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Sailor · 2012–2025

Ruth Critchley

pilkington sc bassenthwaite sc HCP FleetHandicapPH

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Events
128

422 races · 120 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 18 of 128

Podium rate
40%

51 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 77%–79%, 2,636 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in HCP Fleet · rating 380

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Steve Hunt

18 wins · 49 podiums in 121 events together · 15% win rate

Biggest lift
Steve Hunt

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Hunt

Jan 2012 – Jan 2025 · 121 events

Nemesis
Mark Somerville

22–56 head to head in 78 races

Rival
Joe Roberts

43–44 in 88 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

2-2-1-3-1-1-2-2 · 2019 Club Championship

Signature result
1st of 61

2019 Club Championship · HCP Fleet · 1 Jan 2019

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Steve Hunt — 18 wins · 49 podiums in 121 events together · 15% win rate
  • Steve Hunt · 1, 22075, 3701, 867 · Handicap, HCP Fleet, PH, RS 200 121events 18 wins together · 49 podiums · 15% win rate · 116 of 404 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2025
  • Ian Macpherson · 3390 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Tim Chittenden · 3390 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

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

Rating history

02304602013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 128

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship867HandicapSkipper16th / 35
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship22075HCP FleetSkipper7th / 40
1 Jan 2025Celebrity Glass Pursuit 202422075HandicapSkipper2nd / 28
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy22075HCP FleetSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2025FF Mellor Mug/HCP Isel Cup/GP Commodores Prize/MirTop Orsova CupSteve Hunt Ruth CritchleyRS 200Skipper4th / 8
1 Jan 20232023 Club Championship3701HCP FleetSkipper7th / 62
1 Jan 2023FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB3701HCP FleetSkipper7th / 18
1 Jan 2023FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series 20223701HCP FleetSkipper13th / 19
1 Jan 2023FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy3701HCP FleetSkipper11th / 25
1 Jan 2023FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel PotSteve Hunt Ruth CritchleyHCP FleetSkipper10th / 30
1 Jan 2023MJM Trophy/Asymmetric Cup3701HandicapSkipper2nd / 27
1 Jan 2023Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy 20213701HandicapSkipper9th / 19
1 Jan 2023Scarness Cup/Wythop Series/Graham Cup/Reflection Trophy3701HCP FleetSkipper13th / 24
1 Jan 2022Big Mark's Big Race in aid of Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust22075HandicapSkipper9th / 67
1 Jan 2022FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter/GP Bass Tankard/MT Image Trophy3701HCP FleetSkipper6th / 21
1 Jan 20212021 Club Championship3701HCP FleetSkipper12th / 56
1 Jan 2021Autumn Sunday Series 20211HandicapSkipper4th / 17
1 Jan 2021Autumn Sunday Series 20211PHSkipper8th / 17
1 Jan 2021FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series 20213701HCP FleetSkipper13th / 37
1 Jan 2021Fleet Challenge B 20213701HCP FleetSkipper9th / 19
1 Jan 2021Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/Weekend E 20213701HCP FleetSkipper4th / 28
1 Jan 2021Results as of 17:23 on June 26, 20213701HandicapSkipper36th / 45
1 Jan 2021Tinker Trophy 20213701HandicapCrew5th / 7
1 Jan 2020Celebrity Glass Series 20203701HandicapCrew5th / 16
1 Jan 2020FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB3701HCP FleetSkipper3rd / 30

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 355, #8,823.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 203, #16,717. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.