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Sailor · 2011–2026

Craig French

scyc PHRF handicapHandicapSydney 38

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Events
34

112 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 4 of 34

Podium rate
79%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–70%, 165 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Scott Walecka

3 wins · 22 podiums in 28 events together · 11% win rate

Best trio
Matt Lezin & Scott Walecka

2 wins · 21 podiums in 27 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Matt Lezin

Apr 2014 – Aug 2026 · 31 events

Nemesis
Shepard Kett

5–16 head to head in 21 races

Best day
27 Apr 2014

3-1-2-3-1 · 2014 Spring SCORE / DOUBLE HANDED SERIES · about 1 in 19 by chance

Signature result
1st of 7

2013 Commodore's Regatta · PHRF handicap · 6 Apr 2013

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Walecka — 3 wins · 22 podiums in 28 events together · 11% win rate
  • Matt Lezin · Animal, ANIMAL · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Sydney 38 31events 3 wins together · 24 podiums · 10% win rate · 25 of 98 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Scott Walecka · Animal, ANIMAL · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Sydney 38 28events 3 wins together · 22 podiums · 11% win rate · 23 of 90 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Akrop · ANIMAL · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Scott Wallecka · Animal · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014

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

Rating history

0144288201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Aug 2026Fall SCORE Series 2026ANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Aug 2026SCSF Day On The Monterey Bay RegattaANIMALHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
24 May 20262026 Spring SCORE SeriesANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
24 Aug 2025Fall SCORE Series 2025ANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
14 Jun 20252024 SCYC Champion of Champions (rescheduled)ANIMALHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
8 Jun 2025Commodore's Regatta 2025 (rescheduled)ANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
27 Apr 2025Spring SCORE Series 2025ANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
16 Nov 2024Mid Winter SeriesANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
25 Aug 2024Fall SCORE SeriesANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
10 Aug 2024BBBS Day on the Monterey Bay RegattaANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jun 20242023 SCYC Champion of Champions (rescheduled)ANIMALHandicapSkipper4th / 11
28 Apr 2024Spring SCORE SeriesANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
18 Nov 2023Mid-Winter Series RegattaANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
24 Sep 2023Fall SCORE SeriesANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
19 Nov 2022SCYC Midwinters SeriesANIMALSydney 38Skipper1st / 2
20 Aug 20222022 Fall SCOREANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
24 Apr 2022Spring SCOREAnimalPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
8 Apr 20222022 SCYC Commodore's RegattaANIMALPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
25 Mar 2022Champion of ChampionsANIMALHandicapSkipper6th / 8
20 Nov 20212021/22 SCYC Midwinters SeriesAnimalHandicapSkipper1st / 3
29 Aug 20212021 Fall SCORE / Double Handed SeriesAnimalHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
28 Apr 20192019 Spring Score/Double HandedANIMALHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
30 Mar 20192018 Cliff McNamara Champion of Champions Invitational RegattaAnimalHandicapSkipper5th / 13
17 Nov 20182018-2019 SCYC Midwinters SeriesAnimalPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
14 Apr 20182018 Commodore's RegattaAnimalHandicapSkipper6th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 288 (±127), #10,786. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.