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Sailor · 2015–2026

Will Ellison

bssc Handicap

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Events
60

154 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 12 of 60

Podium rate
43%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–72%, 1,178 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Godwin

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Kiki Pattenden

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Godwin

Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Tim Andrews

11–31 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Ashley Deakin

13–18 in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

6-1-7-7-23-12-19-24-19-8 · Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week

Signature result
1st of 51

2019 Typhoon Trophy Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2019

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Godwin — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Tom Godwin · Rose of Sharon · Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Brian Lambert · 838 · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Kiki Pattenden · Annamarie · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Paddy Spink · 9 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2024
  • Tim Andrews · 1332 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Mark Healing · Rose of Sharon · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Ed Brunyee · Rose of Sharon · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Susie How · 1332 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Annie Groome · 105 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Magnus Medcalf · 21903 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

017635220182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 60

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series218693HandicapSkipper19th / 47
1 Jan 2026Hawk Autumn Series118HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2026ILCA and 2000 Open Weekend (incorporating Laser Millenium Cup)21903HandicapCrew8th / 9
1 Jan 2026Les Dye TrophyRose of SharonHandicapSkipper5th / 13
1 Jan 2026Lester Southerland Tiller.Rose of SharonHandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2026Sharpie British ChampionshipRose of SharonHandicapSkipper16th / 19
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie ChampionshipRose of SharonHandicapSkipper35th / 48
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie Championship Practice RaceRose of SharonHandicapSkipper38th / 48
1 Jan 2025Les Dye Trophy 2025Rose of SharonHandicapSkipper10th / 14
1 Jan 2025Lester Southerland TillerRose of SharonHandicapSkipper4th / 14
1 Jan 2025Single Handed, 2000 and Asymmetric Open218693HandicapSkipper3rd / 15
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series9HandicapCrew23rd / 45
1 Jan 2024BSSC Mini Regatta218693HandicapSkipper7th / 12
1 Jan 2024Handicap First on Water218693HandicapSkipper11th / 13
1 Jan 2024Les Dye TrophyAnnamarieHandicapSkipper1st / 9
1 Jan 2024Trafalgar Trophy218693HandicapSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week218693HandicapSkipper8th / 53
1 Jan 2023British Sharpie Championship 2023AnnamarieHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
1 Jan 2023Les Dye Trophy for SharpiesAnnamarieHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2023Lester Southerland TillerAnnamarieHandicapSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 2023Trafalgar Trophy218693HandicapSkipper1st / 18
1 Jan 20222021 Typhoon Trophy Series218693HandicapSkipper1st / 30
1 Jan 20222022 Typhoon Trophy Series218693HandicapSkipper8th / 44
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleet Overall218693HandicapSkipper14th / 53
1 Jan 2022Captains Cup218693HandicapSkipper5th / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 349, #8,477.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 76, #33,918. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.