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Sailor · 1988–2026

Mark Thomas

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapIRC handicap

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Events
92

199 races · 18 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 7 of 92

Podium rate
24%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–68%, 5,077 boats)

Best class ranking
#770

Helm in J/70 · rating 31

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Richard Thomas

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

Best trio
Richard Thomas & Rachel Montgomery

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

Biggest lift
Richard Thomas

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Anne Thomas

Apr 2009 – Jan 2025 · 35 events

Nemesis
Jud Smith

0–23 head to head in 24 races

Best day
6 Oct 2017

1-2-1-1-1-1 · Sport Boat Invitational and 2017 Express 27 Nationals · about 1 in 222 by chance

Signature result
1st of 84

2015 Big Daddy Sunday Pursuit Race · Handicap · 8 Mar 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard Thomas — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Anne Thomas · Raven, RAVEN, Wildcard, WILDCARD · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, PHRF handicap 35events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 2 of 55 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2009 – Jan 2025
  • Richard Powell · Rogan Josh, ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap, P40 14events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Nico Tilche · Rogan Josh, ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap, P40 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Rachel Montgomery · Rogan Josh, ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap, P40 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Richard Thomas · ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Freddie Denton · ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 7th · Apr 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Freya Anderson · Rogan Josh, ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap, P40 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Jul 2025
  • Mike Slade · Canon, City Index Leopard, ICAP Leopard · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2009
  • Christopher Kilgour · ROGAN JOSH · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Chris Sherlock · Canon, City Index Leopard, ICAP Leopard · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2009

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

Rating history

09318619891994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Jun 2026Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew1st / 35
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapSkipper67th / 379
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)ROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew17th / 127
3 May 2025Cervantes Trophy Race (R1 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)SIMPLESIRC handicapCrew39th / 91
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper1st / 9
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper89th / 152
6 Sep 2024Lewmar Cherbourg Race (with JOG)ROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew15th / 71
5 Jul 2024Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (IRC 2H Europeans Race 1)ROGAN JOSHIRC handicapSkipper11th / 73
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunWindsomePHRF handicapSkipper71st / 78
7 Jun 2024Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 2)ROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew4th / 45
20 Apr 2024Cervantes Trophy RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew11th / 39
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEWindsomeHandicapSkipper36th / 105
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper10th / 17
1 Sep 2023Salcombe Gin Castle Rock RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew9th / 32
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew64th / 351
7 Jul 2023Cowes Dinard St Malo RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew19th / 177
27 May 2023Myth of Malham RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew23rd / 146
29 Apr 2023Cervantes Trophy RaceROGAN JOSHIRC handicapCrew7th / 87
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper23rd / 33
20 Nov 20222022 - 2023 YRA Doublehanded MidwintersWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper5th / 11
24 Sep 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September RegattaRogan JoshIRC handicapOther4th / 12
3 Sep 20222022 Jazz Cup 34WindsomeHandicapSkipper8th / 72
7 Aug 20222022 - The YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper10th / 10
14 Mar 2022Tuesday Night Races 2022MuffinHandicapCrew28th / 29
29 Jan 20222022 - Three Bridge FiascoWINDSOMEHandicapSkipper11th / 30

Helm rating across all classes: 132 (±143), #27,594.Crew rating across all classes: 119 (±180), #24,548. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.