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Sailor · 2017–2026

Phil Priestley

yorkshire dales sc Handicap

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Events
33

98 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 3 of 33

Podium rate
12%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,423 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Matt Priestley

Jan 2026 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Keith Escritt

4–18 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Neil Ashurst

13–10 in 25 races

Best day
2 Jan 2026

1-1-1-2 · Early Summer Series Around the Buoys 2026

Signature result
1st of 69

Wednesday Evening Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Matt Priestley · 858 · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Steve Denison · 844, 858 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Matt Ross · 844 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Will Priestley · 844 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Keith Escritt · 8 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

-3813029820182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Noble Marine Streaker National Championships2222HandicapSkipper22nd / 45
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Windward Leeward 2026858HandicapSkipper20th / 30
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Around the Buoys 20262222HandicapSkipper17th / 58
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Windward Leeward 2026858HandicapSkipper24th / 31
1 Jan 2026Icicle Series 2026858HandicapSkipper33rd / 33
1 Jan 2026Late Summer Series Windward Leeward 2026858HandicapSkipper16th / 32
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Around the Buoys 20262222HandicapSkipper18th / 23
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Windward Leeward 2026858HandicapSkipper8th / 18
1 Jan 2026Twilight Series 20262222HandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Evening Series 20262222HandicapSkipper56th / 92
2 Jan 2025Wednesday Evening Series 20252222HandicapSkipper53rd / 89
1 Jan 20252025 Noble Marine Streaker National Championships2222HandicapSkipper10th / 102
1 Jan 2025Brass Monkey 2025StreakerHandicapSkipper20th / 51
1 Jan 2025Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 20252222HandicapSkipper29th / 51
1 Jan 2025Twilight Series 20252222HandicapSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Windward/Leeward 20248HandicapCrew10th / 34
1 Jan 2023Spring RTB1700HandicapSkipper17th / 27
1 Jan 2023Wednesday Night 20231700HandicapSkipper28th / 100
1 Jan 2023Wednesday Night 20231700HandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2022Early Summer Morning Around the Cans Series1922HandicapSkipper20th / 40
1 Jan 2022Late Summer Afternoon Around the Cans Series1660HandicapSkipper19th / 30
1 Jan 2022Spring Afternoon Around the Cans Series1922HandicapSkipper22nd / 26
1 Jan 2022Spring Morning Around the Cans Series1922HandicapSkipper12th / 34
1 Jan 2022Wednesday Evening Series1922HandicapSkipper1st / 69
1 Jan 2021Wednesday Twilight Series1922HandicapSkipper5th / 28

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 278, #15,176.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 61. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.