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Sailor · 2017–2026

Gill Linford

parkstone yc HandicapDolphin

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Events
49

180 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 4 of 49

Podium rate
31%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–64%, 468 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Dolphin · rating 186

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicky Constantine

4 wins · 12 podiums in 35 events together · 11% win rate

Best trio
Angela Garcia & Nicky Constantine

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nicky Constantine

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nicky Constantine

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 35 events

Nemesis
Nigel Yeoman

3–28 head to head in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

9-1-4-2-2-5 · Saturday Series Racing 2019

Signature result
1st of 12

Summer Wednesday Series Dolphin 2023 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicky Constantine — 4 wins · 12 podiums in 35 events together · 11% win rate
  • Nicky Constantine · 41, Punch &Judy · Dolphin, Handicap 35events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 11% win rate · 23 of 137 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • William Pollock · 41 · Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Angela Garcia · 41 · Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Chris Ford · Punch & Judy · Dolphin 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Paul Cutts · 41 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Philip Murray · 41 · Dolphin 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Quinton Scott · 41 · Dolphin 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

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

Rating history

0901802018201920202021202220232024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Autumn Sunday Series 202641HandicapSkipper4th / 5
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Autumn Wednesday Series 202641HandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Spring Saturday Series 202641HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Spring Wednesday Series 202641HandicapSkipper6th / 11
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Summer Saturday Series 202641HandicapSkipper6th / 13
1 Jan 2026Dolphin Summer Wednesday Series 202641HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2025Dolphin Autumn Wednesday Series 202541HandicapSkipper5th / 8
1 Jan 2025Dolphin Spring Saturday Series 202541HandicapSkipper7th / 11
1 Jan 2025Dolphin Spring Wednesday Series 202541HandicapSkipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 2025Dolphin Summer Saturday Series 202541HandicapSkipper6th / 12
1 Jan 2025Dolphin Summer Wednesday Series 202541HandicapSkipper3rd / 12
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Sunday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper6th / 12
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Wednesday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper7th / 11
1 Jan 2024Poole Week 2024Punch &JudyDolphinSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 2024Spring Series Saturday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2024Spring Series Wednesday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2024Summer Series Saturday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper10th / 12
1 Jan 2024Summer Series Wednesday Dolphin 202441HandicapSkipper7th / 11
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series 1 Sunday Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper3rd / 13
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series 1 Wednesday Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper5th / 13
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series 2 Sunday Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series 2 Wednesday Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper5th / 13
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 202241DolphinSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2023Spring Saturday Series Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2023Spring Wednesday Series Dolphin 202341HandicapSkipper2nd / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 177, #28,868. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.