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Sailor · 1993–2026

Graham Bailey

royal yacht squadron EtchellsDragon

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Events
18

111 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 79%–84%, 826 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Helm in Dragon · rating 373

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Killian Boag

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
William Bedford & Killian Boag

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

Biggest lift
William Bedford

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Heritage

Nov 1993 – Jun 2008 · 5 events

Nemesis
Jud Smith

5–21 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Ante Razmilovic

21–29 in 50 races

Best day
1 Jan 2001

5-7-4-2-1 · 2001 Etchells Southern Area Championship

Signature result
1st of 28

Dragon Class Open Finnish Championship · Dragon · 12 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Killian Boag — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Julia Bailey · Bluebottle, BLUEBOTTLE, MATATU · Dragon, Etchells 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 46 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
  • William Bedford · Bluebottle, BLUEBOTTLE, Strait Dealer · Dragon, Etchells 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 41 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jun 2026
  • David Heritage · Arbitrator, GBR 1181, GBR 137, GBR 89 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Nov 1993 – Jun 2008
  • Killian Boag · Bluebottle, MATATU · Dragon, Etchells 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Stephen Bailey · Arbitrator, GBR 137, GBR 89, GBR1352 · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Nov 1993 – Jun 2008
  • Mark Lees · Bluebottle, BLUEBOTTLE · Dragon 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Andrew Cooper · MATATU · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Dilly Ala · Strait Dealer · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • David Franks · Strait Dealer · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2024
  • David Bedford · Strait Dealer · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022

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

Rating history

029358519972001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 2026Dragon Europeans 2026BluebottleDragonSkipper4th / 62
12 Jun 2026Dragon Class Open Finnish ChampionshipBluebottleDragonSkipper1st / 28
22 Sep 2025REGATES ROYALES 2025BluebottleDragonSkipper6th / 35
5 Aug 2024Dragon European Championship 2024BluebottleDragonSkipper5th / 55
1 Aug 2024Draakon Klassi Eesti Meistrivõistlused 2024/Dragon Class Estonian Championship 2024BluebottleDragonSkipper7th / 33
25 May 20242024 Sir Kenneth Preston TrophyStrait DealerEtchellsSkipper3rd / 12
15 Aug 2023International Dragon Class 75th Edinburgh CupBLUEBOTTLEDragonOther9th / 41
2 Sep 20222022 Etchells European ChampionshipMATATUEtchellsOther8th / 32
20 Aug 2022DRAGON GOLD CUP OSTENDBluebottleDragonSkipper6th / 33
9 Apr 20222022 International Etchells Spring RegattaStrait DealerEtchellsSkipper2nd / 12
1 Jan 20102010 Etchells World ChampionshipArbitratorEtchellsSkipper11th / 43
23 Jun 20082008 Etchells World ChampionshipGBR1352EtchellsSkipper6th / 83
26 Jun 20072007 Etchells World ChampionshipArbitratorEtchellsSkipper14th / 45
27 Aug 20012001 Etchells World ChampionshipGBR 1181EtchellsSkipper9th / 61
1 Jan 20012001 Etchells Southern Area ChampionshipPunkarellaEtchellsSkipper3rd / 27
10 Sep 19981998 Etchells World ChampionshipGBR 137EtchellsSkipper32nd / 100
17 Jun 19961996 Etchells World ChampionshipGBR 89EtchellsSkipper14th / 64
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipArbitratorEtchellsCrew32nd / 78

Helm rating across all classes: 585, #1,084.Crew rating across all classes: 17. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.