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Sailor · 1989–2026

Russell Wheeler

isle of sheppey sc HandicapOspreySonata

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Events
110

422 races · 96 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 24 of 110

Podium rate
38%

42 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–62%, 2,693 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in Osprey · rating 24

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joe Cross

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Joe Cross

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mick Greenland

Jan 1991 – Jan 2022 · 6 events

Nemesis
Martin Cooney

3–24 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Rob Shaw

18–22 in 40 races

Best day
9 Jun 2026

1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · September Race Series 2026

Signature result
1st of 37

Late Summer Series 2022 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joe Cross — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mark Mawhinney · 1364, 1383, HippoCrocoDonki, Lee's Boat · Handicap 21events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 11 of 106 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jan 2026
  • Lee Marriott · 1183, 2060, HippoCrocoDonki, The Cutter · Handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 8 of 28 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2026
  • Mick Greenland · 1988, 624, 824, Horizon Two · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 1991 – Jan 2022
  • Chris Saunders · 1341, Stylo · Handicap, Osprey 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2019
  • Jamie Andrews · 1164, Pug, Stylo · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 15th · Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
  • Joe Cross · Duette · Handicap, Sonata 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Ken Brown · 1364, Horizon Two · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 1989 – Jan 2019
  • Mark Dilugaf · Lees Boat · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Matt Hitt · Duette · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Lee Mariott · 2060 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

02304602014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 110

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Jun 2026September Race Series 2026880HandicapSkipper1st / 23
1 Jan 2026August 2026 Race Series880HandicapSkipper14th / 28
1 Jan 2026First of the Season Trophy Race 2026880HandicapSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 2026Frostbite Series 2026880HandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2026Horse Buoy Race 2026880HandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2026IOSSC Blaze Eastern Championships 2026Army of meHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
1 Jan 2026July Race Series 20262060HandicapSkipper10th / 23
1 Jan 2026June Race Series 2026880HandicapSkipper8th / 24
1 Jan 2026May 2026 Race Series880HandicapSkipper5th / 28
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:33 on October 11, 2026Thieves like usHandicapSkipper22nd / 37
1 Jan 2026Results as of 15:38 on September 6, 2026Thieves Like UsHandicapSkipper24th / 45
1 Jan 2026Sailwave results for at 2026880HandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 2026Spare2060HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2025April 2025 Race Series4046HandicapSkipper7th / 20
1 Jan 2025August 2025 Race Series3953HandicapSkipper10th / 25
1 Jan 2025First of the Season Trophy Race4046HandicapSkipper3rd / 10
1 Jan 2025IOSSC Osprey Open Meeting 2025Thieves Like UsHandicapSkipper1st / 8
1 Jan 2025July 2025 Race Series3953HandicapSkipper15th / 26
1 Jan 2025June Race Series 20252060HandicapSkipper15th / 24
1 Jan 2025May 2025 Race Series4046HandicapSkipper14th / 17
1 Jan 2025October 2025 Race Series880HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2025Osprey Southern Area Tour 2025Thieves Like UsHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
1 Jan 2025PBSC_BLAZE_National _Championship_2025880HandicapSkipper10th / 38
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:10 on October 12, 2025Thieves Like UsHandicapSkipper18th / 43
1 Jan 2025Results as of 22:10 on July 7, 2025Thieves Like UsHandicapSkipper13th / 36

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 460, #3,654.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 21. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.