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Sailor · 2014–2026

George Macfadyen

bssc HandicapTopperMirror

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Events
25

77 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
32%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 46%–54%, 385 boats)

Best class ranking
#101

Helm in Topper · rating 38

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Holly Newport

1 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Holly Newport

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Holly Newport

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Edward Sitton

1–18 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Angus Insch

17–14 in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

1-3-2-2-3-2-6-2 · Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025

Signature result
2nd of 19

Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Holly Newport — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Holly Newport · 3113, 3399 · Handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 31 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Tom Birkby · 3113, 3131 · Handicap, Topper 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Jemma Macfadyen · 65767 · Mirror 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • George Green · 3113 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

-5274199201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20263000 Nationals3399HandicapSkipper7th / 12
1 Jan 2026Sea Fleets Sailing Week3993HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 20253000 Nationals3399HandicapCrew2nd / 7
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 20253399HandicapSkipper2nd / 19
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series3399HandicapCrew32nd / 45
1 Jan 2024Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week3399HandicapCrew3rd / 12
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week3113HandicapSkipper8th / 15
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Harbour Fleet3113HandicapSkipper18th / 31
1 Jan 2022Junior Air Ambulance3113HandicapSkipper5th / 9
1 Jan 2022Junior Jamieson143930HandicapSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2022Junior Jubilee Cup3113TopperSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2022Junior Shipwrecked Mariners143930HandicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2022Junior Summer Series3113HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2022Junior Whitsun Series3399HandicapSkipper1st / 2
1 Jan 2022Oram Trophy3113TopperSkipper7th / 10
8 Nov 2021Brancaster Week 20213131HandicapSkipper8th / 28
1 Jan 2021Junior Air Ambulance3131HandicapSkipper9th / 15
1 Jan 2021Junior Jamieson Cup3131HandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2021Junior Shipwrecked Mariners3131HandicapSkipper12th / 16
1 Jan 2021Topper OpenApolloTopperSkipper6th / 15
1 Jan 2019Brancaster Week 201946439TopperSkipper5th / 22
1 Jan 2018Brancaster Week 2018 Harbour Fleets46148TopperSkipper14th / 23
1 Jan 2017Brancaster Week 201746148TopperSkipper22nd / 31
1 Jan 2017Provisional Results as of 16:46 on August 14, 201746148TopperSkipper18th / 31
1 Jan 2014Provisional Results as of 14:07 on August 15, 201465767MirrorCrew18th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 199, #23,040.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 91, #31,280. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.