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Sailor · 2014–2026

Tom Atkinson

essex corinthian yacht club Ideal 18AtlanticPortsmouth handicap

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Events
12

125 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 2 of 12

Podium rate
42%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 60%–72%, 145 boats)

Best class ranking
#45

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 178

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Carter Gowrie

7–24 head to head in 31 races

Rival
James Hammel

34–39 in 73 races

Best day
2 Mar 2025

1-1-1-1-3-1-2-3-5-2-3-1-1 · Spring 2025

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 MBYC Challenge Cup · Ideal 18 · 7 Oct 2023

Partnerships · 16 sailors

  • Michael Baird · Atalanta, Tyson · Ideal 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Peter Emblin · Tartuca · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Vance Harrison · Vesper · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Jonathan Gibbs · Tartuca · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • David Dellenbaugh · Vesper · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • William Whidden · Vesper · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Tody Mihov · Tartuca · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • John Rhodes · Vesper · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Ben Abrahamsson · Tartuca · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Laura Atkinson · Nautilus · Ideal 18 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 16 of 33 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

-2676177201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Mar 2026Spring 2026HarmonyIdeal 18Skipper2nd / 7
20 Sep 2025Ideal 18 North Americans 2025AtalantaIdeal 18Skipper7th / 16
22 Aug 20252025 Atlantic Class National ChampionshipVesperAtlanticSpinnaker trimmer6th / 23
2 Mar 2025Spring 2025NautilusIdeal 18Skipper1st / 6
7 Oct 20232023 MBYC Challenge CupBlack JackIdeal 18Other1st / 7
16 Sep 20232023 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipTysonIdeal 18Other12th / 34
4 Mar 2023Spring 2023Tom AtkinsonIdeal 18Skipper4th / 9
29 Apr 2022THE GOWRIE GROUP CT RIVER ONE-DESIGN REGATTA TO BENEFIT SAILS UP FOR CANCERDauntlessIdeal 18Other5th / 10
5 May 20192019 Connecticut River Leukemia Cup RegattaTeam TomIdeal 18Other4th / 6
11 Aug 20182018 Connecticut River One-Design Leukemia CupDauntlessPortsmouth handicapOther3rd / 12
24 Sep 20162016 Cross Sound ChallengeTartucaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
5 Sep 2014Cherbourg Race 2014Bella of LondonIRC handicapSkipper14th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 167, #23,176.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 21, #40,562. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.