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Sailor · 1981–2008

Gary Sheard

Etchells

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Events
7

43 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 7

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–57%, 340 boats)

Best class ranking
#490

Helm in Etchells · rating 71

Nemesis
John Bertrand

5–18 head to head in 24 races

Best day
2 Jan 1997

4-5-6-7-5-5 · 1997 Etchells Victorian Championship

Signature result
21st of 78

1993 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 18 Nov 1993

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Dean Gordon · Bushido · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Nov 1993 – Jan 1997
  • Andrew Coutts · Bushido, The Toy Boys · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 1991 – Nov 1993
  • Leigh Dorrington · KA 136, KA67 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Sep 1981 – Aug 1989
  • Grant Chipperfield · Bushido · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 1997 – Jan 1997
  • D. Hendy · The Toy Boys · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 41st · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
  • Sean Healy · KA 136 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 1989 – Aug 1989
  • Peter Gillon · KA67 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 36th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981

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

Rating history

-4015701982198619901994199820022006Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 7

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20082008 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipWickedEtchellsSkipper21st / 45
1 Jan 20012001 Etchells Australian ChampionshipBushidoEtchellsSkipper11th / 26
1 Jan 19971997 Etchells Victorian ChampionshipBushidoEtchellsSkipper5th / 18
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipBushidoEtchellsSkipper21st / 78
6 Jan 19911990 Etchells World ChampionshipThe Toy BoysEtchellsSkipper41st / 55
4 Aug 19891989 Etchells World ChampionshipKA 136EtchellsCrew33rd / 56
5 Sep 19811981 Etchells World ChampionshipKA67EtchellsCrew36th / 69

Helm rating across all classes: 70, #38,962.Crew rating across all classes: -33. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.