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Sailor · 2019–2026

Simon Patterson

itchenor sailing club EtchellsJ/70IRC handicap

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Events
47

214 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 47

Podium rate
9%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 71%–73%, 2,572 boats)

Best class ranking
#74

Helm in J/70 · rating 465

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Luke Cross

1 wins · 2 podiums in 19 events together · 5% win rate

Biggest lift
Luke Cross

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Luke Cross

Dec 2019 – Oct 2026 · 19 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

7–49 head to head in 56 races

Rival
Shaun Frohlich

31–34 in 65 races

Best day
4 Apr 2026

1-1-1 · RORC Easter Challenge

Signature result
1st of 196

RORC Easter Challenge · IRC handicap · 5 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Luke Cross — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 19 events together · 5% win rate
  • Luke Cross · Sail 22, Standfast, STANDFAST · Etchells, IRC handicap, J/70 19events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 5% win rate · 8 of 80 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Nick Thompson · Sail 22, Standfast · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Sep 2020
  • James Gray · Standfast · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Nic Asher · Standfast · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Sam Richmond · Sail 22 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 34th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Chris Sanders · Standfast · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Ruardih Wright · Standfast · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Paul Campbell-James · Standfast · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Joy Fitzgerald · Standfast · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Johnny Mourdaunt · Standfast · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-122465042020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 Etchells NationalsStandfastEtchellsSkipper8th / 33
5 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner13th / 196
5 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner1st / 196
4 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner53rd / 196
4 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner7th / 196
4 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner4th / 196
3 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner56th / 196
3 Apr 2026RORC Easter ChallengeSTANDFASTIRC handicapOwner10th / 196
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipStandfastEtchellsSkipper22nd / 39
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranStandfastEtchellsSkipper30th / 36
13 Dec 20252025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupStandfastEtchellsSkipper23rd / 38
18 Oct 20252025 Etchells Saida CupStandfastEtchellsSkipper5th / 11
20 Sep 20252025 David Franks CupStandfastEtchellsSkipper7th / 14
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaStandfastEtchellsSkipper34th / 47
1 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipStandfastEtchellsSkipper26th / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaStandfastEtchellsSkipper24th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupStandfastEtchellsOther28th / 46
7 Jul 20242024 International Etchells Southern Area ChampionshipStandfastEtchellsOther8th / 14
27 Apr 20242024 International Etchells Spring RegattaStandfastHandicapOther5th / 13
29 Mar 2024MIAMI RS FESTStandfastRS Aero 7Skipper20th / 25
22 Mar 2024International Etchells Class - 17th Annual Coral Reef CupStandfastEtchellsOther15th / 25
3 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipStandfastEtchellsOther12th / 34
13 Jan 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren MemorialStandfastEtchellsOther20th / 36
17 Dec 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1StandfastJ/70Other10th / 21
9 Dec 20232023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupStandfastEtchellsHelm25th / 43

Helm rating across all classes: 283, #11,499.Crew rating across all classes: 117. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.