Sailor · 2024–2026

Graham Vials

royal thames yacht club Etchells

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 91%
Best class ranking: #269
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Billy Russell
Best trio: Andrew Lawson & Billy Russell
Longest-running crew: Billy Russell
Nemesis: Jim Cunningham
Rival: Scott Kaufman
Best day: 31 Jan 2026
Signature result: 2nd of 63

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Billy Russell — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Billy Russell · no dramas, No Dramas · Etchells 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Andrew Lawson · no dramas, No Dramas · Etchells 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 May 2026	2026 Etchells World Championship	No Dramas	Etchells	Helm	18th / 76
25 Apr 2026	2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca Bowl	No Dramas	Etchells	Helm	2nd / 63
30 Jan 2026	2025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	No Dramas	Etchells	Crew	2nd / 39
10 Jan 2026	2025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid Doran	No Dramas	Etchells	Helm	4th / 36
4 Jul 2025	2025 Etchells European Championship	no dramas	Etchells	Crew	1st / 13
18 Mar 2024	2024 Etchells World Championship	No Dramas	Etchells	Skipper	3rd / 40

Titles

2022 Etchells Worlds — Corinthian Cup helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Crew	212 provisional	#269 band 141–567	+12.2
Full-size sailing Crew	245 provisional	#11905 band 5277–24493	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 111
Etchells · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 105

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 90%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 96%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	92%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James McHugh	36	30–6
Scott Kaufman	31	18–13
David Maclean	30	27–3
Shaun Frohlich	24	21–3
Jeanne-Claude Strong	23	14–9
Peter Merrington	23	15–8
Austin Sperry	23	11–12
Rick Merriman	23	16–7
Jack Jakosky	23	17–6
Jud Smith	23	15–8
John Dane III	23	13–10
Dale Gordon	23	20–3

Most-beaten opponent: David Maclean (27–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	91%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	95%

Boats

No Dramas · Etchells · 6 events · 2024–2026

Where they race

Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 2 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
San Diego, CA, United States · 1 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 1 events
Cowes · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 245, #11,905.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 111. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.