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Sailor · 2016–2026

Ian Linder

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Events
43

216 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 43

Podium rate
33%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 62%–67%, 1,098 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in Flying Fifteen · rating 328

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kim Linder

4 wins · 12 podiums in 28 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Kevin Sweetman

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kevin Sweetman

Jan 2017 – Jan 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Richard Whitworth

23–109 head to head in 132 races

Rival
Crispin Read Wilson

68–99 in 168 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

6-2-4-1-2-2-5-1 · F15 Summer Saturday Series 2026

Signature result
1st of 35

2024 Saturday Summer F15 · F15 Fleet · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kim Linder — 4 wins · 12 podiums in 28 events together · 14% win rate
  • Kim Linder · 3851, 4115, Team Effort, Team Rffort · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen 28events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 102 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Kevin Sweetman · 4115, FFUK · Flying Fifteen 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 47 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2024
  • Sam Moore · Ffuk, FFUK · Flying Fifteen 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 37 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2024
  • Michael Linder · 4115, Team Effort · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • James Linder · 3851 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

020541020172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026F15 Autumn Saturday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper19th / 23
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Saturday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper2nd / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Wednesday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper24th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper1st / 32
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper3rd / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Wednesday Series 20264115F15 FleetSkipper27th / 31
1 Jan 2026Flying Fifteen 2026 Spring Mini Series (RMYC Cup)4115Flying FifteenSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2026Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series 20264115Flying FifteenSkipper10th / 15
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Red DivisionTeam EffortFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 23
1 Jan 2025F15 Autumn Saturday Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper4th / 24
1 Jan 2025F15 Monday Spring Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper3rd / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Saturday Spring Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper2nd / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Saturday Summer Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper2nd / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Wednesday Spring Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper29th / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Wednesday Summer Series 20254115F15 FleetSkipper28th / 34
1 Jan 2025Flying Fifteen 2025 Autumn Mini Series4115Flying FifteenSkipper4th / 16
1 Jan 2025Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series 2025Team RffortFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 19
1 Jan 2025Poole Week 2025 Orange DivisionTeam EffortFlying FifteenSkipper15th / 24
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Spring F154115F15 FleetSkipper1st / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Summer F154115F15 FleetSkipper1st / 35
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Spring F154115F15 FleetSkipper24th / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Summer F154115F15 FleetSkipper25th / 33
1 Jan 2024F15 Saturday Autumn Series 20244115F15 FleetSkipper8th / 27
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Southern Championships 2022FFUKFlying FifteenSkipper16th / 33
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Southern Championships 20244115Flying FifteenSkipper30th / 57

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 410, #5,332. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.