Sailor · 2018–2025

Oliver Wells

itchenor sailing club J/70 Melges 24 Swan 42

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 75%
Best class ranking: #965
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Miles Quinton
Nemesis: Paul Ward
Rival: Michael Goldfarb
Best day: 5 Jun 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 109

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Miles Quinton · Gill Race Team, ZHIK RACE TEAM · Handicap, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
Geoff Carveth · Gill Race Team, ZHIK RACE TEAM · Handicap, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
James Taylor · Jeepster · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
Peter Greenhalgh · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Jul 2022
Andy Tarboton · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Jul 2022
Chris Taylor · Jeepster · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
Hannah Peters · Gill Race Team · Handicap, Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019
Tom Offer · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Jul 2022
William Van Dyke · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Jul 2022
Henry Woods · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Sep 2025	Melges 24 World Championship 2025	ZHIK RACE TEAM	Melges 24	Crew	10th / 68
4 Jun 2024	J70 Corinthian Worlds 2024	Brutus II	J/70	Crew	2nd / 109
6 Jul 2022	2022 Swan One Design World Championship	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	In the way	7th / 9
30 Jun 2022	2022 Key Yachting - J Cup	Geisha	J/70	Tactician	16th / 27
14 Oct 2021	2021 Swan One Design World Championship	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	In the way	3rd / 7
31 Aug 2021	J70 European Championship 2021	Brutus II	J/70	Crew	11th / 98
8 Oct 2019	2019 Melges 24 World Championship	Gill Race Team	Melges 24	Tactician	19th / 61
20 Sep 2019	2019 Melges 24 Tour - Act 4 - Pre-Worlds	Gill Race Team	Handicap	Other	13th / 23
2 Sep 2019	2019 J 70 World Championship	Jeepster	J/70	Tactician	29th / 77
24 Aug 2019	2019 J/70 UK National Championships	Jeepster	J/70	Tactician	22nd / 35
22 Feb 2019	2019 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Eat Sleep J Repeat	J/70	Other	18th / 50
20 Jul 2018	2018 J 70 Class National Championship	Eat, Sleep,J,Repeat	J/70	Other	6th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	289 provisional	#8451 band 4194–15924	—
J/70 Crew	150 provisional	#965 band 449–1862	−3.7

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 110
Swan 42 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 48

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 65%

Positions: Tactician (4) · In the way (2)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Michael Goldfarb	58	23–34
David McLeman	49	37–12
Patrick Liardet	48	30–18
Martin Dent	47	18–29
Renato Faria	40	16–23
Brian Denney	38	35–3
Charles Thompson	38	21–17
Andrew Barraclough	38	32–6
Doug Struth	38	12–26
Patrik Forsgren	33	21–12
Marcos Soares	32	18–14
Tim Collins	31	19–12

Most-beaten opponent: Brian Denney (35–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	87%
2024	1	99%
2022	2	34%
2021	2	78%
2019	5	56%
2018	1	85%

Boats

Brutus II · J/70 · 2 events · 2021–2024
LONG ECHO · Swan 42 · 2 events · 2021–2022
Gill Race Team · Melges 24, Handicap · 2 events · 2019
Jeepster · J/70 · 2 events · 2019
ZHIK RACE TEAM · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2025
Geisha · J/70 · 1 events · 2022
Eat Sleep J Repeat · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
Eat, Sleep,J,Repeat · J/70 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Unknown · 2 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Torquay, Devon, UK · 1 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight · 1 events
Saint-Tropez, France · 1 events
Trieste, Italy · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 289, #8,451. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.