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Sailor · 2004–2025

Josh Whittaker

hiyc IRC handicapORC handicapEtchells

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Events
19

32 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 19

Podium rate
21%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–63%, 1,190 boats)

Most successful partnership
Stu Bannatyne

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Stu Bannatyne & Rodney Daniel

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Paul Westlake

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Shillington

Dec 2004 – Dec 2022 · 13 events

Nemesis
Matt Allen

2–10 head to head in 12 races

Best day
2 Jan 2012

20-4-13-15 · 2012 Etchells NSW State Championship

Signature result
1st of 59

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Stu Bannatyne — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Mark Richards · Are We There Yet?, Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap 14events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 18 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2022
  • Matthew Shillington · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Targe, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 13events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2004 – Dec 2022
  • Steve Jarvin · Cabrón, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Mar 2020
  • Iain Murray · Targe, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2004 – Dec 2019
  • Tim Wiseman · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 12 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2022
  • Rodney Daniel · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Pyewacket 70, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 12 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Dec 2022
  • Chris Links · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Targe, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2004 – Dec 2022
  • Robbie Naismith · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2022
  • Nathan Ellis · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Dec 2022
  • Graeme Taylor · Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2011 – Dec 2019

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

Rating history

-1139882005200820112014201720202023Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceBadPakORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 5
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Hamilton Island Wild OatsIRC handicapCrew20th / 91
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RacePyewacket 70ORC handicapOther4th / 7
5 Mar 20202020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceCabrónORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 3
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew30th / 120
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew11th / 72
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew21st / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew68th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
13 Jul 20152015 Transpac Honolulu RaceWild Oats XIHandicapOther1st / 3
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew71st / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew32nd / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew1st / 59
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAre We There Yet?EtchellsCrew14th / 55
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew14th / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew23rd / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew35th / 77
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004TargeIRC handicapCrew49th / 89
1 Aug 20042004 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1131EtchellsCrew30th / 85

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 0, #44,033. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.