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Sailor · 2014–2026

Martyn Lovell

parkstone yc Merlin RocketHandicap

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Events
66

194 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 66

Podium rate
24%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 45%–51%, 635 boats)

Best class ranking
#114

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 12

Biggest lift
Steve Kagan

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Caiger

Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 · 18 events

Nemesis
Steve Tyler

4–152 head to head in 157 races

Rival
David Wilkins

15–13 in 28 races

Signature result
1st of 13

Saturday Series Racing · Merlin Rocket · 1 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Steve Caiger · 3685, 3809, Wrecked Em Belle · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 18events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 62 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2024
  • Steve Kagan · The Black Pearl · Merlin Rocket 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Nick Glass · 3685, The Black Pearl · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 37 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Alice Lovell · 3685, The Black Pearl · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Rob Cook · The Black Pearl · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • David Law · 3553 · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

-154-4661201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Merlin Rocket Summer Saturdays 20263685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Green DivisionThe Black PearlHandicapSkipper9th / 15
1 Jan 2025Merlin Rocket Spring Saturdays 20253685Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2025Merlin Rocket Spring Wednesday 20253685Merlin RocketSkipper9th / 10
1 Jan 2025Merlin Rocket Summer Saturdays 20253685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2025Merlin Rocket Summer Wednesday 20253685Merlin RocketSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2025Poole Week 2025 Green DivisionThe Black PearlMerlin RocketSkipper7th / 9
1 Jan 2024Poole Week 2024The Black PearlHandicapSkipper6th / 11
1 Jan 2024Saturday Spring Series Racing 20233685Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 8
1 Jan 2024Saturday Spring Series Racing 20243685Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2024Saturday Summer Series Racing 20233685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2024Saturday Summer Series Racing 20243685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 13
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20233685Merlin RocketSkipper9th / 9
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20243685Merlin RocketSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Summer Series Racing 20233685Merlin RocketSkipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Summer Series Racing 20243685Merlin RocketSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 20223685HandicapSkipper7th / 12
1 Jan 2023Wednesday Spring Series Racing 20233685Merlin RocketSkipper9th / 9
1 Jan 2022Poole Week 20223685HandicapSkipper7th / 14
1 Jan 2022Saturday Summer Mixed 20223809Merlin RocketSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 2022Saturday Summer Mixed 20223685Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2022Saturday Summer Mixed 20223685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 13
1 Jan 2022Wednesday Twighlight Series Racing 20223685Merlin RocketSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2020Club Race Week 20203685Merlin RocketSkipper7th / 7
1 Jan 2020Saturday Summer Series Racing 20203685Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 61, #54,669. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.