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Sailor · 2018–2026

Donald Swanson

rsys Handicap

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Events
16

149 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 3 of 16

Podium rate
56%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 74%–82%, 302 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Hugh Murray-Walker

8–16 head to head in 25 races

Rival
John Taylor

44–49 in 96 races

Signature result
1st of 24

PONANT Friday Twilight 2020-21 · Handicap · 9 Oct 2020

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Donald Swanson.

Rating history

01352702019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026Zhik Friday Twilight 2026-27Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper7th / 12
12 Apr 2026Annual Cruise Inshore 2026Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
10 Oct 2025Sail Racing Friday Twilight 2025-26Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper18th / 30
13 Apr 2025Annual Cruise Inshore 2025Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper6th / 12
18 Oct 2024Sail Racing Friday Twilight 2024-25Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper2nd / 29
14 Apr 2024Annual Cruise Inshore 2024Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper1st / 11
6 Oct 2023PONANT Friday Twilight 2023-24Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper4th / 26
16 Apr 2023Annual Cruise Inshore 2023Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
28 Oct 2022PONANT Friday Twilight 2022-23Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper13th / 30
19 Apr 2022Annual Cruise Inshore 2022Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper1st / 11
5 Nov 2021PONANT Friday Twilight 2021-22Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper3rd / 25
12 Apr 2021Annual Cruise Inshore 2021Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
9 Oct 2020PONANT Friday Twilight 2020-21Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper1st / 24
11 Oct 2019PONANT Friday Twilight 2019-20Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper3rd / 26
13 Apr 2019RSYS Cruise Inshore 2019Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper4th / 13
26 Oct 2018Alto Jaguar Land Rover Friday Twilight 2018-19Just QuietlyHandicapSkipper12th / 37

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 220, #17,986. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.