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Sailor · 2014–2026

Michael Drake

parkstone yc HandicapXOD

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Events
51

291 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 51

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
29%

of boats faced (range 26%–31%, 940 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Helm in XOD · rating -392

Biggest lift
John Walker

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hilary Drake

Jan 2017 – Jan 2024 · 14 events

Nemesis
Richard Batchelor

6–67 head to head in 73 races

Rival
Peter Thomas

13–14 in 27 races

Signature result
6th of 24

Poole Week 2023 Crews Race · XOD · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Hilary Drake · 85, harlequin, Harlequin · Handicap, XOD 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 89 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2024
  • John Walker · Harlequin, Woodnut · Handicap, XOD 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 66 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 12th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Joan Walker · Harlequin · XOD 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Peter Scroeder · Harlequin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Jenny Styles · Harlequin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-345-188-31201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Red DivisionHarlequinXODSkipper27th / 28
1 Jan 2025Poole Week 2025 Green DivisionHarlequinXODSkipper14th / 29
1 Jan 2025Results as of 12:57 on December 5, 2025HarlequinHandicapSkipper17th / 22
1 Jan 2025Results as of 14:31 on October 7, 2025WoodnutHandicapSkipper14th / 27
1 Jan 2025Results as of 16:29 on September 23, 2025HarlequinHandicapSkipper23rd / 26
1 Jan 2024Poole Week 2024HarlequinXODSkipper24th / 27
1 Jan 2024ResultsHarlequinHandicapSkipper14th / 25
1 Jan 2024Results as of 15:44 on September 26, 2024HarlequinHandicapSkipper12th / 25
1 Jan 2024Results as of 17:00 on September 25, 2024HarlequinHandicapSkipper20th / 26
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 202285XODSkipper17th / 17
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023HarlequinXODSkipper18th / 23
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023 Crews RaceHarlequinXODSkipper6th / 24
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:26 on September 29, 2023HarlequinHandicapSkipper14th / 23
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:28 on August 21, 2023HarlequinHandicapSkipper19th / 22
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:54 on September 28, 2023HarlequinHandicapSkipper18th / 23
1 Jan 2023Results as of 15:48 on October 5, 2023HarlequinHandicapSkipper12th / 22
1 Jan 2022Poole Week 202285XODSkipper17th / 17
1 Jan 2022Poole Week 2022 Crew's Race85XODSkipper11th / 11
1 Jan 2022Results as of 10:03 on July 19, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper16th / 17
1 Jan 2022Results as of 10:04 on September 30, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper14th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 11:01 on July 5, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper17th / 17
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:46 on November 5, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper13th / 22
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:53 on November 5, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper17th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:55 on November 5, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper13th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 14:20 on July 12, 2022HarlequinHandicapSkipper10th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -345, #102,147. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.