Sailor · 2002–2026

Michael Firmin

cyca ORC handicap IRC handicap Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 54%
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Jake Sorosky
Best trio: Jake Sorosky & Simon Fenwick
Biggest lift: Quentin Stewart
Longest-running crew: Stephen Thomas
Signature result: 13th of 120

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jake Sorosky — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Stephen Thomas · Maverick, Maverick 49, Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – May 2026
Simon Fenwick · Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – May 2026
Gordon Kay · Maverick, Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 12 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – May 2026
David Gilmour · Maverick, Maverick 49, Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 11 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2025
Stu Bannatyne · Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – May 2026
Dylan Vogel · Zeus · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – May 2026
Jake Sorosky · Zeus · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – May 2026
Christopher Weis · Zeus · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
Lindsay Stead · Zeus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2025
Quentin Stewart · Maverick, Maverick 49 · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Dec 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Zeus	ORC handicap	Owner	5th / 6
25 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal Cup	Zeus	ORC handicap	Owner	1st / 4
23 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Zeus	PHRF handicap	Owner	4th / 5
1 Mar 2026	San Diego Ocean Racing Series	Zeus	ORC handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
11 Sep 2025	2025 Rolex Big Boat Series	Zeus	ORC handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
26 Dec 2024	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024	Zeus	IRC handicap	Skipper	57th / 78
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Zeus	Handicap	Other	3rd / 7
26 Dec 2019	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019	Maverick 49	IRC handicap	Navigator	13th / 120
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Maverick	Handicap	Helm	6th / 15
26 Dec 2003	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003	Brindabella	IRC handicap	Crew	30th / 39
26 Dec 2002	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002	Brindabella	IRC handicap	Crew	31st / 38

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 7 events · rating 89
All classes · Crew · 4 races, 4 events · rating 5

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	2 wins	beats 56%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Owner (3) · Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	−45 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	40%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	49%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	27%
2023	1	0	67%
2019	2	0	77%
2003	1	0	24%
2002	1	0	19%

Boats

Zeus · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, IRC handicap, Handicap · 7 events · 2023–2026
Brindabella · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2002–2003
Maverick 49 · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2019
Maverick · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 4 events
California, USA · 2 events
San Diego, California, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA · 1 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 1 events
San Diego, CA, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 89.Crew rating across all classes: 5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.