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Sailor · 2013–2025

Stuart Bithell

wpnsa 49erMelges 20VX One

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Events
27

293 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 27

Podium rate
41%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
89%

of boats faced (range 88%–91%, 1,344 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in 49er · rating 471

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dylan Fletcher-scott

3 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate

Biggest lift
Dylan Fletcher-scott

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dylan Fletcher-scott

Jan 2017 – Feb 2020 · 16 events

Nemesis
Peter Burling

32–76 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Benjamin Bildstein

116–96 in 217 races

Best day
31 Aug 2017

1-1-1 · 2017 49er & 49erFX World Championship

Signature result
1st of 108

50 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR · 49er · 2 Apr 2019

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dylan Fletcher-scott — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate
  • Dylan Fletcher-scott · British Sailing Team, Elizabeth, FLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL, Naomi · 49er 16events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 19% win rate · 43 of 188 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Feb 2020
  • John Pink · UK Sport · 49er 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 60 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Nov 2015 – Apr 2016
  • Dylan Fletcher · ELIZABETH, Fletcher/Bithell · 49er, 49er M 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Michael Wilson · Shotgunn · Melges 24, VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 4th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Helen Wilson · Shotgunn · Melges 24, VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 4th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Richard Clarke · INTAC · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 12th · Feb 2013 – Feb 2013
  • Luke Patience · Shotgunn · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Mal Parker · Boo-Fu · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 12th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Simon Potts · Shotgunn · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Sam Barron-Fox · Boo-Fu · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 12th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2021

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

Rating history

0279557201420162018202020222024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Dec 2025VX One Winter Series #1 Powered by Evolution SailsShotgunnVX OneCrew4th / 14
17 Dec 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1ShotgunnMelges 24Other9th / 14
9 Dec 20212021 International Melges 20 - World ChampionshipBoo-FuMelges 20Tactician12th / 18
10 Feb 20202020 World ChampionshipElizabeth49erCrew12th / 78
3 Dec 20192019 World ChampionshipElizabeth49erCrew3rd / 88
25 Nov 20192019 Oceania ChampionshipElizabeth49erCrew8th / 84
17 Aug 2019SOG20 TEV19Fletcher/Bithell49er MCrew3rd / 21
2 Apr 201950 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTARELIZABETH49erCrew1st / 108
29 Jan 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Miami, USAFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew2nd / 42
11 Sep 2018World Cup Series | Enoshima, JapanFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew11th / 27
4 Aug 20182018 Hempel Sailing World Championships AarhusFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew5th / 86
2 Jun 2018AFI Dansk Sejlunion Grandprix 2018 - AarhusNaomi49erCrew3rd / 28
24 Apr 20182018 World Cup Series | Hyères, FranceFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew7th / 40
3 Apr 201849 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IberostarNAOMI49erCrew4th / 91
23 Jan 20182018 World Cup Series | Miami, USAFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew3rd / 38
17 Oct 20172018 World Cup Series | Gamagori, JapanFLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew1st / 20
28 Aug 20172017 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipBritish Sailing Team49erCrew1st / 81
30 Jul 2017Europeans 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17British Sailing Team49erCrew9th / 94
6 Jun 2017World Cup Series Final | Santander 2017FLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew3rd / 16
25 Apr 2017World Cup Series | Hyères 2017FLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew2nd / 28
24 Jan 2017Sailing World Cup | Miami 2017FLETCHER-SCOTT / BITHELL49erCrew1st / 26
11 Apr 20162016 European ChampionshipUK Sport49erCrew7th / 72
9 Feb 20162016 Nacra 17, 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipUK Sport49erCrew8th / 68
16 Jan 20162016 Miami Skiff and RS:X Midwinter RegattaGBR 649erSkipper22nd / 29
16 Nov 20152015 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipUK Sport49erCrew13th / 61

Crew rating across all classes: 557, #985.Helm rating across all classes: 32. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.