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Sailor · 2017–2025

Charles Whelan

royal southern yc SB20HandicapCape 31

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Events
25

145 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 25

Podium rate
48%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 61%–68%, 430 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in SB20 · rating 441

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Richard McAdam

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Richard McAdam

Sep 2020 – Aug 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
John Pollard

14–62 head to head in 76 races

Rival
Marco van Driel

21–14 in 35 races

Best day
17 Sep 2020

2-2-5-3-1-2 · 2020 SB20 UK Sprint Championship

Signature result
2nd of 19

2020 SB20 UK Open & National Championship · SB20 · 18 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 24 sailors

  • Richard McAdam · Breaking Bod, Reservoir Bod, The Bodfather · IRC handicap, SB20 11events 0 wins together · 8 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 87 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Patrick Whelan · Reservoir Bod · SB20 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Jamie Lea · Breaking Bod · SB20 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Chrales Whelan · Here Comes Bod · SB20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Calum Healey · MOONLIGHT · ClubSwan 50 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Rebecca Coles · MOONLIGHT · ClubSwan 50 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Allan Cameron · MOONLIGHT · ClubSwan 50 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Adrien De Belloy · MOONLIGHT · ClubSwan 50 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Tomislav Basic · MOONLIGHT · ClubSwan 50 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Matias Sabate · The Bodfather · Cape 31 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

01803602018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Aug 2025SB20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2025Reservoir BodSB20Skipper11th / 42
9 Aug 2025INTERNATIONAL BRUGSE ZOT CUP 2025Reservoir BodSB20Skipper4th / 20
4 Jul 2025OPEN BELGIAN'S SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONReservoir BodSB20Skipper3rd / 17
5 Jul 2024OPEN BELGIAN'S & NATION'S CUP SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONBreaking BodSB20Skipper3rd / 23
27 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023Breaking BodSB20Crew3rd / 26
21 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERHandicapOwner17th / 25
21 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERHandicapOwner5th / 25
21 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERHandicapOwner19th / 25
20 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERCape 31Owner10th / 25
20 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERHandicapOwner18th / 25
20 May 2023Vice Admirals Cup Cape 31THE BODFATHERHandicapOwner24th / 25
15 Sep 2022RTYC Annual RegattaThe BodfatherCape 31Skipper12th / 17
9 Jul 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July RegattaThe BodfatherIRC handicapOther7th / 7
1 Jul 20222022 SB20 UK National ChampionshipsBreaking BodSB20Other2nd / 14
30 Jun 20222022 SB20 UK National Sprint ChampionshipsBreaking BodSB20Other3rd / 12
4 Jun 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie Platinum Jubilee RegattaBreaking BodSB20Other2nd / 5
7 May 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series –North Sails May RegattaBreaking BodSB20Other2nd / 9
27 Apr 20222022 Swan Tuscany ChallengeMOONLIGHTClubSwan 50Helm9th / 13
11 Jul 20212021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July RegattaBreaking BodSB20Other1st / 6
12 Jun 20212021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie June RegattaBreaking BodSB20Other3rd / 7
18 Sep 20202020 SB20 UK Open & National ChampionshipBreaking BodSB20Helm2nd / 19
17 Sep 20202020 SB20 UK Sprint ChampionshipBreaking BodSB20Helm2nd / 14
10 May 2019RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2019Breaking BodSB20Skipper1st / 9
21 Jul 20172017 SB20 Sprint Championship, SB20 UK Open and National ChampionshipHere Comes BodSB20Skipper10th / 37
19 May 2017RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2017Here Comes BodSB20Skipper4th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 360, #6,607.Crew rating across all classes: 241, #11,489. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.