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Sailor · 2014–2026

Jim Blades

bssc HandicapHawkHawk20

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Events
94

236 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 2 of 94

Podium rate
5%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 33%–37%, 1,472 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Crew in Hawk20 · rating -22

Most successful partnership
Chris Spink

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Chris Spink

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rob Rowley

Jan 2014 – Jan 2026 · 87 events

Nemesis
Paddy Spink

5–96 head to head in 101 races

Rival
Alice Vaughan-Jones

16–22 in 38 races

Signature result
1st of 9

W H Loose Challenge Trophy · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Spink — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Rob Rowley · 118, Little Auk · Handicap, Hawk, Hawk20 87events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 218 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Jan 2026
  • Jim Crossman · 118 · Handicap, Hawk 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2022
  • Chris Spink · 285 · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Jonathan Groome · 200 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
  • Blades Crossman · 118 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Jiim Blades · 118 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

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

Rating history

-144-91-38201520172019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 94

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series118HandicapCrew9th / 47
1 Jan 2026Hawk Autumn Series118HandicapCrew10th / 12
1 Jan 2026Hawk Island Series118HandicapCrew4th / 10
1 Jan 2026Mini Regatta118HawkCrew4th / 8
1 Jan 2026Sea Fleets Sailing Week118Hawk20Crew7th / 11
1 Jan 2026W H Loose Challenge Trophy285HandicapCrew4th / 9
1 Jan 20252025 Typhoon Trophy Series118HandicapCrew30th / 41
1 Jan 2025Hawk Autumn Series118HandicapCrew6th / 7
1 Jan 2025Hawk Mini Regatta118HandicapCrew5th / 6
1 Jan 2025Hawk Summer Series118HandicapCrew8th / 10
1 Jan 2025Robin Rowley Trophy285HandicapCrew1st / 5
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025118HawkCrew11th / 13
1 Jan 2025W H Loose Challenge Trophy118HandicapCrew4th / 7
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series118HandicapCrew35th / 45
1 Jan 2024BSSC Mini Regatta118Hawk20Crew6th / 9
1 Jan 2024Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week118HawkCrew8th / 16
1 Jan 2024Hawk August Series118HandicapCrew12th / 15
1 Jan 2024Hawk Autumn Series118HandicapCrew3rd / 12
1 Jan 2024Hawk Last on Water118HandicapCrew10th / 14
1 Jan 2024Hawk Summer Series118HandicapCrew9th / 14
1 Jan 2024W H Loose Challenge Trophy200HandicapCrew1st / 9
1 Jan 20232023 Typhoon Trophy Series118HandicapCrew42nd / 51
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week118Hawk20Crew7th / 14
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week118HandicapCrew32nd / 53
1 Jan 2023Hawk August Series118HandicapCrew9th / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -71, #60,690. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.