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Sailor · 1990–2026

Nigel Skudder

poole yc HandicapJ/80

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Events
19

121 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 19

Podium rate
21%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 78%–82%, 894 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Adam Bowers

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Adam Bowers

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Frith

Jan 1998 – Jan 2003 · 5 events

Nemesis
Kevin Sproul

0–23 head to head in 23 races

Signature result
1st of 66

1992 National Championship · Handicap · 1 Jan 1992

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Adam Bowers — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Peter Frith · 1290, Swiftwun · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 1998 – Jan 2003
  • Adam Bowers · 1271, Skud's Missile, Skuds Missile, Zero Tolerance · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1992 – Jan 1995
  • Keith Hills · Exeter Solar, Harley Quinn, Incognito · Handicap, J/80 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 1997 – Jan 2024
  • Nick Daly-Hunt · Harley Quinn, Striking 13 · Handicap, J/80 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2017 – Jan 2026
  • Robin Hobson · Another One Bites the Dust, Porgie & Buff · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 1990 – Jan 1991
  • Nick Willis · Waimanu · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Lawrence Killham · Harley Quinn · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Peter Firth · Swiftwun · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2005 – Jan 2005

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

Rating history

-91-61-32Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Results as of 15:38 on September 6, 2026Striking 13HandicapSkipper9th / 45
1 Jan 2024National Hornet National ChampionshipsExeter SolarHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
1 Jan 2023Final ResultsStriking 13HandicapSkipper19th / 49
1 Jan 2021FINAL Results after Day 4WaimanuHandicapSkipper19th / 45
10 Jul 20172017 J/80 World ChampionshipsHarley QuinnJ/80Skipper40th / 48
16 Jun 20172017 J/80 Open National ChampionshipExeter SolarJ/80Skipper16th / 21
1 Jan 2005Osprey Nationals 2005SwiftwunHandicapSkipper4th / 28
1 Jan 20032003 Osprey National Championships50th Anniversary of ClassSwiftwunHandicapSkipper2nd / 51
1 Jan 20022002 National ChampionshipSwiftwunHandicapSkipper6th / 26
1 Jan 20012001 National ChampionshipSwiftwunHandicapSkipper8th / 39
1 Jan 19991999 National Championship 25th July to 30th July 19991290HandicapSkipper10th / 60
1 Jan 19981998 National Championship 1st to 8th August 19981290HandicapSkipper4th / 46
1 Jan 19971997 National Championship 26th July to 1st August 1997IncognitoHandicapSkipper21st / 70
1 Jan 19951995 National Championship 29th July to 4th August 1997Skuds MissileHandicapSkipper10th / 48
1 Jan 19941994 National Championship 24th July to 29th July 19941271HandicapSkipper4th / 72
1 Jan 19931993 National ChampionshipZero ToleranceHandicapSkipper2nd / 55
1 Jan 19921992 National ChampionshipSkud's MissileHandicapSkipper1st / 66
1 Jan 19911991 National ChampionshipAnother One Bites the DustHandicapSkipper9th / 57
1 Jan 19901990 National ChampionshipPorgie & BuffHandicapSkipper10th / 71

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -91, #84,369. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.