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Sailor · 2012–2025

Neil Platt

bass west kirby Flying FifteenHandicapGP14

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Events
17

49 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
18%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–76%, 341 boats)

Best class ranking
#173

Helm in Flying Fifteen · rating 20

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ian Smith

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Tim Harper

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Neil Currie

7–11 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Ian Campbell

16–11 in 27 races

Best day
1 Jan 2013

1-1-1-2-1 · FF Team Racing 2013

Signature result
1st of 10

FF Team Racing 2013 · Flying Fifteen · 1 Jan 2013

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ian Smith — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tim Harper · 3770 · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • Ian Smith · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2015
  • Jess Roberts · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Ian Preston · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Phil Davenport · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Mark Somerville · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Derek Hill · 13924 · GP14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • David Lawson · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Smith Preston · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

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

Rating history

03570201320152017201920212023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship3770Flying FifteenSkipper12th / 16
1 Jan 2025Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 20233770Flying FifteenSkipper6th / 11
1 Jan 2024FF15 Northern Championships 20243770Flying FifteenSkipper10th / 50
1 Jan 2015FF Team Racing 20153770Flying FifteenSkipper3rd / 18
1 Jan 2014FF Northern Area Championship3770HandicapSkipper4th / 35
1 Jan 2014FF Northern Area Championship3770HandicapSkipper4th / 35
1 Jan 2014Waples Wine Travellers Series3770HandicapSkipper5th / 35
1 Jan 2014Waples Wine Travellers Series3770HandicapSkipper4th / 35
1 Jan 2013Club Championship 2013 - Final3770Flying FifteenSkipper14th / 18
1 Jan 2013FF Mellor Mug/HCP Isel Cup/GP Commodores Prize/Mir Orsova Cup/Top WC13770Flying FifteenSkipper3rd / 7
1 Jan 2013FF Team Racing 20133770Flying FifteenSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2013Waples Wine Flying Fifteen Open3770Flying FifteenSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 2012Club Championship 2012 - latest3770Flying FifteenSkipper8th / 19
1 Jan 2012FF Blencathra Trophy/HCP Dodd Cup/GP Mustard Pot/MIR AB/TOP Long B3770Flying FifteenSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 2012Flying Fifteen Open / Team Racing3770Flying FifteenSkipper10th / 16
1 Jan 2012GP14 Border Bell/Northern Bell Open13924GP14Skipper8th / 25
1 Jan 2012Transom Trophy/Comet Trophy/Stables Prize/S/H Trophy/Topper Wg3770Flying FifteenSkipper5th / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 70, #52,286. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.