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Sailor · 2009–2025

Karl Kwok

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Events
50

137 races · 85 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 18 of 50

Podium rate
48%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 77%–78%, 5,752 boats)

Longest win streak
17

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Humphries

5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Gavin Brady & Chris Cowan

5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Darren Jones

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gavin Brady

Aug 2009 – Jul 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
James Murray

5–15 head to head in 20 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

1-8-4-7-4-7 · Admiral's Cup 25

Signature result
3rd of 233

Admiral's Cup 25 · Handicap · 24 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Humphries — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Gavin Brady · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 19events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 32% win rate · 37 of 61 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2025
  • Chris Cowan · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, Pac52 16events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 31% win rate · 29 of 42 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jul 2025
  • Matt Kelway · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 13events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 31% win rate · 30 of 48 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2025
  • Ryan Houston · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL · Handicap, IRC handicap 12events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 42% win rate · 30 of 41 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2011 – Jul 2025
  • David Swete · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 23 of 41 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Jul 2025
  • David Brooke · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 56% win rate · 38 of 54 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Aug 2023
  • Matthew Humphries · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 38 of 53 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Spencer Loxton · Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 30 of 45 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Jul 2019
  • Margaret Chan · Beau Geste · IRC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 22 of 28 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2011 – Jul 2019
  • Suzy Peters · BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

0365729201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner122nd / 233
26 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper146th / 233
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU IDEALIRC handicapOwner12th / 379
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU GESTEIRC handicapOwner129th / 379
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner53rd / 233
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper29th / 233
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper59th / 233
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner3rd / 233
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner52nd / 233
24 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper28th / 233
23 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper30th / 233
23 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner22nd / 233
22 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper79th / 233
22 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner16th / 233
22 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper120th / 233
22 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner23rd / 233
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU GESTEHandicapSkipper25th / 233
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapOwner33rd / 233
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapOwner12th / 57
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU IDEALIRC handicapOwner3rd / 57
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU IDEALIRC handicapOwner5th / 161
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapOwner140th / 161
25 Jun 2025Pre-Admirals Cup RegattaBEAU IDEALHandicapSkipper1st / 7
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU GESTEIRC handicapSkipper100th / 127
12 Aug 2024ORC European ChampionshipBEAU GESTEHandicapOwner1st / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 712, #307.Crew rating across all classes: 157, #19,634. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.