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Skipper VO65United Kingdom56 years old

Ian Walker

Statistics

Whole career, 2011–2014, every class.
· General · 2026 season in progress
Method
Not ranked: no scored race since 2023
Past standings, up to the 2018 season.
631
pts in all · 2 races counted
End of season
1962012139th
1962013147th
1472014161st
2 starts
Wins
1
50%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
1
50%
Further back
0
0%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 2 races
Highlights
Finest winThe Ocean Race 2014 · VO65
Best Sillage standing1st in 2015, 2016, and 2017 · VO65
Record season533 Sillage pts in 2015
Level by season
Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.
- VO65
- Volvo Open 70
- fewer than 3 results
- mid-fleet
20%’11
’12
’13
VO65, 2014–2014.
1 start
Wins
1
100%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
0
0%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1 races
Highlights
Finest winThe Ocean Race 2014
Volvo Open 70, 2011–2011.
1 start
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
1
100%
Further back
0
0%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100%
Highlights
Starts1

Tour de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, monocoque (Outright), 1773 nm2014
4d13h10min28s
Viva México
Ian Walker
WSSRC record · August 2014Record
Fastnet (parcours original), monocoque2011
1d18h38min
Azzam
Ian Walker
· August 2011Record

100%

’14

Best season 2014 (100%, win: The Ocean Race). 2014 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing1st in 2015, 2016, and 2017

Record season435 Sillage pts in 2015

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

VO65
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

100%’14

Best season 2014 (100%, win: The Ocean Race). 2014 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing5th in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015

Record season196 Sillage pts in 2012

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

Volvo Open 70
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

20%’11

Best season 2011 (20%, 5th: The Ocean Race). 2011 rests on 1 result only.

533

2015

47th

435201666th

326201794th

2182018141st

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

WSSRC record

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · VO65 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2018 season.

435

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

43520151st
43520161st
32620171st
21820186th

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Volvo Open 70 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2015 season.

196

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

19620125th
19620135th
14720145th
9820155th

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary

British sailor, two-time Olympic silver medallist (1996 470, 2000 Star), skipper of Green Dragon then Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, winner of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race.

General rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

VO65 rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

: 2

: 1

: 1

·: 1 · 1

StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

Records

Records

Statistics

· General · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · VO65 · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Volvo Open 70 · 2026 season in progress

End of season