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Figaro BénéteauUnited Kingdom45 years old

Phil Sharp

Statistics

Whole career, 2005–2020, every class.
· General · 2026 season in progress
Method
Not ranked: no scored race since 2023
Past standings, up to the 2021 season.
1,580
pts in all · 6 races counted
End of season
400200628th
400200747th
300200867th
16 starts
Wins
5
31%
2nd and 3rd places
8
50%
4th to 5th
1
6%
Further back
2
13%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1.2 races
Highlights
Finest winRoute du Rhum 2006 · Class40
Best Sillage standing1st in 2006 and 2018 · Class40
Longest podium streak11 races in a row
Level by season
Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.
- Class40
- Figaro Bénéteau
- fewer than 3 results
- mid-fleet
25%’05
100%’06
’07
Class40, 2006–2018.
14 starts
Wins
5
36%
2nd and 3rd places
8
57%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
1
7%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1.1 races
Highlights
Finest winRoute du Rhum 2006
Figaro Bénéteau, 2020–2020.
1 start
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
1
100%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100%
Highlights
Starts1

Tour de l'île de Wight en solitaire, 40 pieds2019
5h05min04s
Optimus Prime
Phil Sharp
WSSRC record · December 2019Record
Tour de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, 40 pieds et moins (Outright)2018
8d04h14min49s
Optimus Prime
Phil Sharp
· August 2018Former record
Tour de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, monocoque de 40 pieds2018
8d04h14min49s
Optimus Prime
Phil Sharp
· August 2018Former record
Cowes–Dinard, monocoque2016
9h03min06s
Optimus Prime
Phil Sharp
· November 2016Record
Cowes–Dinard en solitaire, 40 pieds2016
9h03min06s
Optimus Prime
Phil Sharp
· November 2016Record

Record season2,118 Sillage pts in 2018 · Class40

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

’14

’15

76%’16

94%’17

94%’18

’19

3%’20

Best season 2018 (94%, win: Normandy Channel Race). 2020 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing1st in 2006 and 2018

Longest podium streak11 races in a row

Record season2,118 Sillage pts in 2018

Level by season

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

Class40
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

100%’06
’07
’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
76%’16
94%’17
94%’18

Best season 2018 (94%, win: Normandy Channel Race).

Level by season

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

Figaro Bénéteau
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

3%’20

Best season 2020 (3%, 34th: Solitaire du Figaro). 2020 rests on 1 result only.

200

2009

110th

10–15—

532201651st

1,168201711th

1,27520189th

1,125201914th

815202021st

455202171st

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 · Class40 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2021 season.

2,651

pts in all · 14 races counted

End of season

40020061st
40020077th
300200825th
200200951st
10–15—
532201617th
1,34120173rd
2,11820181st
1,78320192nd
1,08820203rd
455202119th

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 offshore sailor born in Jersey, two-time Class40 champion (2017, 2018) and driving force behind the Oceanslab IMOCA project.

Skipper

General rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

Class40 rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

: 16

: 5

: 13

·: 5 · 13

StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 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 · Class40 · 2026 season in progress

End of season