Sailor · 2017–2025

Max South

royal hong kong yacht club Match racing IRC handicap Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #606
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Marco Hull
Biggest lift: Marco Hull
Longest-running crew: James Wilson
Best day: 9 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marco Hull — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

James Wilson · James Wilson, Matthew Hughes · Match racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 33 races won Beat -68% of the fleet together(−69 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2018
Marco Hull · James Wilson · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 25 races won Beat -32% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Feb 2018
Ryan Houston · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Chris Cowan · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Matthew Hughes · Matthew Hughes · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat -200% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2017 – Feb 2017
David Swete · BEAU GESTE, KataBatic · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 18 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Matthew Humphries · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
David Brooke · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Karl Kwok · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Gavin Brady · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2025	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025	Aragon	IRC handicap	Crew	65th / 103
7 Aug 2023	ORC World Championship 2023	BEAU GESTE	Handicap	Crew	1st / 15
25 Aug 2022	Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend IRC European Championship 2022	KataBatic	Handicap	Crew	6th / 18
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Beau Geste	IRC handicap	Offside trimmer	1st / 3
23 Nov 2018	Harken International Youth Match Racing Championships 2018	Frankie Dair	Match racing	Crew	3rd / 2
15 Feb 2018	CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Regatta 2018	James Wilson	Match racing	Crew	10th / 6
10 Feb 2018	RNZYS Nespresso Youth International 2018	James Wilson	Match racing	Crew	2nd / 2
29 Jan 2018	Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2018	James Wilson	Match racing	Crew	10th / 8
19 Aug 2017	NZMRC Qualifying Regatta 2017	James Wilson	Match racing	Crew	1st / 2
5 Jun 2017	NZL Trials for Youth World Championships 2017	James Wilson	Match racing	Crew	4th / 2
23 Feb 2017	CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Regatta 2017	Matthew Hughes	Match racing	Crew	4th / 2
18 Feb 2017	RNZYS Nespresso Youth International 2017	Matthew Hughes	Match racing	Crew	4th / 2

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	118 provisional	#24991 band 17720–33898	—
Match racing Crew	51 provisional	#606 band 421–715	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	3 wins	beats -33%

Positions: Offside trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	-131%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	-68%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	37%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	71%
2019	1	1	100%
2018	4	0	-52%
2017	4	1	-125%

Boats

James Wilson · Match racing · 5 events · 2017–2018
BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2019–2023
Matthew Hughes · Match racing · 2 events · 2017
Aragon · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
KataBatic · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Frankie Dair · Match racing · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Unknown · 4 events
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · 3 events
Royal Port Nicholson YC · 2 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 118, #24,991. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.