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Sailor · 2020–2026

Fran Gifford

HandicapSalcombe YawlYawl Red

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Events
27

43 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 27

Podium rate
33%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 59%–65%, 608 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mark Waterhouse

3 wins · 5 podiums in 19 events together · 16% win rate

Biggest lift
Robin Hodges

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Waterhouse

Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 19 events

Nemesis
Will Henderson

9–22 head to head in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

1-2-6-6 · SYC Welstead September Open25

Signature result
3rd of 51

Bucket & Spade Sea Race Handicapped Results 23 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Waterhouse — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 19 events together · 16% win rate
  • Mark Waterhouse · 3641 · Handicap, Salcombe Yawl 19events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 16% win rate · 6 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
  • Robin Hodges · 179, Pas Encore · Handicap, Salcombe Yawl 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • David Greening · Spruce Goose, Spuce Goose · Handicap, Yawl Red 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Helen Hillditch · 3641 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Anna Rayson · 3641 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

0124247202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Devon Eyes Salcombe Yawl Autumn Open 2026Pas EncoreSalcombe YawlCrew6th / 17
1 Jan 2026STR Yawl Handicap 2026Pas EncoreHandicapCrew2nd / 14
1 Jan 2025SYC Welstead September Open25179HandicapCrew2nd / 17
1 Jan 2024All Comers 243641HandicapCrew10th / 17
1 Jan 2024Mid Week Series Two243641HandicapCrew22nd / 44
1 Jan 2024Summer Series Fast Handicap243641HandicapCrew6th / 14
1 Jan 2023Autumn Series Fast & Yawl Handicap233641Salcombe YawlCrew25th / 33
1 Jan 2023Bucket & Spade 233641HandicapCrew1st / 2
1 Jan 2023Bucket & Spade 233641HandicapCrew1st / 2
1 Jan 2023Bucket & Spade 233641HandicapCrew1st / 4
1 Jan 2023Bucket & Spade Sea Race Handicapped Results 233641HandicapSkipper3rd / 51
1 Jan 2022Early May Yawl Open 2022Spruce GooseHandicapCrew8th / 16
1 Jan 2022SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Fleets 2022Spuce GooseYawl RedCrew3rd / 13
1 Jan 2022Sailing Club Series Fast Handicap 20223641HandicapSkipper12th / 20
1 Jan 2021Autumn Series Fast Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew24th / 31
1 Jan 2021Midweek Series One Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew24th / 46
1 Jan 2021Midweek Series One Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew3rd / 15
1 Jan 2021Red Yawl Early May Open 2021Spruce GooseHandicapCrew5th / 13
1 Jan 2021Sailing Club Series Fast Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew19th / 22
1 Jan 2021Spring Series 20213641HandicapCrew5th / 15
1 Jan 2021Spring Series Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew10th / 29
1 Jan 2021Spring Series Handicap 2021 Race 53641HandicapCrew21st / 24
1 Jan 2021Winter Race Handicap 20213641HandicapCrew7th / 31
1 Jan 2020August Handicap Series 20203641HandicapCrew19th / 59
1 Jan 2020Handicap Autumn Series 20203641HandicapCrew10th / 47

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 247, #12,539.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 44. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.