Sailor · 2008–2024

Chris Walmsley

shf TP52 IRC handicap Log Canoe

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #327
Longest win streak: 5

Biggest lift: Ross Hallrow
Longest-running crew: Guy Barron
Nemesis: Ed Baird
Rival: Niklas Zennstrom
Best day: 2 Sep 2014
Signature result: 1st of 21

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Guy Barron · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Guy Reid · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Mikkel Rossberg · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Freddy Shanks · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Amanda Langley · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Geoff Povey · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Tony Langley · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Nick Blackman · Gladiator · TP52 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 125 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Michele Ivaldi · Gladiator · TP52 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 85 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2013
Tom Wilson · Gladiator · TP52 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 85 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Oct 2013

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Aug 2024	2024 Oxford Regatta - Log Canoes	Silver Heel	Log Canoe	Crew	5th / 10
13 Aug 2022	2022 Race To Kingston	Ramble On	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 6
6 Oct 2014	ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza 2014	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	7th / 8
18 Sep 2014	33 Copa del Rey MAPFRE 2014	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	5th / 7
31 Aug 2014	AUDI TP52 World Championship 2014	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	5th / 9
13 Aug 2014	Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2014	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	6th / 9
9 Oct 2013	AUDI Week of the Straits 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	4th / 9
18 Sep 2013	Copa del Rey Mapfre 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	6th / 9
28 Aug 2013	Royal Cup Marina Ibiza 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	2nd / 8
7 Aug 2013	Trofeo Conde de Godo 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	2nd / 7
17 Jul 2013	52 World Championship 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	5th / 8
26 Jun 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	5th / 6
12 Oct 2012	Valencia Cup 2012	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	5th / 5
12 Sep 2012	Royal Cup 2012	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	6th / 8
13 Aug 2012	Audi Sardinia Cup 2012	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	3rd / 6
14 Jul 2012	Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godo 2012	Gladiator	TP52	Trimmer	4th / 5
13 Jun 2008	IRC Championship 2008	Sanguma	IRC handicap	Skipper	15th / 28
21 Mar 2008	Red Funnel 2008	Sanguma	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	107 provisional	#26576 band 18259–36764	—
TP52 Crew	120 provisional	#327 band 209–448	−0.4

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 3 races, 3 events · rating 24
Log Canoe · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 18

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	1 wins	beats 63%
As crew	15 events	0 wins	beats 42%

Positions: Trimmer (14)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ed Baird	96	22–63
Niklas Zennstrom	85	34–51
Guillermo Parada	85	25–60
Nick Rogers	75	41–23
Hugues Destremau	65	43–13
Manouch Moshayedi	56	37–19
Austin Fragomen	55	36–19
Alberto Roemmers Jr	40	8–21
Catherine Zennström	40	8–21
Michele Galli	28	17–2

Most-beaten opponent: Hugues Destremau (43–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	56%
2022	1	0	40%
2014	4	0	34%
2013	6	0	55%
2012	4	0	28%
2008	2	1	74%

Boats

Gladiator · TP52 · 14 events · 2012–2014
Sanguma · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2008
Silver Heel · Log Canoe · 1 events · 2024
Ramble On · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Unknown · 2 events
Kingston, Ontario, CA · 1 events
52 World Championship · 1 events
Trofeo Conde de Godo · 1 events
Copa del Rey Mapfre · 1 events
33 Copa del Rey MAPFRE · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 107, #26,576.Helm rating across all classes: 24. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.