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Sailor · 1998–2025

Matthew Mason

hiyc IRC handicapMelges 15TP52

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Events
24

111 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
17%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 61%–66%, 1,094 boats)

Best class ranking
#268

Crew in TP52 · rating 134

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ian Burns

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Shillington

Dec 2008 – Dec 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Alberto Roemmers Jr

15–31 head to head in 49 races

Rival
Andy Beadsworth

21–25 in 49 races

Best day
10 Sep 1998

6-44-5-4-12-3 · 1998 Etchells World Championship

Signature result
1st of 100

1998 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 10 Sep 1998

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Matthew Shillington · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2025
  • Mark Richards · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2025
  • Tim Wiseman · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2025
  • Iain Murray · Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2019
  • Rodney Daniel · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2022
  • Robbie Naismith · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2022
  • Nathan Ellis · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Chris Links · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Paul Magee · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Palm Beach XI, Wild Oats XI · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2025
  • Josh Whittaker · Hamilton Island Wild Oats, Wild Oats XI · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

01442881999200320072011201520192023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Palm Beach XIHandicapCrew16th / 24
25 Oct 20252025 Fall DinghyFest RegattaGRINGOMelges 15Crew7th / 14
17 May 20252025 Spring DinghyFestGRINGOMelges 15Skipper4th / 12
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipKirk LivingstonMelges 15Crew41st / 95
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Kirk LivingstonMelges 15Crew43rd / 92
5 Oct 20242024 Centerboard RegattaLuckyMelges 15Crew7th / 11
17 May 20242024 Spring DinghyFestLuckyMelges 15Crew6th / 11
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Hamilton Island Wild OatsIRC handicapCrew20th / 91
22 Oct 20222022 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAfter MidnightJ/24Bow4th / 14
3 Oct 20212021 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAfter MidnightJ/24Bow5th / 16
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
11 Jun 2016162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexMOMOIRC handicapPit2nd / 4
2 Oct 2015Cascais Cup 2015PlatoonTP52Pit5th / 12
28 Aug 201534 Copa del Rey Mapfre 2015PlatoonTP52Pit3rd / 11
24 Jul 201552 World Championship Puerto Portals 2015PlatoonTP52Pit2nd / 12
19 Jun 2015Settimana delle Bocche 2015PlatoonTP52Pit7th / 9
15 May 2015Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week 2015PlatoonTP52Pit7th / 12
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew71st / 91
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew23rd / 68
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008Wild Oats XIIRC handicapCrew21st / 75
10 Sep 19981998 Etchells World ChampionshipNZL 300EtchellsCrew1st / 100

Crew rating across all classes: 284, #8,582.Helm rating across all classes: 112. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.