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Sailor · 2014–2026

Paul Croote

hawley lake sc CherubHandicap

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Events
13

76 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 5 of 13

Podium rate
92%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (range 82%–90%, 202 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Cherub · rating 281

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Andrew Whapshott

4 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Andrew Whapshott

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrew Whapshott

Jan 2021 – Jan 2026 · 8 events

Rival
Andrew Peters

24–20 in 44 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

1-1-8-2-4-1-4-4-6-3-5-1-4-1-18-9 · Skiff Open 2024

Signature result
3rd of 61

Skiff Open 2024 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrew Whapshott — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate
  • Andrew Whapshott · 3212, Marmite · Cherub, Handicap 8events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 18 of 44 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2026
  • Simon Jones · M · Cherub, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 24 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Ed Higham · 3212 · Cherub 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

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

Rating history

0217433201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:34 on June 15, 20263212CherubSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:34 on June 15, 20263212HandicapSkipper3rd / 41
1 Jan 2025Frostbite Points AM 2025467HandicapSkipper19th / 23
1 Jan 2025Results as of 15:30 on May 11, 2025MarmiteCherubSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 2025Results as of 17:21 on May 11, 2025MarmiteHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
1 Jan 2024Skiff Open 2024MCherubSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 2024Skiff Open 2024MHandicapSkipper3rd / 61
1 Jan 2024Skiff Open 2024MHandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 20232023 Skiff Open3212CherubSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 20232023 Skiff Open3212CherubSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2022Skiff Open 20223212CherubSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2021Cherub National Championship 20213212HandicapSkipper2nd / 12
1 Jan 2014Results as of 16:05 on August 25, 20143212CherubSkipper3rd / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 433, #4,900. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.