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Sailor · 2007–2026

Steve Lavender

hoover sailing club ThistleHandicapPenguin

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Events
16

69 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 16

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 57%–64%, 519 boats)

Best class ranking
#201

Helm in Thistle · rating 35

Nemesis
Jesse Shedden

7–33 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Thomas Hubbell

21–28 in 49 races

Best day
6 Oct 2007

1-4-12-2-4 · Chautauqua Lake Regatta - Johnson Memorial

Signature result
9th of 57

2013 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship · Thistle · 13 Jul 2013

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Rachel Lavender · *, Pirate Radio · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Erin Lavender · *, Pirate Radio · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2025
  • David Schwarm · Pirate Radio · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

01232462008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 20262026 Thistle LE District ChampionshipsPirate RadioThistleSkipper13th / 14
20 Sep 20252025 CYC Thistle Fall RegattaPirate RadioThistleSkipper9th / 12
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipPirate RadioThistleSkipper20th / 26
28 Sep 2024MHYC Thistle Fall Series RegattaPirate RadioThistleCrew10th / 11
1 Jun 2024Thistle Lake Erie DistrictsPirate RadioThistleSkipper8th / 29
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipPirate RadioHandicapSkipper36th / 87
29 Jun 20192019 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipPirate RadioThistleSkipper18th / 47
30 Jun 20182018 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipsPirate RadioThistleOther23rd / 36
11 Jul 20152015 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipPirate RadioThistleSkipper18th / 41
28 Jul 20142014 Thistle National Championships*ThistleOther12th / 56
13 Jul 20132013 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship3893ThistleSkipper9th / 57
15 Jun 2012Thistle Great Lakes Championship3893ThistleSkipper20th / 35
27 Aug 2010Penguin 2010 International ChampionshipSlippery When WetPenguinSkipper5th / 15
27 Sep 2008Chautauqua Lake Regatta (NY) - Johnson Memorial3893ThistleSkipper6th / 10
6 Oct 2007Chautauqua Lake Regatta - Johnson Memorial3893/3652Thistle - Lake Erie Fall SeriesSkipper4th / 16
23 Jun 20072007 Thistle Great Lakes Championship RegattaBoat 2149ThistleSkipper8th / 43

Helm rating across all classes: 102, #32,415. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.