Sailor · 2006–2026

Mel Brown

parkstone yc R19 GP14 Flying Fifteen

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 60%

Nemesis: Robert Alexander
Rival: Richard Whitworth
Best day: 1 Jan 2022
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Simon Redhead · Silhouette · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Tracy Deary · WINDING DOWN · GP14 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2006 – Jan 2026
Gary Whitehead · Aeolian · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Steve Brown · Aeolian · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Bob Webb · Aeolian · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Lorna Whitehead · Aeolian · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	GP14 SPRING THURSDAYS	WINDING DOWN	GP14	Skipper	3rd / 9
1 Jan 2026	R19 Friday Single Handed Spring Series 2026	Rolo	R19	Skipper	2nd / 8
1 Jan 2026	R19 Friday Single Handed Summer Series 2026	Rolo	R19	Skipper	6th / 8
1 Jan 2026	R19 Friday Single Handed Summer Series 2026	Rolo	R19	Skipper	4th / 7
1 Jan 2023	2023 Sonata National Championships	Aeolian	Handicap	Crew	15th / 19
1 Jan 2022	Poole Week 2021	Silhouette	Flying Fifteen	Crew	6th / 22
1 Jan 2021	Poole Week 2021	Silhouette	Flying Fifteen	Crew	6th / 22
1 Jan 2006	GP14 SPRING MONDAYS	WINDING DOWN	GP14	Skipper	3rd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	195 provisional	#17604 band 8519–33583	—
Full-size sailing Helm	15 provisional	#67301 band 43758–89455	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Flying Fifteen · Crew · 24 races, 2 events · rating 168
R19 · Helm · 6 races, 3 events · rating 2
GP14 · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating 14

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 58%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 58%

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ian Linder	24	8–16
Crispin Read Wilson	24	6–18
Mervyn Wright	24	18–6
Richard Whitworth	24	10–14
Richard Ledger	24	24–0
Graham Scroggie	24	14–10
Neil Bartholomey	24	24–0
Phil Cotton	24	20–4
Pete Allam	24	6–18
Graham Davies	24	16–8
Simon Kneller	24	14–10
Richard Linford	24	16–8

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Ledger (24–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	60%
2023	1	22%
2022	1	76%
2021	1	76%
2006	1	50%

Boats

Rolo · R19 · 3 events · 2026
WINDING DOWN · GP14 · 2 events · 2006–2026
Silhouette · Flying Fifteen · 2 events · 2021–2022
Aeolian · Handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Parkstone Yacht Club · 3 events
Unknown · 3 events
THE POOLE YACHT CLUB · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 195, #17,604.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 15, #67,301. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.