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Sailor · 2022–2026

Olly Saunders

shustoke sc HandicapLark

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Events
84

219 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 84

Podium rate
7%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 57%–59%, 5,400 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in Lark · rating -15

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Zara Frankton

1 wins · 5 podiums in 59 events together · 2% win rate

Biggest lift
Zara Frankton

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Zara Frankton

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026 · 59 events

Nemesis
Stuart Hydon

1–16 head to head in 17 races

Rival
Mike Cossey

21–23 in 47 races

Best day
4 May 2023

3-6-7-2-4-4-1-3-2-DNF · 2025 Spring Saturday Series

Signature result
3rd of 89

2023 Spring Saturday Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Zara Frankton — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 59 events together · 2% win rate
  • Zara Frankton · 2468, 5497, Ariadne · Handicap, Lark 59events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 2% win rate · 9 of 139 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Hatty Connolly · 21896, 2468, 4026, Ariadne · Handicap, Lark 26events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 83 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Harvey Rose · 2468 · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 36th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Dave Turtle · 2468 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

07915720242025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 84

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Mar 20262026 Spring Sunday Series2468HandicapSkipper37th / 81
1 Mar 20262025-2026 Winter Saturday Series2468HandicapSkipper32nd / 85
5 Feb 20262026 Spring Personal Handicap2468HandicapSkipper48th / 141
5 Feb 20262026 Spring Saturday Series2468HandicapSkipper35th / 86
8 Jan 20262026 Summer Personal Handicap2468HandicapSkipper52nd / 131
2 Jan 2026Winter Personal Handicap 2025-20262468HandicapSkipper40th / 129
1 Jan 20262026 Spring Personal Handicap Pursuit Series2468HandicapSkipper34th / 85
1 Jan 20262026 Summer Personal Handicap Pursuit Series2468HandicapSkipper40th / 88
1 Jan 20262026 Summer Saturday Series2468HandicapSkipper42nd / 83
1 Jan 20262026 Summer Sunday Series2468HandicapSkipper40th / 85
1 Jan 2026Race Week 20262468HandicapSkipper28th / 89
1 Jan 2026Thursday 20262468HandicapSkipper3rd / 16
1 Jan 2026Thursday 20262468HandicapSkipper42nd / 95
12 Jul 20252025 Winter Sunday Series2468HandicapSkipper33rd / 81
9 Jul 20252025 Autumn Sunday Series2468HandicapSkipper19th / 81
5 Apr 2025Spring Sunday 20252468HandicapSkipper52nd / 76
8 Feb 20252025 Summer Personal Handicap Series2468HandicapSkipper40th / 126
8 Feb 20252025 Summer Saturday Series2468HandicapSkipper44th / 101
6 Jan 20252025 Summer Personal Handicap Pursuit Series2468HandicapSkipper46th / 84
6 Jan 20252025 Summer Sunday Series2468HandicapSkipper53rd / 89
1 Jan 20252025 Autumn Personal Handicap Pursuit Series2468HandicapSkipper19th / 83
1 Jan 20252025 Autumn Personal Handicap Series2468HandicapSkipper20th / 127
1 Jan 20252025 Autumn Saturday Series2468HandicapSkipper19th / 103
1 Jan 20252025 Lark Open Meeting2468HandicapSkipper5th / 9
1 Jan 20252025 Spring Personal Handicap Pursuit Series2468HandicapSkipper36th / 68

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 110, #42,659. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.