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Sailor · 2000–2023

Geoff Cropley

cyca IRC handicapHandicap Some links uncertain

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Events
14

14 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 14

Podium rate
7%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–69%, 869 boats)

Biggest lift
John Honan

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Erik Adriaanse

Dec 2000 – Dec 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

5–8 head to head in 13 races

Signature result
5th of 89

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2004

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Stephen Byron · ASM Shockwave 5, Brindabella, Lahana · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2012
  • Peter Sheldrick · ASM Shockwave 5, Brindabella, Lahana · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2012
  • Stuart Holdsworth · Brindabella, St Jude · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2019
  • Grant Chessells · Antipodes, ASM Shockwave 5, Brindabella, Lahana · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2001 – Dec 2023
  • Andrew Jackson · Brindabella, Lahana · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2010
  • Matt Souter · ASM Shockwave 5, Brindabella, Lahana · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2012
  • George Snow · Brindabella · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2004
  • Erik Adriaanse · Antipodes, Brindabella · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2023
  • Lindsay May · Antipodes, ASM Shockwave 5, Brindabella · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2023
  • Tony Hearder · Brindabella, Lahana · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2003 – Dec 2012

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

Rating history

-18175120012004200720102013201620192022Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023AntipodesIRC handicapCrew39th / 83
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019St JudeIRC handicapCrew39th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018St JudeIRC handicapCrew14th / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017St JudeIRC handicapCrew29th / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016St JudeIRC handicapCrew34th / 71
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012LahanaIRC handicapCrew8th / 59
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010LahanaIRC handicapCrew13th / 68
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008ASM Shockwave 5IRC handicapCrew10th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007Toyota Aurion V6HandicapCrew2nd / 16
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004BrindabellaIRC handicapCrew5th / 89
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003BrindabellaIRC handicapCrew30th / 39
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002BrindabellaIRC handicapCrew31st / 38
26 Dec 2001Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001BrindabellaHandicapCrew16th / 33
26 Dec 2000Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000BrindabellaHandicapCrew33rd / 39

Crew rating across all classes: 51, #35,003. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.