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Sailor · 2022–2026

Chris Skelhorn

salcombe yc HandicapSalcombe YawlSOLO

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Events
61

166 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 61

Podium rate
30%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–59%, 1,596 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Crew in Salcombe Yawl · rating 158

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Olly Turner

9 wins · 15 podiums in 28 events together · 32% win rate

Biggest lift
Olly Turner

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Olly Turner

Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 · 28 events

Nemesis
Will Henderson

18–54 head to head in 74 races

Rival
Mike Knowles

47–49 in 99 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

1-2-3-6-4 · SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Blue 2024

Signature result
1st of 51

Bucket & Spade Sea Race Handicapped Results 23 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Olly Turner — 9 wins · 15 podiums in 28 events together · 32% win rate
  • Olly Turner · 186, 68, Battle Cry, Battlecry · Fast, Handicap, Salcombe Yawl 28events 9 wins together · 15 podiums · 32% win rate · 24 of 100 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Andrew Wood · 68, Sea the Stars · Handicap, Salcombe Yawl 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Lauren Mills · 68, Sea the Stars · Handicap, Yawl Blue 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 11th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Simon Tweedle · 68, Sea the Stars, Sea The Stars · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Simon Dawes · 1421 · Fast 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • John Burn · 170 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Oly Turner · 68 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

-169763212023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 61

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Fast Handicap68Salcombe YawlSkipper16th / 25
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Solo 20266146SOLOSkipper18th / 24
1 Jan 2026Barton Salcombe Yawl Open 2026186Salcombe YawlCrew5th / 18
1 Jan 2026Barton Salcombe Yawl Open 2026186Salcombe YawlCrew2nd / 20
1 Jan 2026Devon Eyes Salcombe Yawl Autumn Open 2026BattlecrySalcombe YawlCrew3rd / 17
1 Jan 2026Friday Flyer 20266146HandicapSkipper21st / 22
1 Jan 2026ITWH Test 20261421FastCrew3rd / 7
1 Jan 2026STR Yawl Handicap 2026Sea The StarsHandicapCrew10th / 18
1 Jan 2026Sailing Club Series Fast Handicap & Yawls 2026186Salcombe YawlCrew1st / 26
1 Jan 2026Salcomb Gin Regatta Yawl Results 2026Battle CryHandicapCrew3rd / 20
1 Jan 2026Solo Open October 20265755SOLOSkipper32nd / 32
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Short & Fast Handicap 2026186FastCrew8th / 13
1 Jan 2026Summer Series Yawl 2026186HandicapCrew4th / 28
1 Jan 2026Western Area Travellers 2026 latest5775HandicapSkipper78th / 78
1 Jan 2026Western Area Travellers 2026 latest5775HandicapSkipper10th / 84
1 Jan 2026Winter Series Short & Fast Handicap 20261421FastCrew8th / 9
3 Aug 2025Srpring Series Handicap68HandicapSkipper21st / 27
11 Jan 2025Winter Series 202568HandicapCrew10th / 10
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2025 Fast Handicap186HandicapCrew2nd / 17
1 Jan 2025Midweek Series One186HandicapCrew39th / 39
1 Jan 2025STR Yawl Handicap 2025Sea the StarsHandicapSkipper13th / 23
1 Jan 2025SYC Bartons Early May Open25186HandicapCrew2nd / 17
1 Jan 2025SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Red 2025Battle CryHandicapCrew9th / 21
1 Jan 2025SYC Stones Boatyard Late May Open25186HandicapCrew7th / 19
1 Jan 2025SYC Welstead September Open25186HandicapCrew7th / 17

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 321, #7,477.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -141, #100,855. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.