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Sailor · 2019–2026

Ash Holmes

gsc FastShadowXSHADOW

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Events
43

117 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 43

Podium rate
19%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 39%–46%, 452 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in ShadowX · rating 157

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
James Gadsby

2 wins · 8 podiums in 41 events together · 5% win rate

Longest-running crew
James Gadsby

Jan 2019 – Dec 2026 · 41 events

Nemesis
Orion Shuttleworth

4–29 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Carl Blenkinsop

30–30 in 61 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

1-2 · Wednesday Spring Series 2026

Signature result
1st of 12

Sunday Summer Super Series 2026 · ShadowX · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: James Gadsby — 2 wins · 8 podiums in 41 events together · 5% win rate
  • James Gadsby · 360, 872, 873 · Fast, Handicap, SHADOW, ShadowX 41events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 10 of 113 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Dec 2026

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

Rating history

-57892352020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Dec 2026Wednesday Autumn Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper9th / 12
5 Oct 2026Sunday Spring Series 2026360HandicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper9th / 10
1 Jan 2026Club Championships 2026360ShadowXSkipper2nd / 10
1 Jan 2026Sunday Summer Super Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2026Sunday Summer Super Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper7th / 13
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Spring Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper1st / 9
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Summer Series 2026360ShadowXSkipper4th / 13
5 Jul 2025Wednesday Spring Series 2025360ShadowXSkipper4th / 13
25 Jun 2025Wednesday Summer Series 2025360ShadowXSkipper2nd / 14
5 Apr 2025Spring Series 2025360ShadowXSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2025360SHADOWSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 2025Frostbite Series 2025360SHADOWSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 2025GurnardSC Dinghy Championships and RS500 Open 2025360ShadowXSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 2025Late Summer Series 2025360SHADOWSkipper4th / 9
1 Jan 2025Summer Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper8th / 14
1 Jan 2025Wednesday Autumn Series 2025360ShadowXSkipper5th / 9
10 Jun 2024Autumn Series 2024360HandicapSkipper3rd / 8
1 Jan 2024Frostbite Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper3rd / 7
1 Jan 2024Frostbite Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 2024GSC RS 500 Open Meeting360SHADOWSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 2024Late Summer Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper9th / 10
1 Jan 2024Short Course Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Autumn Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 2024Wednesday Spring Series 2024360SHADOWSkipper7th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 235, #18,449. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.