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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ed Wightman

bssc HandicapILCA 7 (Laser)ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)

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Events
31

112 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 31

Podium rate
32%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–69%, 737 boats)

Best class ranking
#2234

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 34

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stephen Wightman

1 wins · 4 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate

Biggest lift
Stephen Wightman

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephen Wightman

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Maddy Kirk

6–21 head to head in 27 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

7-16-6-DNF-25-19-1-4-5-15 · Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week

Signature result
1st of 41

2025 Typhoon Trophy Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen Wightman — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate
  • Stephen Wightman · 764 · Handicap 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 11 of 56 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Alex Angle · 764 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-11100211201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapCrew13th / 47
1 Jan 20252025 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapCrew1st / 41
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025764HandicapCrew6th / 19
1 Jan 2025Single Handed, 2000 and Asymmetric Open146089HandicapSkipper4th / 15
1 Jan 2025Summer Points146089HandicapSkipper2nd / 14
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapCrew28th / 45
1 Jan 20232023 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapCrew16th / 51
1 Jan 2023Autumn Points764HandicapCrew2nd / 3
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week764HandicapCrew2nd / 11
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week764HandicapCrew7th / 53
1 Jan 20222022 Typhoon Trophy Series764HandicapCrew29th / 44
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleet Overall764HandicapCrew8th / 53
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleets764HandicapCrew2nd / 10
1 Jan 2022Jamieson Cup764HandicapCrew6th / 21
1 Jan 2019Brancaster Week 2019179766ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 13
1 Jan 2019Laser Millenium Cup179766HandicapSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 20182018 Typhoon Trophy Series179766HandicapSkipper39th / 59
1 Jan 2018April Points179766HandicapSkipper9th / 13
1 Jan 2018Autumn Points179766HandicapSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2018Brancaster Week 2018 Sea Fleets179766ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 39
1 Jan 2017August Points179766HandicapSkipper11th / 25
1 Jan 2017Brancaster Week 2016179766ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 22
1 Jan 2017Brancaster Week 2017179766ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper10th / 25
1 Jan 2017Brancaster Week 2017 Sea Fleets179766ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 23
1 Jan 2016Borthwick Trophy179766HandicapSkipper8th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 83, #44,628.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 199, #16,501. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.