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Sailor · 2016–2026

Ian Escritt

yorkshire dales sc HandicapRS 400

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Events
125

679 races · 205 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 18 of 125

Podium rate
30%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 75%–77%, 5,316 boats)

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kate Mellor

1 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 8% win rate

Biggest lift
Kate Mellor

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kate Mellor

Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 · 13 events

Nemesis
Graham Tinsley

52–94 head to head in 149 races

Rival
Neil Ashurst

92–75 in 168 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

3-4-2-DNF-1-2-2-3-1-DNF-2-1-2-1 · Wednesday Evening Series 2026

Signature result
1st of 100

Wednesday Night 2023 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kate Mellor — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 8% win rate
  • Kate Mellor · 1901, 2119 · Handicap 13events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 35 of 94 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2021
  • Paul Hill · 715 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Clive Harries · 11422, 1282 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 19 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2026
  • Keith Escritt · 1355, 8 · Handicap, RS 400 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
  • Clive Harris · 1282 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 39th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Vanessa James · 538 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • John Cheetham · 3468 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Stewart Walker · 598 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

-12920453720172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 125

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Around the Buoys 20264374HandicapSkipper1st / 41
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series Windward Leeward 20264374HandicapSkipper19th / 30
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Around the Buoys 20264374HandicapSkipper1st / 58
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Windward Leeward 2026598HandicapSkipper4th / 31
1 Jan 2026Graham Cooke Memorial Pursuit Race 2026598HandicapSkipper6th / 25
1 Jan 2026Icicle Series 20264374HandicapSkipper7th / 33
1 Jan 2026Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 20264374HandicapSkipper5th / 42
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Windward Leeward 2026598HandicapSkipper10th / 18
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Evening Series 202611422HandicapSkipper1st / 92
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series Around the Buoys 20254374HandicapSkipper18th / 26
1 Jan 2025Early Summer Series Windward Leeward 2025598HandicapSkipper12th / 28
1 Jan 2025Early Summer Trophy Day Commodore's Weekend 20254374HandicapSkipper1st / 11
1 Jan 2025Frostbite Series 2025715HandicapSkipper37th / 51
1 Jan 2025Icicle Series 20254374HandicapSkipper9th / 33
1 Jan 2025Late Summer Series Around the Buoys 20254374HandicapSkipper1st / 51
1 Jan 2025Late Summer Series Windward Leeward 2025598HandicapSkipper2nd / 34
1 Jan 2025Late Summer Trophy Day 2025715HandicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:45 on September 1, 20254374HandicapSkipper13th / 24
1 Jan 2025Spring Monkey 20254374HandicapSkipper2nd / 14
1 Jan 2025Spring Series Around the Buoys 20254374HandicapSkipper1st / 30
1 Jan 2025Spring Series Windward Leeward 2025598HandicapSkipper18th / 27
1 Jan 2025Wednesday Evening Series 20254374HandicapSkipper1st / 89
2 Jan 2024Late Summer Series Windward/Leeward 2024598HandicapSkipper30th / 41
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Around the Buoys 2024598HandicapSkipper24th / 38
1 Jan 2024Autumn Series Windward/Leeward 2024598HandicapSkipper3rd / 34

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 420, #5,413.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -61, #59,230. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.