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Sailor · 2008–2026

Alex Jackson

guest Merlin RocketHandicapFast

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Possibly the same person: Alex Jackson (2026, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
49

109 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 10 of 49

Podium rate
29%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (range 83%–85%, 3,264 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 358

Biggest lift
Pippa Kilsby

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Alex Warren

Jan 2020 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Mike Calvert

8–34 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Chris Gould

25–34 in 59 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

2-1-12-2-2-4 · Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2019

Signature result
1st of 97

Joint SBSC & RSC 2021 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2021

Partnerships · 10 sailors

  • Pippa Kilsby · 3795, Goon, The Goon Show · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2024
  • Alex Warren · 1493, 3823 · Fast, Merlin, Merlin Rocket 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2026
  • Mary Henderson · Goon · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
  • Andrea Downham · 3823 · Fast, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Chris Kilsby · Goon · Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Pip Kilsby · 3795, 3823 · Fast, Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Simon Blake · Goon · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Mark Oakey · Goon · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Robin Hobson · IV Play · Osprey 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
  • Andy Davis · Goon with the Wind · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-28251529200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Open 2026Goon with the WindMerlin RocketSkipper2nd / 23
1 Jan 2026No Slow Fleet Race 13823FastSkipper17th / 26
1 Jan 2026No Slow Fleet Race 1 2 3 4 9 & 103823FastSkipper15th / 34
1 Jan 2026SYC Helly Hansen Merlin Rocket Week 20263823Merlin RocketSkipper11th / 105
1 Jan 2025Frozen Toe Series 2025 - Overall Results3823HandicapSkipper9th / 29
1 Jan 2025Optimist Points 20252403HandicapSkipper16th / 19
1 Jan 2025Races 3 & 4 - No slow fleet competitors3823FastSkipper5th / 13
1 Jan 2025SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 20253823Merlin RocketSkipper4th / 102
1 Jan 2025Saturday Junior Handicap 20252403HandicapSkipper57th / 64
1 Jan 2025Snowflake Series 20253823FastSkipper7th / 31
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Open 243795Merlin RocketSkipper5th / 36
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024The Goon ShowMerlin RocketSkipper14th / 119
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024The Goon ShowMerlin RocketSkipper12th / 120
1 Jan 2024Solo Southern Series 20245634HandicapSkipper69th / 143
1 Jan 2024Solo Thames Valley 20245634HandicapSkipper41st / 95
1 Jan 2024TESTThe Goon ShowHandicapSkipper13th / 120
1 Jan 2023Merlin 2023 Downriver1493MerlinSkipper17th / 19
1 Jan 2023SYC Salcombe Gin MRW 20233795HandicapSkipper5th / 115
1 Jan 2022Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2022GoonMerlin RocketCrew12th / 115
1 Jan 2022Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2022GoonMerlin RocketSkipper6th / 116
12 Apr 2021Autumn 2021Jackson, AlexHandicapSkipper1st / 87
9 Apr 2021Summer 2021Jackson, AlexHandicapSkipper1st / 88
5 Mar 2021Downriver 2021Jackson, AlexHandicapSkipper1st / 81
1 Jan 2021Easter BBC 2021Jackson, AlexHandicapSkipper1st / 77
1 Jan 2021Joint SBSC & RSC 2021Jackson, AlexHandicapSkipper1st / 97

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 514, #2,564.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 54. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.