Sailor · 2007–2022

Gordon Craigen

royal southen yacht club IRC handicap J/80

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 49%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Della Parsons
Best trio: Della Parsons & Simon Royle
Biggest lift: Della Parsons
Longest-running crew: Howard Edwards
Nemesis: Chris Body
Best day: 1 Jul 2022
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Della Parsons — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Howard Edwards · Jacana · IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
Connie Stevens · Jacana · IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
Mark Stevens · Jacana · IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 35 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
Della Parsons · Jacana · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 28 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
Simon Royle · Jacana · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 29 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jun 2022
Daniel Gaudion · Jacana · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Robert Vose · Jacana · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Tom Cheney · Swallow · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 27th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Cameron Tookey Gardner · Jacana · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Andrew Bates · Jacana · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Sep 2022	2022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
9 Jul 2022	2022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
30 Jun 2022	2022 Key Yachting - J Cup	Jacana	IRC handicap	Helm	1st / 6
4 Jun 2022	2022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie Platinum Jubilee Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	7th / 8
7 May 2022	2022 Royal Southern Summer Series –North Sails May Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 12
17 Sep 2021	2021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September Regatta incorporating the HP30 Class National Championship 2021	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
11 Jul 2021	2021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
24 Jun 2021	2021 Landsail Tyres J Cup	Jacana	IRC handicap	Helm	3rd / 6
12 Jun 2021	2021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie June Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
9 May 2021	2021 Royal Southern Summer Series – May Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 10
19 Sep 2020	2020 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 8
3 Sep 2020	2020 Landsail Tyres J Cup	Jacana	IRC handicap	Helm	6th / 10
8 Aug 2020	2020 Charity Cup Regatta	Jacana	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 12
10 Jul 2017	2017 J/80 World Championships	Swallow	J/80	Helm	27th / 48
16 Jun 2017	2017 J/80 Open National Championship	Swallow	J/80	Other	12th / 21
29 Jun 2007	IRC Championship 2007	Swallow	IRC handicap	Skipper	14th / 18
6 Apr 2007	Red Funnel 2007	Swallow	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	32 provisional	#46467 band 31589–62402	—
All classes Crew	153 provisional	#20379 band 11178–34436	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/80 · Helm · 23 races, 2 events · rating 41

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	0 wins	beats 47%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 68%

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kevin Taylor	44	32–12
Mike Yates	27	6–21
Mike Bridges	24	2–22
Simon Watson	23	22–1
Mike Lewis	23	10–13
Luke Patience	23	4–19
Richard White	23	22–1
Patrick O Neill	23	4–19
Nick Haigh	23	4–19
Ray Mitchell	23	12–11
Terence O'Neill	23	18–5
Nigel Skudder	23	18–5

Most-beaten opponent: Simon Watson (22–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	5	1	51%
2021	5	0	49%
2020	3	0	62%
2017	2	0	45%
2007	2	0	46%

Boats

Jacana · IRC handicap · 13 events · 2020–2022
Swallow · J/80, IRC handicap · 4 events · 2007–2017

Where they race

Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 13 events
Unknown · 2 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight · 1 events
Isle of Wight, UK · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 32, #46,467.Crew rating across all classes: 153, #20,379. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.