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Sailor · 2022–2026

Merlin Hancock

iossc Handicap

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Events
33

75 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 33

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 47%–53%, 624 boats)

Nemesis
Derek Darley

8–37 head to head in 46 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

2-5 · October Autumn Series 2023

Signature result
2nd of 20

April 2026 Race Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 9 sailors

  • Sarah Fray · 232, 4302 · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Connor Fray · 9756 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Ruben Hancock · 1910, Dart 15 2 person, 2 sail · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • George Gilbert · 9756 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Dave Oakley · 9156 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Ken Sykes · 21983 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2022 – Feb 2022
  • Frankie Styles · 1910 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Chris Goymer · 5867 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Rubern Hancock · 1910 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-1429722023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Jun 2026Long Distance Race September 20261910HandicapSkipper2nd / 9
9 Jun 2026September Race Series 20261910HandicapSkipper4th / 23
1 Jan 2026April 2026 Race Series1213HandicapSkipper2nd / 20
1 Jan 2026August 2026 Race Series1910HandicapSkipper7th / 28
1 Jan 2026Island Race 2026Dart 15 1 person, 2 sailHandicapSkipper24th / 32
1 Jan 2026Island Race 2026 - Saturday racing around the cansDart 15 2 person, 2 sailHandicapSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 2026July Race Series 20261910HandicapSkipper4th / 23
1 Jan 2026June Race Series 20261910HandicapSkipper5th / 24
1 Jan 2026May 2026 Race Series1713HandicapSkipper15th / 28
1 Jan 2026Spare1910HandicapSkipper7th / 11
1 Jan 2025July 2025 Race Series9156HandicapCrew21st / 26
1 Jan 2025June Race Series 20259156HandicapCrew11th / 24
1 Jan 202411th August Spare Race51346HandicapSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 2024Horse Buoy Race - 20249756HandicapSkipper4th / 9
1 Jan 2024IOSSC August Race Series51346HandicapSkipper17th / 25
1 Jan 2024IOSSC July Race Series2624HandicapSkipper17th / 23
1 Jan 2024IOSSC May Series 20249556HandicapSkipper12th / 24
1 Jan 2024IOSSC Spare race 1&2, July R5 & R62624HandicapSkipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2024Spare 25/8/20249756HandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 2024Spare Race series 14/07/20242624HandicapSkipper10th / 11
10 Jan 2023IOSSC 1st October 2023 Spare232HandicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2023IOSSC August Summer Series 202396526HandicapSkipper4th / 15
1 Jan 2023IOSSC September Autumn Series 202396526HandicapSkipper4th / 25
1 Jan 2023July Summer Series 20234302HandicapSkipper22nd / 23
1 Jan 2023October Autumn Series 2023232HandicapSkipper13th / 30

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -14, #68,401.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 36. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.