Sailor · 2013–2026

Craig Watson

single handed sailing society Ultimate 20 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 19%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #48
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Simon Phillips
Biggest lift: Simon Phillips
Longest-running crew: Liz Ellison
Nemesis: Tom Burden
Rival: David Woodside
Best day: 24 Oct 2015
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Simon Phillips — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

David Krausz · 94, Salsa, SALSA · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 32 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2016
Liz Ellison · 94, Relentless, Salsa · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Oct 2016
Simon Phillips · Astra · Farr 40, ORC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 19 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Aug 2026
Craig MacBeth · Astra · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 12 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Matt Elliott · Astra · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 12 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Christopher O'shannessy · Coopers · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Simon Griffiths · Coopers · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Andrew Wells · Coopers · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Elizabeth Watson · SALSA · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2015 – Jan 2016
Brian Jackson · Coopers · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta	Astra	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 11
23 Aug 2025	2025 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure	Astra	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 9
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	Coopers	IRC handicap	Skipper	73rd / 91
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	Coopers	IRC handicap	Owner	73rd / 91
7 Oct 2016	Sport Boat Invitational and 2016 Ultimate 20 North Americans	Salsa	Ultimate 20	Skipper	7th / 14
30 Jan 2016	2016 - Three Bridge Fiasco	SALSA	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 30
25 Oct 2015	Great Pumpkin 2015 - Sunday Pursuit Race	Salsa	PHRF handicap	Skipper	55th / 136
24 Oct 2015	Great Pumpkin 2015	Salsa	Ultimate 20	Skipper	2nd / 6
18 Apr 2015	2015 - Round the Rocks	SALSA	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
31 Jan 2015	2015 - Three Bridge Fiasco	SALSA	Ultimate 20	Skipper	1st / 5
7 Dec 2014	2014-2015 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	94	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
26 Oct 2014	Great Pumpkin 2014 - Sunday Pursuit Race	Salsa	PHRF handicap	Skipper	137th / 159
25 Oct 2014	Great Pumpkin 2014 - Saturday Buoy Races	Salsa	Ultimate 20	Skipper	3rd / 6
11 Sep 2014	2014 Rolex Big Boat Series	Astra	Farr 40	Mast	15th / 15
31 May 2014	2014 Delta Ditch Run	Salsa	PHRF handicap	Skipper	116th / 125
18 Jul 2013	2013 Transpac Honolulu Race	Relentless	Handicap	Mast	7th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	88 provisional	#34692 band 22244–50271	—
Ultimate 20 Helm	74 provisional	#48 band 32–74	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 9 races, 5 events · rating -216
Farr 40 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -219

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	11 events	1 wins	beats 51%
As crew	5 events	2 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Mast (2) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Woodside	30	16–14
Denise Hammond	26	10–16
John Wolfe	25	20–5
Michael Josselyn	22	15–7
Tom Burden	18	2–16
Tom Hughes	14	10–4
Daniel Irwin	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: John Wolfe (20–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	1	100%
2022	2	0	20%
2016	2	0	67%
2015	4	1	68%
2014	5	0	26%
2013	1	0	25%

Boats

Salsa · Ultimate 20, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2014–2016
Astra · ORC handicap, Farr 40 · 3 events · 2014–2026
Coopers · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2022
94 · Handicap · 1 events · 2014
Relentless · Handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Point Richmond, CA · 6 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 3 events
San Francisco, CA · 2 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 88, #34,692.Crew rating across all classes: -216. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.