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Sailor · 2016–2026

Joe Bolton

myc HandicapNHC 1YTC 2

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Events
71

132 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 10 of 71

Podium rate
37%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 58%–64%, 705 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in NHC 1 · rating 312

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Vanessa Bolton

7 wins · 18 podiums in 46 events together · 15% win rate

Biggest lift
Vanessa Bolton

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Vanessa Bolton

Jan 2016 – Jan 2023 · 46 events

Nemesis
Robbie Stewart

11–39 head to head in 51 races

Rival
Tim French

26–18 in 48 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

2-2-2-2-1-1-1 · Final Results at 13/10/19

Signature result
1st of 14

Final Results at 13/10/19 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2019

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Vanessa Bolton — 7 wins · 18 podiums in 46 events together · 15% win rate
  • Vanessa Bolton · Aquila, Ghost Train, Toucan, Valkyrie · Handicap, NHC 1, WHITESAIL 46events 7 wins together · 18 podiums · 15% win rate · 12 of 86 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

022444820172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 71

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Oct 2026Spring Series 2026AquilaHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series 2026 Class 1 YTCAquilaHandicapSkipper1st / 11
1 Jan 2026MYC Autumn Series Class 1 IRCAquilaHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 2026Spring Series 2026AquilaHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 2025MYC 2025 Spring Series Class 1 Club HandicapAquilaHandicapSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2025MYC 2025 Spring Series Class 1 YTCAquilaHandicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2025MYC Autumn Series 2025AquilaIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2025MYC Autumn Series 2025AquilaYTCSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaHandicapSkipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaYTC 2Skipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaHandicapSkipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaYTC 2Skipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaHandicapSkipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaYTC 2Skipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaYTC 2Skipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaHandicapSkipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaYTC 2Skipper10th / 11
1 Jan 2025MYC Regatta 2025AquilaHandicapSkipper10th / 11
5 Dec 2024MYC Spring Series 2024 Class 1 YTCAquilaHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
1 Jan 2024MYC Regatta 2024 Warm Up RaceAquilaHandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Jan 2024Medway Yacht Club Autumn Series YTC 2024AquilaHandicapSkipper6th / 13
1 Jan 2023Holdfast Keelboat Regatta 2023 at Medway YC - Class 3 NHCAquilaHandicapSkipper6th / 11
1 Jan 2023MYC Autumn Series 2023 Class 1 YTC Race 3AquilaHandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2023MYC Autumn Series 2023 Class 1 YTC Race 4AquilaHandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2023MYC Autumn Series 2023 Class 1 YTC Race 4AquilaHandicapSkipper7th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 316, #11,704. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.