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Sailor · 2018–2026

Ray Holmes

HandicapCockleStiffkey Cockle

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Events
19

50 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 19

Podium rate
47%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 53%–65%, 166 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Crew in Cockle · rating 20

Most successful partnership
Chris Spink

1 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate

Biggest lift
Chris Spink

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Spink

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Gordon Rustin

3–15 head to head in 18 races

Signature result
1st of 8

Hawk Last on Water Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Spink — 1 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate
  • Chris Spink · 285 · Handicap 12events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 8% win rate · 3 of 32 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
  • David Brooksbank · 72 · Cockle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2022
  • Adrian Christmas · 285 · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2025
  • Anthony Keeling · 15 · Cockle, Stiffkey Cockle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Tessa Brooksbank · 72 · Cockle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-38-4292019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Harbour Fleets Sailing Week15Stiffkey CockleCrew10th / 15
1 Jan 2026Robin Rowley Trophy285HandicapCrew3rd / 6
1 Jan 2025Harbour Fleets Sailing Week15CockleCrew6th / 11
1 Jan 2025Hawk Summer Series285HandicapCrew2nd / 10
1 Jan 2024Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week15CockleCrew5th / 11
1 Jan 2023Hawk Last on Water Series285HandicapCrew1st / 8
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Harbour Fleet72CockleCrew9th / 13
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Harbour Fleet72CockleCrew9th / 13
1 Jan 2022Hawk Summer Series285HandicapCrew3rd / 11
1 Jan 2021Hawk Champagne Series285HandicapCrew4th / 8
1 Jan 2021Hawk Last on the Water285HandicapCrew2nd / 9
1 Jan 2021Hawk Mini May285HandicapCrew4th / 10
1 Jan 2019Brancaster Week 201972CockleCrew5th / 11
1 Jan 2019Hawk August Points285HandicapCrew5th / 9
1 Jan 2019Hawk Autumn Points285HandicapCrew2nd / 11
1 Jan 2019Hawk Easter Series 2019285HandicapCrew3rd / 6
1 Jan 2019Hawk First on Water Series285HandicapCrew3rd / 6
1 Jan 2019Hawk Last on Water Series285HandicapCrew3rd / 6
1 Jan 2018Brancaster Week 2018 Harbour Fleets72CockleCrew8th / 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -38, #55,994. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.