Sailor · 1992–2025

Howard Sellars

warsash s c Etchells Finn 1. Finn World Masters 2025

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #899

Longest-running crew: Mike Till
Nemesis: Eddie Warwick
Rival: Tim Patton
Signature result: 26th of 66

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Mike Till · Festina, GBR 1110 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 22nd · Jan 2001 – Sep 2005
G Eacot · GBR 1110 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 35th · Aug 2001 – Aug 2001
John Fisher · GBR 121 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jun 1996 – Jun 1996
John Hansen · GBR 121 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jun 1996 – Jun 1996
Jason Owen · GBR 1110 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 60th · Sep 2005 – Sep 2005
Marc Wait · GBR 1110 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Sep 2003 – Sep 2003
J. Fischer · Ecrola · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 26th · Sep 1992 – Sep 1992
Angus Luffman · GBR 1110 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 66th · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Jun 2025	Finn World Masters 2025	Finigma	1. Finn World Masters 2025	Skipper	245th / 301
10 Jun 2024	Finn Master World Championships	Finigma	Finn	Skipper	210th / 285
4 Jul 2022	Finn World Masters 2022	Finigma	Finn	Skipper	105th / 120
1 Sep 2005	2005 Etchells World Championship	GBR 1110	Etchells	Skipper	60th / 61
1 Aug 2004	2004 Etchells World Championship	GBR 1110	Etchells	Crew	66th / 85
18 Sep 2003	2003 Etchells World Championship	GBR 1110	Etchells	Skipper	42nd / 92
27 Aug 2001	2001 Etchells World Championship	GBR 1110	Etchells	Skipper	35th / 61
1 Jan 2001	2001 Etchells Southern Area Championship	Festina	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 27
17 Jun 1996	1996 Etchells World Championship	GBR 121	Etchells	Skipper	29th / 64
17 Sep 1992	1992 Etchells World Championship	Ecrola	Etchells	Skipper	26th / 66

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-128 provisional	#72077 band 53729–80164	—
Etchells Helm	-90 provisional	#899 band 598–1088	−1.3

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Finn · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -33
All classes · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -18
Etchells · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -18
1. Finn World Masters 2025 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -8

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 23%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tim Patton	39	17–22
Dennis Conner	35	8–27
Bill Steele	35	20–15
Ante Razmilovic	32	7–25
Eddie Warwick	28	3–24
Jud Smith	27	3–24
Jervis Tilly	26	3–23
Roger Wickens	25	8–17
Nils Razmilovic	25	5–20
Mark Thornburrow	23	4–19
Cameron Miles	22	1–21
Ted Fort	22	14–7

Most-beaten opponent: Mikkel Weis-Fogh (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	19%
2024	1	26%
2022	1	13%
2005	1	2%
2004	1	23%
2003	1	55%
2001	2	31%
1996	1	56%
1992	1	62%

Boats

GBR 1110 · Etchells · 4 events · 2001–2005
Finigma · 1. Finn World Masters 2025, Finn · 3 events · 2022–2025
Festina · Etchells · 1 events · 2001
GBR 121 · Etchells · 1 events · 1996
Ecrola · Etchells · 1 events · 1992

Where they race

Unknown · 3 events
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia · 1 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, GBR · 1 events
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · 1 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · 1 events
Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -128 (±250), #72,077.Crew rating across all classes: -18 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.