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Sailor · 2002–2025

Ian Edwards

nsc hyc LightningJ/22IRC handicap

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Possibly the same person: Ian Edwards (2013, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
69

311 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 69

Podium rate
19%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
28%

of boats faced (range 26%–30%, 1,684 boats)

Best class ranking
#486

Helm in Lightning · rating -140

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jakob Sutton

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gary Schwantz

Nov 2017 – Jun 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Thomas Allen

5–139 head to head in 144 races

Rival
Lauri Hemming

26–24 in 50 races

Best day
31 Mar 2012

3-1-1-1-2 · 2012 HYC Elissa Regatta

Signature result
1st of 5

2012 HYC Elissa Regatta · Lightning · 31 Mar 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Gary Schwantz · Aussie Fire, Red Roo · Lightning 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 54 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 21st · Nov 2017 – Jun 2025
  • James Whittle · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Patti Harris · Aussie Fire, EDWARDS IAN, Kangaroo · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 21st · Nov 2017 – Jun 2019
  • Elyse Guevara · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
  • Janease Graham · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
  • Owen Chandler · Red Roo · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 20th · May 2022 – Nov 2023
  • Fabio Alfonsin · Wings · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2021
  • Mark Holzberger · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Piergiorgio Merli · Wings · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2024
  • David Hirsch · Wings · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2018 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-220-727620032006200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 20252025 NYYC Coastal RacesLeading EdgeORC handicapIn the way7th / 7
5 Jul 20252025 Newport Cup - Around the Island RaceLeading EdgePHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipRed RooLightningHelm36th / 40
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipRed RooLightningHelm32nd / 33
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipRed Roo (Masters)HandicapSkipper16th / 17
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipRed RooLightningOther32nd / 36
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024WingsIRC handicapSkipper36th / 78
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipRed Roo (Masters)LightningSkipper22nd / 26
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipRed RooLightningOther39th / 44
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023WingsIRC handicapSkipper45th / 83
29 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class World ChampionshipRed RooLightningOther35th / 40
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipRed RooLightningSkipper14th / 14
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipRed RooLightningOther33rd / 34
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceWingsHandicapSkipper5th / 9
9 Feb 2023SORC Port Canaveral RaceLeading EdgeORC handicapOther3rd / 12
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsRed RooLightningHelm36th / 50
15 May 20222022 Lightning Masters World ChampionshipsRed RooLightningHelm20th / 42
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021WingsIRC handicapSkipper8th / 12
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019WingsIRC handicapSkipper53rd / 120
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019EDWARDS IANLightningSkipper26th / 49
11 Jun 2019Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European ChampionshipsEDWARDS IANLightningSkipper29th / 49
21 Mar 20192019 Winter Lightning ChampionshipKangarooLightningOther42nd / 46
18 Mar 201961st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter RegattaKangarooLightningOther29th / 31
26 Dec 2018Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018WingsIRC handicapSkipper47th / 72
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World ChampionshipAussie FireLightningOther54th / 56

Helm rating across all classes: -114, #72,833.Crew rating across all classes: 43. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.