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Sailor · 1975–2026

Oscar Chess

mumbles yc HandicapDart 18Osprey

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Events
57

271 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 6 of 57

Podium rate
35%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 76%–78%, 2,492 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nick Daly-Hunt

3 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Biggest lift
Nick Daly-Hunt

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nick Daly-Hunt

Jan 1994 – Jan 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Chris Gould

0–15 head to head in 15 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

2-2-2 · Lord Mayor's Regatta

Signature result
1st of 76

1984 National Championship · Handicap · 1 Jan 1984

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nick Daly-Hunt — 3 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • David Charles · Brave New World, Infidel, Jammie Dodger, Jammy Dodger · Handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 68 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2025
  • Nick Daly-Hunt · 1085, 1348, Infidel, Toothpick · Handicap 10events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 30% win rate · 13 of 59 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1994 – Jan 2026
  • Lisa Chess · 1348, Infidel, Jammy Dodger · Handicap, Osprey 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2003 – Jan 2018
  • Julian 'Tiger' Bridges · 1161, Delta, Easy Picker, Wanderin Star · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1977 – Jan 1986
  • David Downs · Jammy Dodger · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Annick Wills · Uncle Glyn · Dart 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • William Harrison · Uncle Glyn · Dart 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Anthony Harvey · Jammy Dodger · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Richard Marshall · Jammy Dodger · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Joe Roderick · Toothpick · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 1992 – Jan 1992

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

Rating history

010320520052008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Lord Mayor's RegattaAuroraHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
1 Jan 2026MYC Open Regatta 20266426Dart 18Skipper1st / 3
1 Jan 2026ResultsJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:22 on April 13, 2026Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper11th / 13
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:33 on October 11, 2026Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper11th / 37
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:38 on October 11, 20261348HandicapSkipper8th / 18
1 Jan 2026Results as of 15:38 on September 6, 2026Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper11th / 45
1 Jan 2025Dart 18 TTUncle GlynDart 18Skipper9th / 11
1 Jan 2025Dart 18 TTUncle GlynDart 18Skipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2025Open Regatta and Merlin Rocket Silver TillerUncle GlynDart 18Skipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:10 on October 12, 2025Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper16th / 43
1 Jan 2025Results as of 22:10 on July 7, 2025Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper18th / 36
1 Jan 2025Results as of 9:55 on April 16, 2025Jammie DodgerHandicapSkipper7th / 13
1 Jan 2024Final StandingsJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper8th / 50
1 Jan 2024ResultsJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper14th / 45
1 Jan 2023Final ResultsJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper21st / 49
1 Jan 2023Osprey Class 2006 UK National ChampionshipInfidelHandicapSkipper9th / 36
1 Jan 20222022 National ChampionshipJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper16th / 42
1 Jan 20222022 Welsh & Midlands ChampionshipJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 20222022 Wilkinson Sword TrophyJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper30th / 50
1 Jan 2021FINAL Results after Day 4Jammy DodgerHandicapSkipper16th / 45
1 Jan 20202020 Joint Fireball & Osprey OpenJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 20192019 National ChampionshipJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper17th / 41
1 Jan 2019Wilkinson Sword 20191348HandicapSkipper36th / 56
1 Jan 20182018 Tata RegattaJammy DodgerHandicapSkipper3rd / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 205, #22,226. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.