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Sailor · 2017–2024

Ant Hackforth

parkstone yacht club Merlin RocketHandicap

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Events
40

117 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 40

Podium rate
38%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–66%, 348 boats)

Best class ranking
#22

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 158

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Carrie Wilkes

Jan 2017 – Jan 2024 · 30 events

Nemesis
Steve Tyler

18–74 head to head in 93 races

Rival
Nick Scroggie

19–26 in 49 races

Best day
1 Jan 2021

4-4-2-1-1-1-4-4-4-5-1 · Poole Week 2021

Signature result
1st of 13

Wednesday Dinghy Results · Merlin Rocket · 1 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Carrie Wilkes · 3664, Back In Black · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 30events 0 wins together · 10 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 87 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2024
  • Mike Smith · 3664 · Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Lorna Phipps · Ruthless · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Dave Chinchen · Ruthless · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Vanessa Lott · Ruthless · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Sophie Pearson · Ruthless · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Claire Johnstone · Back In Black · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Sam Pearson · Ruthless · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

01312612018201920202021202220232024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2024Saturday Spring Series Racing 20233664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 8
1 Jan 2024Saturday Spring Series Racing 20243664Merlin RocketSkipper8th / 10
1 Jan 2024Saturday Summer Series Racing 20233664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2024Saturday Summer Series Racing 20243664Merlin RocketSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20233664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20243664Merlin RocketSkipper5th / 9
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Summer Series Racing 20233664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Summer Series Racing 20243664Merlin RocketSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 2023IRC Spring Regatta 2023RuthlessHandicapCrew1st / 5
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023Back In BlackHandicapSkipper2nd / 15
1 Jan 2023Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20233664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2022Saturday Spring Series Racing 20223664Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 2022Saturday Summer Mixed 20223664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2022Saturday Summer Mixed 20223664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 5
1 Jan 2022Wednesday Twighlight Series Racing 20223664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 10
1 Jan 2021Autumn Sunday Series Merlin Rocket 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper6th / 12
1 Jan 2021Easter Series 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2021Poole Week 2021Back In BlackHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
1 Jan 2021Saturday Summer Series Racing 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper8th / 10
1 Jan 2021Saturday Summer Series Racing 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2021Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2021Wednesday Summer Series Racing 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 10
1 Jan 2021Wednesday Twilight Series Racing 20213664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 2020Club Race Week 20203664Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 2020Saturday Summer Series Racing 20203664Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 249, #16,817.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 118. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.