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Sailor · 2016–2026

Bob Buchanan

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Events
21

94 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 21

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 41%–45%, 1,759 boats)

Best class ranking
#589

Helm in Finn · rating -75

Biggest lift
Angelique Kear

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Greg Wilcox

2–41 head to head in 44 races

Signature result
15th of 83

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Richard Hudson · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 15th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Matthew Gerethy · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Angelique Kear · LCE Old School Racing, LCE Showtime, Showtime · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Juliet Costanzo · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Liam Bennett · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • David Taylor · LCE Old School Racing, LCE Showtime, Showtime · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Sarah Parker · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • David Elliott · Eve, LCE Old School Racing, Showtime · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
  • Mark Griffith · LCE Old School Racing, LCE Showtime, Showtime · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • D'Arcy Kemp · Pretty Woman · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 41st · Dec 2024 – Dec 2025

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

Rating history

-98-372420172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Jun 2026OK Dinghy World Championship 2026Dining with the Devil2026 OK Dinghy World ChampionshipSkipper145th / 203
15 May 20262. Steinhuder Himmelfahrt-Regatta, German Open & silberner SZV, Nds. LM OK-Jolle, EuropeDining with the DevilNiedersächsische Landesmeisterschaft & Steinhuder Teller der OK-JollenSkipper39th / 43
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Pretty WomanIRC handicapCrew41st / 103
1 Aug 2025Norgesmesterskap FinnjolleBob BUCHANANFinnSkipper20th / 25
29 May 2025Finn Schweizermeisterschaft 2025Jojo FrogFinnSkipper30th / 58
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Pretty WomanIRC handicapNavigator57th / 78
10 Jun 2024Finn Master World ChampionshipsJojo FrogFinnSkipper194th / 285
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023Pretty WomanIRC handicapNavigator15th / 83
18 Aug 2023DIF DM Finn-jolleJojo FrogFinnSkipper34th / 45
4 Aug 2023Norgesmesterskap og Nordisk mesterskap FinnjolleJojo FrogFinnjolleSkipper19th / 27
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Pretty WomanIRC handicapNavigator28th / 91
4 Jul 2022Finn World Masters 2022Jojo FrogFinnSkipper79th / 120
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021LCE Old School RacingHandicapNavigator11th / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019LCE ShowtimeIRC handicapNavigator56th / 120
11 Sep 2019Finn European MastersJojo FrogFinnSkipper38th / 70
22 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019Bob BuchananOK EuropeansSkipper65th / 91
31 May 2019Finn Open Danish Championship 2019Jojo FrogFinnSkipper35th / 57
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018ShowtimeIRC handicapNavigator23rd / 72
17 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018Dining with the DevilOKSkipper35th / 62
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017EveIRC handicapNavigator41st / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016DuendeHandicapNavigator12th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: -98, #68,323.Crew rating across all classes: 18. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.