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Sailor · 2020–2026

Chris Pickles

bassenthwaite sc HandicapHCP FleetRS 200

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Events
69

221 races · 63 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 19 of 69

Podium rate
61%

42 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 75%–78%, 2,319 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in HCP Fleet · rating 522

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Evie Pickles

15 wins · 33 podiums in 54 events together · 28% win rate

Biggest lift
Evie Pickles

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Evie Pickles

Jan 2020 – Jan 2026 · 54 events

Nemesis
Dave Lawson

9–19 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Matt Sharman

63–65 in 128 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

1-1-3-3-2-3-2-1 · Sprint Sunday #1 2026

Signature result
1st of 62

2023 Club Championship · HCP Fleet · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Evie Pickles — 15 wins · 33 podiums in 54 events together · 28% win rate
  • Evie Pickles · 1657, 494, Chris Pickles Evie Pickles, RS200 · Handicap, HCP Fleet, RS 200 54events 15 wins together · 33 podiums · 28% win rate · 47 of 167 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2026
  • Jack Pickles · 1351, 1657, 494, RS200 · Handicap, HCP Fleet, RS 200, RS FEVA XL 14events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 29% win rate · 16 of 53 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

0380760202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Club Championship1657HandicapSkipper3rd / 33
1 Jan 20262026 RS Feva EuroCup Series1351RS FEVA XLSkipper141st / 358
1 Jan 20262026 RS Feva EuroCup Series1351RS FEVA XLSkipper128th / 314
1 Jan 2026FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy1657HandicapSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2026FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot1657HandicapSkipper2nd / 15
1 Jan 2026Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 20261657HandicapSkipper1st / 17
1 Jan 2026Frostbite 20261657HandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261657RS 200Skipper2nd / 21
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261657HandicapSkipper2nd / 63
1 Jan 2026Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy 20211657HandicapSkipper2nd / 40
1 Jan 2026RNLI 20261657HandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 2026Sailing Chandlery RS200 Northern Tour Open 20261657RS 200Skipper1st / 8
1 Jan 2026Sprint Sunday #1 2026RS200HandicapSkipper1st / 28
1 Jan 2026Sprint Sunday #1 2026RS200HandicapSkipper1st / 28
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Evening A1657HandicapSkipper17th / 46
1 Jan 2026Windward Leeward 2 2026RS200HandicapSkipper1st / 18
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship1657HandicapSkipper1st / 35
1 Jan 2025Brass Monkey 2025RS200HandicapSkipper26th / 51
1 Jan 2025Celebrity Glass Pursuit 20241657HandicapSkipper9th / 28
1 Jan 2025FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series 20251657HandicapSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy1657HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2025FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel PotChris Pickles Evie PicklesHCP FleetSkipper2nd / 21
1 Jan 2025FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot1657HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2025FF Mellor Mug/HCP Isel Cup/GP Commodores Prize/MirTop Orsova CupChris Pickles Evie PicklesRS 200Skipper1st / 8
1 Jan 2025Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 20231657HandicapSkipper2nd / 19

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 760, #275. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.