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Sailor · 2013–2026

Chris Gould

blithfield sc Merlin RocketHandicapOsprey

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Events
75

284 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 10 of 75

Podium rate
36%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 81%–83%, 3,320 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 531

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nick Broomhall

4 wins · 9 podiums in 19 events together · 21% win rate

Biggest lift
Chris Kilsby

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nick Broomhall

Jan 2013 – Jan 2022 · 19 events

Nemesis
Thomas Gillard

10–35 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Caroline Croft

48–37 in 85 races

Best day
1 Jan 2014

4-3-7-3-2-2-1-2 · 2014 Osprey National Championships

Signature result
2nd of 102

SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2025 · Merlin Rocket · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nick Broomhall — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 19 events together · 21% win rate
  • Sophie Mackley · 3764, 380, 3803, Black Swan · Fast, Handicap, Merlin Rocket 21events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 14% win rate · 14 of 82 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Nick Broomhall · 1311, Oh Spray, OH SPRAY, Oh Spray ! · Handicap, Osprey 19events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 24 of 93 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jan 2022
  • Chris Kilsby · Close cover, Peer Pressure, TBC · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 39 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
  • Caroline Croft · 3803, Black Swan · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
  • Rob Allen · 3778 (black), 3812, Maumahara · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Dan Martin · 3803, Oh Spray! · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Rhos Hawes · 3803 · Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 27th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Carrie CRoft · 3803 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
  • Jon Batt · Oh Spray · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 27th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Peter Gray · 3759C · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

-103306702014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 75

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Merlin SW Series 12th SeptemberBlack SwanHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 20262026 Merlin Silver Tiller 13th SeptemberBlack SwanHandicapSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2026Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Open 2026Black SwanMerlin RocketSkipper1st / 23
1 Jan 2026Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller and South West Series3803Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 21
1 Jan 2026P&B Merlin Rocket Women's ChampionshipsBlack SwanMerlin RocketCrew2nd / 12
1 Jan 2026Rooster 2026 Flying Fifteen, Fireball, 505 & Merlin Open Meeting3764Merlin RocketSkipper5th / 23
1 Jan 2026SYC Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Week 20263803Merlin RocketSkipper5th / 105
1 Jan 20252025 Merlin Open MeetingBlack SwanHandicapSkipper4th / 27
1 Jan 2025Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller3803Merlin RocketSkipper3rd / 18
1 Jan 2025Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series 2025380Merlin RocketSkipper8th / 19
1 Jan 2025SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 20253803Merlin RocketSkipper2nd / 102
1 Jan 2025Snowflake Series 20253803FastSkipper1st / 31
1 Jan 20242024 Craftinsure Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller3759CMerlin RocketSkipper2nd / 21
1 Jan 2024Frozen Toe Series 2024 - Combined Fleets3803HandicapSkipper46th / 62
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Open 243803Merlin RocketSkipper8th / 36
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024Black SwanMerlin RocketSkipper19th / 119
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024Black SwanMerlin RocketSkipper5th / 120
1 Jan 2024TESTBlack SwanHandicapSkipper5th / 120
1 Jan 2023Aspire Merlin Rocket National Championships 20233803Merlin RocketSkipper7th / 28
1 Jan 2023Final ResultsOh Spray!HandicapSkipper3rd / 49
1 Jan 2023Merlin Rocket Womens Championships 20233803Merlin RocketCrew2nd / 19
1 Jan 2023SYC Craft Insure Merlin Rocket OpenBlack SwanMerlin RocketSkipper11th / 22
1 Jan 2023SYC Salcombe Gin MRW 20233803HandicapSkipper3rd / 115
1 Jan 2023Salcombe Gin Merlin Open 20233803HandicapSkipper2nd / 28
1 Jan 2023Wednesday Spring Series 20223803HandicapCrew10th / 32

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 670, #656.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 220, #14,974. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.