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Felicity Nelson

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Events
21

21 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 21

Podium rate
14%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 1,332 boats)

Biggest lift
Lauren Connors

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Doherty

Dec 2002 – Dec 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

4–14 head to head in 18 races

Signature result
3rd of 84

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2015

Partnerships · 46 sailors

  • Alex Seja · Arch Rival, Copernicus, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro · Handicap, IRC handicap 15events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2008 – Dec 2025
  • Michael Doherty · Copernicus, Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Supernova · Handicap, IRC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2025
  • Duncan McRae · Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro, Supernova · IRC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2025
  • Jim Nixon · Copernicus, Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro · IRC handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2004 – Dec 2017
  • Robert Moore · Copernicus, Impeccable · IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2011
  • John Walker · Impeccable · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2007
  • Michael Scott · Copernicus, Impeccable · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2011
  • Shane Kearns · Impeccable, Komatsu Azzurro, Quikpoint Azzurro · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2017
  • Greg Zyner · Copernicus · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 26th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2011
  • William King · Arch Rival, Supernova · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024

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

Rating history

027542001200520092013201720212025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025SupernovaIRC handicapOwner12th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024SupernovaIRC handicapCrew23rd / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023SupernovaIRC handicapOwner33rd / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022SupernovaIRC handicapOwner49th / 91
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021SupernovaHandicapOwner10th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Arch RivalHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Arch RivalHandicapCrew3rd / 7
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapCrew53rd / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Komatsu AzzurroIRC handicapCrew13th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Quikpoint AzzurroIRC handicapCrew3rd / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Quikpoint AzzurroIRC handicapCrew33rd / 91
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011CopernicusIRC handicapCrew58th / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010CopernicusIRC handicapCrew26th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009CopernicusIRC handicapCrew49th / 77
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008CopernicusIRC handicapCrew44th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew33rd / 65
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew46th / 62
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew50th / 89
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew8th / 39
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew11th / 38
26 Dec 2000Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000ImpeccableIRC handicapCrew14th / 22

Crew rating across all classes: 54, #34,491. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.