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Sailor · 2019–2026

Stephen Wightman

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Events
25

77 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 25

Podium rate
40%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 65%–71%, 536 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alex Angles

2 wins · 5 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Ed Wightman

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ed Wightman

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Sam Neal

9–23 head to head in 32 races

Rival
Ed Medcalf

21–16 in 37 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

7-16-6-DNF-25-19-1-4-5-15 · Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week

Signature result
1st of 41

2025 Typhoon Trophy Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Angles — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Ed Wightman · 764 · Handicap 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 11 of 56 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Alex Angles · 14370, 764 · Handicap 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 18 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Alex Angle · 764 · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Alex Dobson · 14370 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

01102192023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper13th / 47
1 Jan 2026Club Cups14370HandicapSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2026Mini Regatta764HandicapSkipper5th / 14
1 Jan 2026Summer Points764HandicapSkipper6th / 14
1 Jan 2026Victory Half Hull764HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper1st / 41
1 Jan 2025Autumn Points14370HandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 2025Club Cups764HandicapSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 2025Drascombe Trophy Pursuit Race764HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2025Idler Bowl764HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025764HandicapSkipper6th / 19
1 Jan 2025Summer Points764HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2025Summer Points14370HandicapSkipper10th / 14
1 Jan 2025Victory Half Hull764HandicapSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper28th / 45
1 Jan 20232023 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper16th / 51
1 Jan 2023Autumn Points764HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week764HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week764HandicapSkipper7th / 53
1 Jan 20222022 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper29th / 44
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleet Overall764HandicapSkipper8th / 53
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleets764HandicapSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2022Jamieson Cup764HandicapSkipper6th / 21
1 Jan 2022Trafalgar Trophy764HandicapSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 20192019 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapSkipper29th / 51

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 204, #22,317. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.