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Sailor · 2012–2026

Mark Somerville

bassenthwaite sc HandicapHCP FleetFlying Fifteen

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Events
159

555 races · 128 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 28 of 159

Podium rate
38%

61 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 69%–72%, 3,460 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Helm in HCP Fleet · rating 350

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joe Roberts

10 wins · 24 podiums in 57 events together · 18% win rate

Biggest lift
Joe Roberts

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joe Roberts

Jan 2012 – Jan 2026 · 57 events

Nemesis
Hamish Gledhill

25–70 head to head in 95 races

Rival
Ruth Critchley

52–58 in 112 races

Best day
1 Jan 2013

2-1-2-7-1-2-10-1-1-1 · Club Championship 2013 - Final

Signature result
1st of 41

Club Championship 2013 - Final · HCP Fleet · 1 Jan 2013

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joe Roberts — 10 wins · 24 podiums in 57 events together · 18% win rate
  • Joe Roberts · 1, 1082, 1484, 3440 · Flying Fifteen, Handicap, HCP Fleet, PH 57events 10 wins together · 24 podiums · 18% win rate · 49 of 250 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2026
  • Matthew Somerville · 1, 1.15, 70391 · Handicap, PH 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
  • Mike Cowan · 1484, 3440, 3865 · FF, Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2026
  • Kirstie Somerville · 1484 · Handicap, HCP Fleet 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 7th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2025
  • Andy Thomas · 3265 · Flying Fifteen 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Ian Smith · 3440 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • John Somerville · 3440 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Mathew Somerville · 3440 · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Robin Dawson · 93440 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Neil Platt · 3770 · Flying Fifteen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

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

Rating history

01943882013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 159

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Club Championship481HandicapSkipper1st / 33
1 Jan 2026FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy481HandicapSkipper11th / 13
1 Jan 2026FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot1484HandicapSkipper13th / 15
1 Jan 2026FF Mellor Mug/HCP Isel Cup/GP Commodores Prize/MirTop Orsova CupMark SomervilleHandicapSkipper1st / 3
1 Jan 2026FF Mellor Mug/HCP Isel Cup/GP Commodores Prize/MirTop Orsova CupMark SomervilleHandicapSkipper1st / 3
1 Jan 2026FF Ullock Mug/HCP Grisedale Cup/GP McMillan Cup/Mir & Topper Round Table Tkd/1484HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2026Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 2026481HandicapSkipper3rd / 17
1 Jan 2026GP14 & Flying Fifteen Open Meeting 20263865FFSkipper9th / 23
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261484RS 400Skipper2nd / 22
1 Jan 2026Great North Asymmetric Challenge 20261484HandicapSkipper6th / 63
1 Jan 2026Mark Ninnim Memorial Race 2026191HandicapSkipper18th / 33
1 Jan 2026Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy 2021481HandicapSkipper6th / 40
1 Jan 2026Scarness Cup/Wythop Series/Graham Cup/Reflection Trophy481HandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2026Transom Trophy etc 2026481HandicapSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship481HandicapSkipper4th / 35
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship3440Flying FifteenSkipper10th / 16
1 Jan 2025Celebrity Glass Pursuit 20243440HandicapSkipper19th / 28
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy3440Flying FifteenSkipper3rd / 12
1 Jan 2025FF Jak Pot/HCP May Holiday/GP Lyne Tankard/MT Peel Pot481HandicapSkipper3rd / 14
1 Jan 2025FF Ullock Mug/HCP Grisedale Cup/GP McMillan Cup/Mir & Topper Round Table Tkd/481HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2025Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 2023481HandicapSkipper3rd / 19
1 Jan 2025GNAC 20251484HandicapSkipper26th / 58
1 Jan 2025GNAC 20251484RS 400Skipper9th / 12
1 Jan 2025Jubilee Sailing Trust 20251433HandicapSkipper8th / 8
1 Jan 2025Mark Ninnim Memorial Race 20251484HandicapSkipper8th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 366, #8,194.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.