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Sailor · 2019–2026

Christopher Melhuish

n a HandicapWylie WabbitPHRF handicap

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Events
27

74 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
22%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 46%–52%, 644 boats)

Best class ranking
#92

Helm in Vanguard 15 · rating -66

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nigel Lipps

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Nigel Lipps

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Ethan Petersen

5–25 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Greg Byrne

13–14 in 27 races

Best day
7 Dec 2025

1-1-5-5-3-4-3-1-4-3-DNF-3-2-2 · Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26

Signature result
1st of 11

Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26 · Handicap · 7 Dec 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nigel Lipps — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Nigel Lipps · 125, Tulawemia, TULAWEMIA · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Wylie Wabbit 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Jim Melhuish · TULAREMIA, TULAWEMIA · Wylie Wabbit 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Zach Melhuish · TULAWEMIA · Wylie Wabbit 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Jack Davis · SLICE · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

-99331642020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Totally Dinghy212597ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper15th / 20
11 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.1134Vanguard 15Skipper4th / 6
13 Jun 202635th Delta Ditch RunTulawemiaPHRF handicapSkipper49th / 90
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoTULAWEMIAWylie WabbitSkipper4th / 6
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26125HandicapSkipper1st / 11
16 Oct 20252025 Wylie Wabbit National ChampionshipsTulawemiaWylie WabbitSkipper11th / 12
8 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYTulawemiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoTULAWEMIAWylie WabbitSkipper2nd / 5
20 Jul 20242024 - Plastic ClassicTULAWEMIAPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
13 Jul 20242024 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.1134Vanguard 15Skipper7th / 7
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunTULAWEMIAPHRF handicapSkipper41st / 80
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays125HandicapSkipper10th / 10
13 Oct 2023Fall One Design InvitationalTULAWEMIAWylie WabbitSkipper11th / 11
8 Jul 202370th Anniversary HIGH SIERRA REGATTA Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.LANTERNE ROUGEVanguard 15Skipper6th / 9
3 Jun 202332nd Delta Ditch RunTULAWEMIAPHRF handicapSkipper46th / 74
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoTULAWEMIAWylie WabbitSkipper4th / 6
4 Dec 20222022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays125HandicapSkipper9th / 10
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACETulawemiaHandicapSkipper38th / 159
6 Oct 2022Olson 25 Nationals and Wylie Wabbit NationalsTulawemiaWylie WabbitSkipper10th / 10
11 Jun 202231st Delta Ditch RunTularemiaPHRF handicapSkipper49th / 82
29 Jan 20222022 - Three Bridge FiascoTULAREMIAWylie WabbitSkipper2nd / 5
29 Aug 20202020 - YRA Summer Series Island Tour RegattaSLICEHandicapSkipper6th / 8
16 Feb 20202020 - Sunday BrunchSLICEPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
12 Jan 20202019 - 20 IYC Island DaysSLICEHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
19 Oct 20192019 - Oktoberfest RaceSLICEHandicapSkipper3rd / 3

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 157, #24,454. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.