_Junior4499HandicapSkipper12th / 17
1 Jan 2026Zespri AIMS Games 20264499HandicapSkipper6th / 70
1 Jan 2026Zespri AIMS Games 20264499HandicapSkipper8th / 38
1 Jan 20252025 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper28th / 65
1 Jan 20252025 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper34th / 58
1 Jan 20252025 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper31st / 64
1 Jan 20252025 Boxing Day Pursuit170828HandicapSkipper8th / 12
1 Jan 20252025 MBSC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS4497OptimistSkipper17th / 18
1 Jan 2025Junior Sail Auckland 2025 - Course A4497OptimistSkipper3rd / 28
1 Jan 2025MBSC 2024 2025 Club Points Racing Post Xmas Junior Course4497HandicapSkipper8th / 19
1 Jan 2025MBSC 2025 2026 Club Points Racing Pre Xmas Junior Course4499HandicapSkipper4th / 21
1 Jan 2025STACK Winter Champs 20254497OptimistSkipper19th / 23
1 Jan 2025Sir Peter Blake Torbay Regatta 2025 Race Area B4690OptimistSkipper15th / 56
1 Jan 20242024 Club Championships July 7170828HandicapSkipper15th / 29
1 Jan 2024Auckland Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper3rd / 22
1 Jan 2024Auckland Winter Sprint Series4497OptimistSkipper4th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -64, #87,200. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.