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Sailor · 2008–2026

Charles Thompson

nnyc J/70PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
73

391 races · 50 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 8 of 73

Podium rate
34%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 70%–73%, 1,922 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in J/70 · rating 741

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Thomas Mallindine

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Chris Grube & Ben Saxton

2 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Grube

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Southworth

Sep 2018 – Jun 2023 · 13 events

Nemesis
Paul Ward

43–117 head to head in 161 races

Rival
Martin Dent

95–102 in 197 races

Best day
14 Jul 2024

2-1-1-1 · The Tideway J/70 UK National Championships 2024 · about 1 in 4,615 by chance

Signature result
1st of 83

2023 J/70 World Championship · J/70 · 31 Oct 2023

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Thomas Mallindine — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chris Grube · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 18events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 11% win rate · 23 of 133 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Ben Saxton · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 14events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 14% win rate · 21 of 102 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Ian Southworth · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III, Soak Racing · J/70 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 9 of 98 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jun 2023
  • Elisabeth Whitener · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 9 of 90 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Craig Burlton · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III, Soak Racing · J/70 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 8 of 83 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Tony Hanlon · Brutus, Brutus II, Soak Racing · J/70 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 7 of 77 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Sam Carter · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 32 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2022 – May 2023
  • Andrew McLelland · Brutus · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 42 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 18th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2019
  • Josie Gliddon · Brutus, Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Thomas Mallindine · Brutus II, Brutus III · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-111186483200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 73

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendHall passPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
26 Jun 2025Mixed Plus World ChampionshipBrutus IIJ/70Crew8th / 47
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBrutus IIIJ/70Other8th / 49
24 Jan 20252025 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Brutus IIIJ/70Owner2nd / 41
13 Jul 2024The Tideway J/70 UK National Championships 2024Brutus IIJ/70Owner1st / 24
4 Jun 2024J70 Corinthian Worlds 2024Brutus IIJ/70 CorinthianCrew8th / 109
25 May 20242024 Figawi Race WeekendHall passPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 12
21 May 2024European ChampionshipBrutus IIJ/70Crew36th / 84
26 Apr 2024J/70 Italian Cup - Event 1 / Pre EurosBrutus IIJ/70Crew6th / 49
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBrutus IIIJ/70Other12th / 49
26 Jan 20242024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Brutus IIIJ/70Other4th / 35
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipBrutus IIIJ/70Owner1st / 83
5 Sep 20232023 J/70 European ChampionshipBrutus IIJ/70Owner2nd / 48
14 Jul 2023J/70 Italian Circuit - Event 3 MalcesineBrutusJ/70Crew12th / 49
1 Jun 2023Corinthian World CupBrutusJ/70Crew10th / 75
27 May 20232023 Figawi Race WeekendHall PassPHRF handicapNavigator4th / 10
20 May 2023J70 South Coast ChampionshipBrutus IIJ/70Owner5th / 21
24 Mar 20232023 J/70 Midwinters ChampionshipBrutus IIIJ/70Owner3rd / 50
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBrutus IIIJ/70Owner10th / 33
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgBrutus IIIJ/70Owner11th / 48
27 Jan 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Brutus IIIJ/70Owner3rd / 26
7 Jan 20232022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2Brutus IIIJ/70Owner16th / 60
14 Oct 20222022 Hospice Turkey Shoot RegattapackertackerPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
27 Aug 2022Blackbeard August 2022 One-Design Regatta655San Juan 21 Working SailsSkipper5th / 5
30 Jun 20222022 Key Yachting - J CupBrutusJ/70Owner5th / 27

Helm rating across all classes: 483 (±136), #2,562.Crew rating across all classes: 62 (±237), #33,181. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.