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Sailor · 2016–2026

Richard Linford

parkstone yc F15 FleetFlying FifteenHandicap

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Events
80

389 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 80

Podium rate
14%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 45%–48%, 1,778 boats)

Best class ranking
#157

Helm in Flying Fifteen · rating 44

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Peter Biggs

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Biggs

Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 · 27 events

Nemesis
Crispin Read Wilson

41–214 head to head in 256 races

Rival
Richard Ledger

154–106 in 260 races

Best day
1 Jan 2016

2-1 · Results as of 13:18 on September 28, 2016

Signature result
1st of 16

PYC 15Mar16 · Flying Fifteen · 1 Jan 2016

Partnerships · 10 sailors

  • Peter Biggs · 4036, ffizzgig, Ffizzgig, FFizzgig · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen, Handicap 27events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 171 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
  • Richard Popper · 4036, Ffizzgig · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Chris Jermyn · 4036, Ffizzgig · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen, Handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 52 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
  • Peter Traves · 4036, Ffizzgig · F15 Fleet, Flying Fifteen 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Rob Linford · 4036 · F15 Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Graham Davies · White magic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • David Pipe · White magic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • John Pullen · White magic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Richard Whitworth · 4036 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Harold Wilson · 4036 · Flying Fifteen 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

07715320172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026F15 Autumn Saturday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper15th / 23
1 Jan 2026F15 Autumn Wednesday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper12th / 21
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Saturday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper23rd / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Spring Wednesday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper9th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper25th / 32
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Saturday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper15th / 29
1 Jan 2026F15 Summer Wednesday Series 20264036F15 FleetSkipper14th / 31
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Red DivisionFfizzgigFlying FifteenSkipper13th / 23
1 Jan 2025F15 Autumn Saturday Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper8th / 24
1 Jan 2025F15 Monday Spring Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper3rd / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Saturday Spring Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper30th / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Saturday Summer Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper28th / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Wednesday Autumn Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper8th / 23
1 Jan 2025F15 Wednesday Spring Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper22nd / 33
1 Jan 2025F15 Wednesday Summer Series 20254036F15 FleetSkipper12th / 34
1 Jan 2025Flying Fifteen 2025 Autumn Mini Series4036Flying FifteenSkipper7th / 16
1 Jan 2025Flying Fifteen Last Blast 20254036Flying FifteenSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Spring F154036F15 FleetSkipper29th / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Summer F154036F15 FleetSkipper30th / 35
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Autumn F154036F15 FleetSkipper13th / 25
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Spring F154036F15 FleetSkipper6th / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Summer F154036F15 FleetSkipper20th / 33
1 Jan 2024F15 Saturday Autumn Series 20244036F15 FleetSkipper15th / 27
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Southern Championships 2022FfizzgigFlying FifteenSkipper22nd / 33
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Southern Championships 20244036Flying FifteenSkipper42nd / 57

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 144, #35,168. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.