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Sailor · 2021–2026

Paul Fekkes

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Events
29

120 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 6 of 29

Podium rate
62%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 44%–58%, 147 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in YTC Unrestricted · rating 68

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ali Carr

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Ali Carr & Lois Beggs

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ali Carr

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lois Beggs

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · 7 events

Nemesis
Trevor D'Arcy

17–44 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Ryan Wilson

12–14 in 26 races

Signature result
4th of 20

Flying Fiftenn National Championship of Ireland 2026 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ali Carr — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Rose White · Black & Slippy, Black and Slippy, Vixen · VX One, YTC Unrestricted 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 28 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Lois Beggs · Black & Slippy, Black and Slippy · Handicap, YTC Unrestricted 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
  • Ali Carr · Black and Slippy · YTC Unrestricted 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 24 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Steve AtkinsonLois Beggs · Black & Slippy · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Phil Ford-Hutchinson · Money For Nothing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Barry Kirkpatrick · Money For Nothing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Mark Fekkes · Money For Nothing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Melanie Jones · Money For Nothing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Lucy Whitford · Money For Nothing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Trevor Kirkpatrick · Black & Slippy · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

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

Rating history

-705217320222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Flying Fiftenn National Championship of Ireland 2026Don't Look BackHandicapCrew4th / 20
1 Jan 2026GP14 Championship of Ireland13645HandicapCrew18th / 37
1 Jan 2025Dinghy Regatta 2025190HandicapCrew2nd / 5
1 Jan 2025Keelboat Spring Series 2024Black & SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper3rd / 3
1 Jan 2025Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack & SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 2025Summer Series 2025 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack & SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper5th / 5
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series 2024VixenYTC UnrestrictedCrew2nd / 2
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Sports Boats 2024VixenVX OneCrew4th / 5
1 Jan 2024Keelboat Spring Series 2023Black and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper2nd / 2
1 Jan 2024Keelboat Spring Series 2023Black and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper2nd / 2
1 Jan 2024Keelboat Spring Series 2024Black and SlippyVX OneSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 2024Late Summer Series 2024 - Thursday KeelboatBlack & SlippyVX OneSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 2024Late Summer Series 2024 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack & SlippyVX OneSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 2024Summer Series 2024 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack & SlippyVX OneSkipper3rd / 4
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series 2023Black and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Late Thursday KeelboatBlack and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Late Tuesday KeelboatBlack and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Thursday KeelboatBlack and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper2nd / 2
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack and SlippyIRC handicapSkipper1st / 2
1 Jan 2023Summer Series 2023 - Tuesday KeelboatBlack and SlippyYTC UnrestrictedSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 2022Autumn Series 2022 - KeelboatMoney For NothingHandicapCrew3rd / 5
1 Jan 2022Autumn Series 2022 - KeelboatMoney For NothingIRC handicapCrew1st / 4
1 Jan 2021Autumn Series 2021Black & SlippyHandicapSkipper7th / 7
1 Jan 2021J/24 Northern Championship 2021BadJ/24Crew8th / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 118, #40,629.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #35,015. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.