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Sailor · 1991–2024

Gray Gibson

Etchells

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Events
14

81 races · 2 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 63%–70%, 639 boats)

Best class ranking
#502

Crew in Etchells · rating 116

Biggest lift
Martin Mok

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Thornburrow

Nov 2006 – Feb 2012 · 6 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

15–34 head to head in 49 races

Rival
David Clark

22–33 in 55 races

Best day
12 Feb 2012

12-25-1-3-14-31 · 2012 Etchells Australian Championship

Signature result
3rd of 41

2011 Etchells Australasian Winter Championship · Etchells · 9 Jun 2011

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Mark Thornburrow · HKG 1051, Mark Thornburrow, Mark Thornburrow (M), Quest · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2006 – Feb 2012
  • Martin Mok · Mark Thornburrow, Mark Thornburrow (M), Racer X · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2010 – Feb 2012
  • Simon Cooke · Mark Thornburrow, Racer X · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Feb 2012
  • Mark Parker · HKG 1051, Quest · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 28th · Nov 2006 – Nov 2006
  • Jamie McWilliam · HKG 37, Wanchai Belle · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 1996 – Mar 2020
  • Simon Cook · Mark Thornburrow (M) · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2010 – Jun 2010
  • Mark McGraw · HKG 37 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 1996 – Jun 1996
  • Tim Trodd · Malpractice · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 1991 – Aug 1991
  • Christopher Long · Malpractice · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 1991 – Aug 1991
  • Fergus Wilmer · Blitzwagon · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 25th · Sep 1992 – Sep 1992

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

Rating history

-11601301992199720022007201220172022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Jan 20242024 Auckland Etchells Tuesday Night SprintsAllianceEtchellsSkipper8th / 10
2 Jan 20232023 Etchells Auckland One Design Keelboat SprintsEchelonEtchellsSkipper7th / 8
6 Mar 20202020 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipWanchai BelleEtchellsCrew9th / 25
2 Jan 20162016 Auckland Etchells InvitationalVilda HildaEtchellsSkipper10th / 15
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipRacer XEtchellsCrew12th / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipRacer XEtchellsCrew24th / 55
9 Jun 20112011 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMark ThornburrowEtchellsCrew3rd / 41
10 Jun 20102010 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipMark Thornburrow (M)EtchellsCrew7th / 52
18 Nov 20062006 Etchells World ChampionshipHKG 1051EtchellsCrew28th / 69
10 Nov 20062006 Etchells Australian ChampionshipQuestEtchellsCrew47th / 51
3 Nov 20022002 Etchells World ChampionshipNZL 950EtchellsSkipper26th / 98
17 Jun 19961996 Etchells World ChampionshipHKG 37EtchellsCrew9th / 64
17 Sep 19921992 Etchells World ChampionshipBlitzwagonEtchellsSkipper25th / 66
8 Aug 19911991 Etchells World ChampionshipMalpracticeEtchellsSkipper13th / 38

Crew rating across all classes: 130, #22,981.Helm rating across all classes: 1, #51,633. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.