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Sailor · 2007–2025

Nigel Goodhew

IRC handicapSigma 38Handicap

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Events
83

82 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 7 of 83

Podium rate
36%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 81%–83%, 5,107 boats)

Most successful partnership
Kelvin Matthews

4 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Tim Goodhew & Kelvin Matthews

4 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kelvin Matthews

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tim Goodhew

Aug 2013 – Jul 2024 · 45 events

Nemesis
Noel Racine

3–25 head to head in 28 races

Best day
13 Aug 2007

37-1-2 · Rolex Fastnet Race 2007

Signature result
1st of 358

Rolex Fastnet Race · IRC handicap · 21 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kelvin Matthews — 4 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 25% win rate
  • Tim Goodhew · Cora, CORA, Persephone of London · Handicap, IRC handicap 45events 4 wins together · 18 podiums · 9% win rate · 4 of 45 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jul 2024
  • Kelvin Matthews · Cora · Handicap, IRC handicap 16events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 16 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
  • Tim Levett · MACHISMO II · IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Jul 2023
  • David Linton · MACHISMO II · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • The Goodhew Family · CORA · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 55th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Kate Cope · PURPLE MIST · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 61st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Brian Skeet · MARTA · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Mark Heuchan · Cora · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

0190379200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 83

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 2025Cherbourg Race (with JOG) (R7 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)MARTAIRC handicapCrew11th / 51
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)PURPLE MISTIRC handicapCo-skipper61st / 162
5 Jul 2024Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (IRC 2H Europeans Race 1)CORAIRC handicapCrew55th / 73
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceMACHISMO IIIRC handicapCrew1st / 358
7 Jul 2023Cowes Dinard St Malo RaceMACHISMO IIIRC handicapCrew58th / 179
27 May 2023Myth of Malham RaceMACHISMO IIIRC handicapCrew2nd / 147
2 Sep 2022Cherbourg Race 2022CoraIRC handicapOwner1st / 24
8 Jul 2022Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2022CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 25
17 Jun 2022Morgan Cup 2022CoraIRC handicapOwner1st / 8
14 May 2022De Guingand Bowl 2022CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 17
30 Apr 2022Cervantes Trophy Race 2022CoraIRC handicapOwner1st / 14
10 Sep 2021Castle Rock Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner4th / 10
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner4th / 36
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021CoraHandicapOwner6th / 59
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner9th / 70
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner29th / 269
24 Jul 2021Channel Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 21
9 Jul 2021Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 28
26 Jun 2021De Guingand Bowl Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner20th / 21
11 Jun 2021Morgan Cup Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner4th / 14
29 May 2021Myth of Malham Race 2021CoraIRC handicapOwner1st / 41
10 Oct 2020RORC 2H Autumn Series 3 2020CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 22
26 Sep 2020RORC 2H Autumn Series 2 2020CoraIRC handicapOwner3rd / 19
6 Sep 2019Cherbourg Race 2019CoraIRC handicapOwner2nd / 15
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019CoraHandicapOwner12th / 64

Crew rating across all classes: 349, #5,482.Helm rating across all classes: 265, #12,951. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.