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Sailor · 2015–2026

Chris Cleaves

salcombe yc SOLO

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Events
47

190 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 12 of 47

Podium rate
72%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
87%

of boats faced (range 85%–88%, 1,259 boats)

Best class ranking
#13

Helm in SOLO · rating 425

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Paul Ellis

17–41 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Simon Dobson

72–60 in 132 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

1-2-1-2-2 · Summer Series Solo 2023

Signature result
1st of 33

Summer Series Solo 2023 · SOLO · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Chris Cleaves.

Rating history

0281561201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Solo 20265879SOLOSkipper21st / 24
1 Jan 2026SYC Solo Open Kindly sponsored by Barney Greenhill 20265879SOLOSkipper2nd / 24
1 Jan 2026Sailing Club Series Solo 20265879SOLOSkipper2nd / 24
1 Jan 2026Solo Open October 20265879SOLOSkipper2nd / 32
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Solo 20265879SOLOSkipper1st / 25
1 Jan 2026Summer Series Solo 20265879SOLOSkipper2nd / 23
1 Jan 2026Winter Series Solo 20265879SOLOSkipper1st / 14
7 Sep 2025Midweek Series Two Handicap 20265879SOLOSkipper17th / 21
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2025 Solo5879SOLOSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2025Sea Races Fast Handicap 20255879SOLOSkipper3rd / 13
1 Jan 2025Spring Series Solo 20255879SOLOSkipper2nd / 24
1 Jan 2025Summer Series Solo 20255879SOLOSkipper9th / 27
1 Jan 2025Winter Series 2025 Solo5879SOLOSkipper2nd / 25
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Solo 245879SOLOSkipper2nd / 25
1 Jan 2024Buckert & Spade Solo & Fast Handicap & Family Fleet245879SOLOSkipper11th / 21
1 Jan 2024Festive Series5879SOLOSkipper12th / 22
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Brewery Autumn Solo Open5879SOLOSkipper7th / 39
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Solo 2024SoloSOLOSkipper2nd / 23
1 Jan 2024SYC Solo Open 245879SOLOSkipper1st / 18
1 Jan 2024Sailing Club Series Solo 245879SOLOSkipper2nd / 40
1 Jan 2024Spring Series Solo 245879SOLOSkipper3rd / 30
1 Jan 2024Summer Series Solo 245879SOLOSkipper1st / 30
1 Jan 2024Winter Series Solo 245879SOLOSkipper3rd / 28
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series Solo 20235879SOLOSkipper1st / 31
1 Jan 2023SWW Pursuit Race5879SOLOSkipper4th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 442, #4,590. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.