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Sailor · 2017–2026

Matt Fowler

pbsc HandicapTopper

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Events
51

165 races · 83 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 16 of 51

Podium rate
57%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 78%–82%, 1,165 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Topper · rating 276

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lynne Ratcliffe

10 wins · 15 podiums in 26 events together · 39% win rate

Biggest lift
Lynne Ratcliffe

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lynne Ratcliffe

Jan 2018 – Jan 2025 · 26 events

Nemesis
Mike Green

9–14 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Mike Green

9–14 in 25 races

Best day
1 Jan 2020

1-1-1-2-1-DNF-1-1-1-1 · PBSC Club race

Signature result
1st of 47

PBSC Spring series 2026 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lynne Ratcliffe — 10 wins · 15 podiums in 26 events together · 39% win rate
  • Lynne Ratcliffe · 1511, 1628 · Handicap 26events 10 wins together · 15 podiums · 39% win rate · 57 of 95 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2025
  • Chris Corke · 0, 1628 · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
  • Lynn Radcliff · 1511 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Lyn Ratcliff · 1628 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Leslie Corke · Blank · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Michael Tanner · 819 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

027555020182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Bank Holiday Series 2026516HandicapSkipper2nd / 17
1 Jan 2026Cock o' Bay Pursuit 2026516HandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 2026PBSC Seaweek topper racing 2026Matt FowlerTopperSkipper8th / 15
1 Jan 2026PBSC Spring series 2026516HandicapSkipper1st / 47
1 Jan 2025PBSC Bank Holiday Series 2025516HandicapSkipper15th / 27
1 Jan 2025PBSC Club Championship1628HandicapSkipper19th / 35
1 Jan 2025PBSC Mens Tankard 2025516HandicapSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2025PBSC SeaWeek Series 2025Matt FowlerTopperSkipper1st / 9
1 Jan 2025PBSC Spring Series 2025516HandicapSkipper9th / 28
1 Jan 2025PBSC Vice Commodore Pursuit 2025516HandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 2025PBSC Vice Commodore Pursuit 2025516HandicapSkipper5th / 12
1 Jan 2025PBSC Vice Commodore Pursuit 2025516HandicapSkipper3rd / 15
1 Jan 2025PBSC_BLAZE_National _Championship_2025516HandicapSkipper11th / 38
1 Jan 2025Summer Series 2025516HandicapSkipper24th / 30
1 Jan 2025Winter Brass Monkey Series 2025516HandicapSkipper3rd / 16
1 Jan 2024Ladies Bowl 2024BlankHandicapCrew5th / 14
1 Jan 2024PBSC Martello Race 20241518HandicapSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2024PBSC PBSC ESSC Sprint 2024819HandicapSkipper15th / 44
1 Jan 2024PBSC Summer Series 2024516HandicapSkipper3rd / 14
1 Jan 2024PBSC_Topper_Sea_Week_Series_2024Matt FowlerTopperSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2024PBSC_Vice_Commodore_Pursuit_20240HandicapSkipper3rd / 20
6 May 2022PBSC Cecil Bale Race1628HandicapSkipper8th / 38
6 May 2022PBSC Summer Series Race1628HandicapSkipper1st / 37
1 Jan 2022PBSC Cecil Bale Trophy Race1628HandicapSkipper1st / 26
1 Jan 2022PBSC Club MARTELLO race 20221628HandicapSkipper3rd / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 497, #2,687.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.