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Sailor · 2007–2025

Mark Emerson

st augustine yacht club IRC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
92

103 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 7 of 92

Podium rate
25%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (90%: 75%–77%, 4,176 boats)

Most successful partnership
Matthew Smaller

1 wins · 1 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Best trio
Lydia Barber & Matthew Smaller

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matthew Smaller

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrew James

Apr 2023 – Sep 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Piet Vroon

0–19 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Edward Broadway

23–16 in 39 races

Best day
8 Aug 2021

4-6-5 · Rolex Fastnet Race 2021 · about 1 in 148 by chance

Signature result
6th of 269

Rolex Fastnet Race 2021 · IRC handicap · 8 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Smaller — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Arthur White · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 17events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 6% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Ben Gasson · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 15events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Ewan Finlay · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 14events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Jacopo Ceresole · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 13events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Andrew James · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 9th · Apr 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Lydia Barber · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Matthew Smaller · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Saoirse Reynolds · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 11th · Apr 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Magnus Jackson · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 17th · May 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Campbell Manzoni · PHOSPHORUS II · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 17th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

0126252200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 2025Cherbourg Race (with JOG) (R7 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper18th / 51
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper80th / 379
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper43rd / 57
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper65th / 161
27 Jun 2025Morgan Cup Race (R4 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper9th / 100
25 Mar 20252025 St. Augustine Race WeekSol MatePHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
20 Jul 2024Channel RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper1st / 18
22 Jun 2024SSE Renewables Round Ireland RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper24th / 41
7 Jun 2024Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 2)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper22nd / 45
18 May 2024De Guingand Bowl Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 1)PHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper18th / 41
10 May 2024North Sea RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper11th / 35
4 May 2024Myth of Malham RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper17th / 55
20 Apr 2024Cervantes Trophy RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper30th / 39
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper14th / 351
7 Jul 2023Cowes Dinard St Malo RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper37th / 177
16 Jun 2023Morgan Cup RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper23rd / 89
27 May 2023Myth of Malham RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper32nd / 146
13 May 2023De Guingand Bowl RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper62nd / 83
29 Apr 2023Cervantes Trophy RacePHOSPHORUS IIIRC handicapSkipper14th / 87
23 Oct 2022Rolex Middle Sea Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper6th / 34
23 Jul 2022Channel Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 6
8 Jul 2022Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 5
21 Feb 2022RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper33rd / 54
21 Feb 2022RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper11th / 19
8 Jan 2022RORC Transatlantic Race 2022Phosphorus IIIRC handicapSkipper4th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 207 (±174), #17,962.Crew rating across all classes: 140 (±233). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.