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Sailor · 2017–2026

Francois Charles

IRC handicap

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Possibly the same person: François Charles (2025, 2 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
24

24 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 3 of 24

Podium rate
25%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 78%–80%, 2,688 boats)

Most successful partnership
Olivier Leroux

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Jean-Gabriel Jourdan & Olivier Leroux

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Jean-Gabriel Jourdan

Jun 2023 – Jul 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Noel Racine

4–10 head to head in 14 races

Best day
3 Aug 2019

3-1-52 · Rolex Fastnet Race 2019 · about 1 in 535 by chance

Signature result
1st of 72

Cowes Dinard St Malo Race · IRC handicap · 3 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Olivier Leroux — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Jean-Gabriel Jourdan · SUN HILL III, SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Olivier Leroux · SUN HILL III, SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Maxime Abgrall · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 21st · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Philippe Ferelloc · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Titouan Le Naour · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Philippe Guennal · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 19th · May 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Sophie Delannoy · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Ronan Cadiou · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Nico Troussel · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Hervé Le Calvez · SUN HILL IV · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

07214320182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jul 2026Cowes Dinard St Malo RaceSUN HILL IVIRC handicapSkipper1st / 72
12 Jun 2026Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup RaceSUN HILL IVIRC handicapSkipper19th / 35
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceSUN HILL IVIRC handicapSkipper182nd / 379
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)SUN HILL IVIRC handicapSkipper34th / 161
3 May 2025Cervantes Trophy Race (R1 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)SUN HILL IVIRC handicapSkipper21st / 91
7 Jun 2024Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 2)SUN HILL IIIIRC handicapSkipper35th / 45
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceSUN HILL IIIIRC handicapSkipper22nd / 351
16 Jun 2023Morgan Cup RaceSUN HILL IIIIRC handicapSkipper26th / 89
8 Jul 2022Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2022Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper5th / 8
17 Jun 2022Morgan Cup 2022Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper1st / 2
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper3rd / 70
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper14th / 269
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper3rd / 34
9 Jul 2021Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2021Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper6th / 28
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper52nd / 334
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper1st / 52
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper3rd / 87
12 Jul 2019Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2019Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper6th / 49
13 Jul 2018Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2018Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper13th / 39
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper19th / 84
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper10th / 44
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper98th / 312
7 Jul 2017Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2017Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper10th / 47
9 Jun 2017Morgan Cup Race 2017Sun Hill 3IRC handicapSkipper10th / 30

Helm rating across all classes: 143 (±240), #25,872. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.