Sailor · 2012–2023

Graham Kirkpatrick

bass Flying Fifteen Handicap HCP Fleet

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Events: 77
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 30%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #80
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Alan Smith
Biggest lift: John Somerville
Longest-running crew: Alan Smith
Nemesis: Michaela Sheard
Rival: Ian Campbell
Best day: 1 Jan 2021
Signature result: 3rd of 43

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alan Smith — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 15 events together · 13% win rate

Elaine Fairlamb · 1.03, 3281, Graham Kirkpatrick Elaine Fairlamb · Flying Fifteen, Handicap, HCP Fleet 33events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 3% win rate · 5 of 97 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2018
Alan Smith · 1.03, 2372, 3281, Graham Kirkpatrick Alan Smith · Flying Fifteen, Handicap, HCP Fleet, PH 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 41 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2021
Sally Roberts · 2372, 3281 · Flying Fifteen 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2019
John Somerville · 3281 · Flying Fifteen 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Michaela Sheard · 2372 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 77

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2023	FF & GP14 Open Meeting 2023	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	9th / 14
1 Jan 2022	Big Mark's Big Race in aid of Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust	3281	Handicap	Skipper	27th / 67
1 Jan 2022	Results as of 13:26 on June 19, 2022	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	11th / 20
1 Jan 2021	2021 Club Championship	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	2nd / 11
1 Jan 2021	ET is not coming home Pursuit	3281	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 20
1 Jan 2021	FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails	3281	HCP Fleet	Skipper	13th / 23
1 Jan 2021	FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	1st / 3
1 Jan 2021	Fleet Challenge A 2021	1.03	PH	Skipper	25th / 29
1 Jan 2021	Fleet Challenge A 2021	1.03	HCP Fleet	Skipper	24th / 29
1 Jan 2021	Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/Weekend E 2021	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	1st / 6
1 Jan 2021	Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy 2021	3281	Handicap	Skipper	20th / 39
1 Jan 2021	Results as of 18:38 on June 13, 2021	Graham Kirkpatrick Alan Smith	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	1st / 7
1 Jan 2021	Scarness Cup/Wythop Series/Graham Cup/Reflection Trophy/Weekend F	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	2nd / 5
1 Jan 2021	Transom Trophy 2021	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	2nd / 5
1 Jan 2020	Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/Weekend E 2019	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	3rd / 7
1 Jan 2019	2019 Club Championship	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	9th / 13
1 Jan 2019	FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	5th / 8
1 Jan 2019	FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	4th / 4
1 Jan 2019	Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/Weekend E 2019	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	2nd / 7
1 Jan 2018	Club Championship 2018	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	8th / 9
1 Jan 2018	FF Waples Wine & GP Northern Bell Open 2018	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	6th / 18
1 Jan 2018	Results as of 13:01 on May 27, 2018	Graham Kirkpatrick Elaine Fairlamb	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	2nd / 4
1 Jan 2017	Club Championship 2017	1	Mirror	Skipper	19th / 24
1 Jan 2017	Club Championship 2017	3281	Flying Fifteen	Skipper	5th / 15
1 Jan 2017	FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series	1	Mirror	Skipper	7th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	180 provisional	#28341 band 19144–40895	—
Flying Fifteen Helm	150 provisional	#80 band 48–122	+6.4

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Mirror · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 12
Flying 15 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 1

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	77 events	4 wins	beats 53%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ian Campbell	155	73–82
Michaela Sheard	96	30–66
Jon Denwood	75	22–53
Neil Currie	62	13–49
Ian Macpherson	42	37–5
Wendy Somerville John Somerville	38	29–9
Angus Corry	33	24–9
Keith Thomas	30	24–6
Mike Moore	29	10–19
Chris Rolle	28	26–2
Alan Jones	26	20–5
Ian Preston	21	16–5

Most-beaten opponent: Ian Macpherson (37–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	39%
2022	2	0	54%
2021	11	3	66%
2020	1	0	67%
2019	4	0	40%
2018	3	0	50%
2017	6	0	40%
2015	9	0	48%
2014	21	1	61%
2013	11	0	55%
2012	8	0	36%

Boats

3281 · Flying Fifteen, Handicap, HCP Fleet, Flying 15 · 55 events · 2012–2023
2372 · Flying Fifteen, Handicap · 12 events · 2012–2013
1.03 · PH, HCP Fleet, Handicap · 4 events · 2013–2021
Graham Kirkpatrick Elaine Fairlamb · Flying Fifteen · 3 events · 2014–2018
1 · Mirror · 2 events · 2017
Graham Kirkpatrick Alan Smith · Flying Fifteen · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Bassenthwaite SC · 57 events
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club · 8 events
Bass SC · 8 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 180, #28,341. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.