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Sailor · 2016–2026

Matthew Somerville

bassenthwaite sailing club HandicapHCP FleetPH

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Events
97

308 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 2 of 97

Podium rate
11%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 57%–60%, 3,232 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in PH · rating 244

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Henry Bullen

1 wins · 3 podiums in 30 events together · 3% win rate

Biggest lift
Henry Bullen

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Henry Bullen

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 · 30 events

Nemesis
Chris Pickles

4–48 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Phil Davenport

27–36 in 63 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

2-3-1-3-6-3-2-2-5-2-1-2-2-1 · NSSA 2024

Signature result
1st of 60

NWYJTT 2024 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Henry Bullen — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 30 events together · 3% win rate
  • Henry Bullen · 1037, 1071, 1484, 56398 · Handicap, HCP Fleet, Mirror, RS 200 30events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3% win rate · 10 of 130 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Mark Somerville · 1, 1.15, 70391 · Handicap, PH 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
  • Cameron Somerville · 7031, 70391 · Handicap, Mirror 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
  • Dave Exley · Dave Exley Matthew Somerville · HCP Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Poppy Christie · 7031 · Mirror 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

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

Rating history

-231863952019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 97

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Club Championship481HandicapSkipper30th / 33
1 Jan 2026FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot481HandicapSkipper14th / 15
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261071HandicapSkipper14th / 63
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261071RS 200Skipper6th / 21
1 Jan 2026Mark Ninnim Memorial Race 20261484HandicapSkipper29th / 33
1 Jan 2026Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy 20211071HandicapSkipper8th / 40
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship200224HCP FleetSkipper38th / 40
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship481HandicapSkipper11th / 35
1 Jan 2025Celebrity Glass Pursuit 20241071HandicapSkipper4th / 28
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy200224HCP FleetSkipper14th / 15
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy481HandicapSkipper12th / 14
1 Jan 2025FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel PotMatthew SomervilleHCP FleetSkipper8th / 21
1 Jan 2025FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot1071HandicapSkipper14th / 14
1 Jan 2025Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 20231071HandicapSkipper4th / 19
1 Jan 2025GNAC 20251071RS 200Skipper9th / 21
1 Jan 2025GNAC 20251071HandicapSkipper23rd / 58
1 Jan 2025Mark Ninnim Memorial Race 20251071HandicapSkipper13th / 27
1 Jan 2025NSSA Championships 20251071HandicapSkipper2nd / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Club Championship200224HCP FleetSkipper12th / 61
1 Jan 2024GNAC 20241071RS 200Skipper10th / 27
1 Jan 2024GNAC 20241071HandicapSkipper33rd / 68
1 Jan 2024Lakeland & Borders Laser / ILCA Circuit 2023200224HandicapSkipper5th / 98
1 Jan 2024Mark Ninnim Memorial Race 2024200224HandicapSkipper14th / 45
1 Jan 2024NSSA 20241071HandicapSkipper2nd / 25
1 Jan 2024NWYJTT 2024GBR 1071HandicapSkipper1st / 60

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 292, #13,689. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.