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Sailor · 2016–2026

Ian Brindle

parkstone yc Cornish ShrimperHandicap

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Events
10

31 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 2 of 10

Podium rate
40%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 50%–66%, 96 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Cornish Shrimper · rating 99

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ken Hodgson

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Mike Nichols & Ken Hodgson

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ken Hodgson

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Brindle

Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
David Lack

6–9 head to head in 15 races

Best day
1 Jan 2016

4-3-2-3-2 · Results as of 18:17 on August 26, 2016

Signature result
1st of 10

Shrimper Open Spring Wednesdays 2026 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Hodgson — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Robert Brindle · 834, Rusty, RUSTY · Cornish Shrimper 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 17 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2024
  • Ken Hodgson · Millie D · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Mike Nichols · Millie D · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

0621232017201920212023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Shrimper Open Early Summer Wednesdays 2026Millie DHandicapCrew1st / 9
1 Jan 2026Shrimper Open Spring Wednesdays 2026Millie DHandicapCrew1st / 10
1 Jan 2026Shrimper Twilight Wednesdays 2026Millie DHandicapCrew3rd / 9
1 Jan 2024Poole Week 2024RustyCornish ShrimperSkipper9th / 17
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023RUSTYCornish ShrimperSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2022Poole Week 2022834Cornish ShrimperSkipper4th / 15
1 Jan 2019Poole WeekRustyCornish ShrimperSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2017adidas Poole Week 2017RustyCornish ShrimperSkipper9th / 9
1 Jan 2017adidas Poole Week 2017RustyCornish ShrimperSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2016Results as of 18:17 on August 26, 2016RustyCornish ShrimperSkipper3rd / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 110, #38,962. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.