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Sailor · 2010–2026

Chris Gibbs

tayc HandicapILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Optimist

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Events
62

206 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 17 of 62

Podium rate
48%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 72%–76%, 1,883 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in Sharpie · rating 170

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Charlie Orton

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Rob Pennington & Laurance Leonard

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Charlie Orton

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tim Gibbs

Jan 2014 – Jan 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Aaron Helmly

15–51 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Leo Callahan

14–16 in 30 races

Best day
1 Jan 2015

2-2-1-1-1 · British Sharpie Championships 2015

Signature result
1st of 49

Sharpie European Championships 2015 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2015

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Charlie Orton — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kim Desenberg · Checkered Past, CHECKERED PAST · Handicap 13events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 31% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Tim Gibbs · 125, Maid of Arnhem, Windspiel · Handicap, Sharpie 11events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 36% win rate · 13 of 42 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2025
  • Maddie Gibbs · Windspiel · 12 m2 Sharpie, Handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 8 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Will Gibbs · Rock-a-bye, Windspiel · 12 m2 Sharpie, Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Laurance Leonard · Running Tide · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Rob Pennington · Running Tide · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Charlie Orton · 125, Windspiel · Handicap, Sharpie 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 11 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
  • Scott Gibbs · Running Tide · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Beau Van Metre · Running Tide · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Anna Desenberg · Checkered Past · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-37139315201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACECheckered PastHandicapSkipper106th / 149
4 Sep 2026ONK Sharpie & NK VrijheidWindspiel12 m2 SharpieSkipper12th / 26
4 Sep 2026ONK Sharpie & NK VrijheidRock-a-bye12 m2 SharpieCrew9th / 26
1 Jan 2026Les Dye TrophyWindspielHandicapSkipper3rd / 13
1 Jan 2026Lester Southerland Tiller.WindspielHandicapSkipper7th / 14
1 Jan 2026Sharpie British ChampionshipWindspielHandicapSkipper2nd / 19
26 Jul 20252025 - The YRA Encinal RegattaCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper1st / 7
12 Jul 20252025 RYC Intraclub Race #2Checkered PastHandicapSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie ChampionshipWindspielHandicapSkipper9th / 48
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie Championship Practice RaceWindspielHandicapSkipper2nd / 48
1 Jan 2025Les Dye Trophy 2025WindspielHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
1 Jan 2025Lester Southerland TillerWindspielHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
27 Jul 20242024 - The YRA Encinal RegattaCHECKERED PASTHandicapSkipper1st / 6
20 Jul 20242024 RYC Intraclub Race #2Checkered PastHandicapSkipper6th / 8
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACECheckered PastHandicapSkipper14th / 110
1 Jan 2024Lester Southerland TillerMaid of ArnhemHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
16 Sep 20232023 Hospice Cup XLIIRunning TidePHRF handicapPit7th / 7
26 Aug 20232023 RYC Intraclub Race #3Checkered PastHandicapSkipper1st / 4
11 Aug 2023Oxford Regatta - Race to Oxford - PHRF, ORC, CHESSS & CRCA ClassesRunning TidePHRF handicapCrew1st / 12
2 Jun 20232023 Annapolis - Newport RaceRunning TideORC handicapOther8th / 16
20 May 20232023 RYC Intraclub Race #1Checkered PastHandicapSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 2023British Sharpie Championship 2023WindspielHandicapSkipper1st / 13
1 Jan 2023Les Dye Trophy for SharpiesMaid of ArnhemHandicapSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2023Lester Southerland TillerWindspielHandicapSkipper1st / 11
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACECheckered PastHandicapSkipper72nd / 159

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 258, #15,864.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 50. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.