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Sailor · 2008–2026

Ian Little

kielder water sc HandicapOspreyHADRON H2

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Events
89

431 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 16 of 89

Podium rate
33%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 73%–76%, 2,112 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Crew in Osprey · rating 249

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Shaw

12 wins · 21 podiums in 64 events together · 19% win rate

Biggest lift
Rob Shaw

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rob Shaw

Jan 2008 – Jan 2026 · 64 events

Nemesis
Rob Shaw

0–60 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Russell Wheeler

22–18 in 40 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

1-5-1-2-1-1 · KWSC September Open 2023 - All Comers

Signature result
2nd of 56

Wilkinson Sword 2014 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Shaw — 12 wins · 21 podiums in 64 events together · 19% win rate
  • Rob Shaw · 1177, 1317, 1337, 1349 · Handicap, Osprey 64events 12 wins together · 21 podiums · 19% win rate · 52 of 327 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2008 – Jan 2026
  • Heather Smith · Bird of Prey IV · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Alex Mamwell · 1337 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015

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

Rating history

-236113462200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 89

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Hadron H2 Nationals 2026TPOHADRON H2Skipper12th / 23
1 Jan 2026Hadron H2 Open Meeting 2026TPOHADRON H2Skipper5th / 8
1 Jan 2026KWSC Annual Open1349HandicapCrew1st / 5
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:22 on April 13, 2026Bird Of Prey IVHandicapCrew8th / 13
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:33 on October 11, 2026Bird Of Prey IVHandicapCrew6th / 37
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:38 on October 11, 20261349HandicapCrew10th / 18
1 Jan 2026Results as of 15:38 on September 6, 2026Bird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper20th / 45
1 Jan 2025IOSSC Island Race - Saturday Racing1349HandicapCrew4th / 8
1 Jan 2025IOSSC Osprey Open Meeting 2025Bird of Prey IVHandicapCrew2nd / 8
1 Jan 2025KWSC September Open1337HandicapCrew1st / 7
1 Jan 2025Osprey Inlands and Final Fling 2025Bird of Prey IVHandicapCrew4th / 15
1 Jan 2025Osprey Southern Area Tour 2025Bird of Prey IVHandicapCrew2nd / 12
1 Jan 2025Results as of 15:40 on July 6, 2025TPOClass 40Skipper16th / 20
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:10 on October 12, 2025Bird of Prey IVHandicapCrew8th / 43
1 Jan 2025Results as of 22:10 on July 7, 2025Bird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper16th / 36
1 Jan 2024Dam to Dam Open1349HandicapCrew1st / 12
1 Jan 2024Final StandingsBird of Prey IVHandicapCrew7th / 50
1 Jan 2024Finn Southern Championships and Hadron H2 Open Meeting - 5/6 October 2024102HADRON H2Skipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2024Hadron H2 National Championship 2024TPOHADRON H2Skipper22nd / 27
1 Jan 2024KWSC September Open 20241337HandicapCrew1st / 9
1 Jan 2024KWSC September Open 2024 - Combined ILCA & Handicap1337HandicapCrew1st / 11
1 Jan 2024ResultsBird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper11th / 45
1 Jan 20232023 Scottish Tour Kielder Dam to DamBird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper6th / 9
1 Jan 20232023 Scottish Tour Lochaber OpenBird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 20232023 Scottish Tour Royal Tay YC Coronation RegattaBird of Prey IVHandicapSkipper2nd / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 424, #3,476.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -86, #91,737. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.