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Sailor · 1988–2025

Ray Roberts

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Events
20

35 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 4 of 20

Podium rate
35%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 60%–65%, 1,109 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bryan Northcote

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Stephen Hinton

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bryan Northcote

Dec 2001 – Dec 2016 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

6–8 head to head in 14 races

Best day
10 May 2018

2-5-2 · 2018 Farr 40 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 33

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2001

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bryan Northcote — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Steve McConaghy · Hollywood Boulevard, Onesails Racing, Quantum Racing · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2016
  • Bryan Northcote · Hollywood Boulevard, Quantum Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2001 – Dec 2016
  • Daniel Hawkins · Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Down Under · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Mar 2022
  • David Chapman · Australian Temptress, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Down Under · Farr 40, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Mar 2022
  • Stephen Hinton · Quantum Racing · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2005 – Dec 2008
  • Filip Pietrzak · Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Down Under, Onesails Racing · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2014 – Mar 2022
  • Michael Spies · Hollywood Boulevard, Onesails Racing · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2017
  • Ed Smyth · Evolution Racing, Hollywood Boulevard, Quantum Racing · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2018
  • Robert Wilmot · Australian Temptress, Hollywood Boulevard · Farr 40, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Conrad Humphreys · Hollywood Boulevard · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 10th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019

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

Rating history

013025919891994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Hangar Road Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapOwner66th / 103
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceHollywood Down UnderORC handicapOther3rd / 7
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper119th / 120
4 Oct 201956th Little Ensenada RaceAussie AirwavesPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 11
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper10th / 72
5 Oct 201855th Little Ensenada RaceAussie AirwavesPHRF 3Skipper1st / 6
10 May 20182018 Farr 40 North American ChampionshipAustralian TemptressFarr 40Other3rd / 9
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper13th / 81
6 Oct 201754th Little Ensenada RaceCheckmatePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper36th / 71
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Onesails RacingIRC handicapSkipper49th / 91
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009Evolution RacingIRC handicapSkipper17th / 77
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008Quantum RacingIRC handicapSkipper6th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007Quantum RacingIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 65
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006Quantum RacingIRC handicapSkipper15th / 59
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005Quantum RacingIRC handicapSkipper9th / 62
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002Hollywood BoulevardIRC handicapSkipper6th / 38
26 Dec 2001Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001Hollywood BoulevardHandicapSkipper1st / 33
11 Jan 19881988 Etchells World ChampionshipKA 231EtchellsCrew13th / 59

Helm rating across all classes: 245, #14,289.Crew rating across all classes: 38. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.