Sailor · 2018–2025

Stephen Penfold

cvlsc Merlin Rocket Handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #137

Biggest lift: Graham Cranford Smith
Longest-running crew: Graham Cranford Smith
Nemesis: Roger Phillips
Signature result: 43rd of 128

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Graham Cranford Smith · Disciple · Merlin Rocket 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 31st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2025	Solo Super Series 2025	4809	Handicap	Skipper	115th / 237
1 Jan 2024	Super Series 2024 latest	4809	Handicap	Skipper	62nd / 77
1 Jan 2024	Western Area Travellers 2024 latest	4809	Handicap	Skipper	43rd / 128
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	34th / 63
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	31st / 63
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	37th / 63
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	37th / 63
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	31st / 64
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	32nd / 63
1 Jan 2018	2018 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Disciple	Merlin Rocket	Crew	36th / 63

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	11 provisional	#47734 band 26758–64746	—
Merlin Rocket Crew	10 provisional	#137 band 62–206	+3.4

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 46%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 47%

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	77%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Roger Phillips	14	0–14
Phil Ashworth	14	11–2
John Fildes	14	13–0
Tim Harridge	14	10–4
Robin Charles	14	12–2
Fraser Earle	14	12–2
Ben Archer	14	10–4
Christian Birrell	14	5–9
Sophie Mackley	14	1–13
Andy Davis	14	0–14
Roger Gilbert	14	0–14
Richard Dee	14	4–10

Most-beaten opponent: John Fildes (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	52%
2024	2	43%
2018	7	47%

Boats

Disciple · Merlin Rocket · 7 events · 2018
4809 · Handicap · 3 events · 2024–2025

Where they race

Lyme Regis Sailing Club Ltd. · 7 events
1 · 2 events
. · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 11, #47,734. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.