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Sailor · 2009–2026

Laura Hughes

university of hawaii TP52ORC handicapCollege fleet racing

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Events
38

286 races · 47 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 4 of 38

Podium rate
55%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (90%: 57%–63%, 615 boats)

Best class ranking
#2335

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 242

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Zachary Hester

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Zachary Hester & Tahnee Allman

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Zachary Hester

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Hughes

Jun 2019 – Jul 2026 · 27 events

Nemesis
Doug DeVos

43–89 head to head in 132 races

Rival
Sharon O'Niel III

67–49 in 116 races

Best day
16 Oct 2010

13-1-1-1-1-1-7-6-1-3-1-7-2-7-2-21-4-4-12-11-5-7-8 · Stoney Burke · about 1 in 149,690,901,518 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 85

2024 Queen's Cup Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Zachary Hester — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Robert Hughes · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 27events 2 wins together · 17 podiums · 7% win rate · 24 of 138 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Simon Hunter · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 13events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 7 of 63 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Jul 2026
  • Kyle Jones · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 13events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 66 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2026
  • Jon Gundersen · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 10events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 54 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Tate Shaffer · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 47 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Isak Peterson · Heartbreaker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Manuel Weiller Vidal · Heartbreaker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 41 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Jay Davis · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 38 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2026
  • Andy Hemmings · Heartbreaker · ORC handicap, TP52 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 42 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Mike Marshall · Heartbreaker · Handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-16389340201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerHandicapMid Bow4th / 8
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerTP52Floater6th / 10
9 Aug 20242024 GL52 Little Traverse CupHeartbreakerTP52Floater4th / 6
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerTP52Other5th / 8
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceHeartbreakerORC handicapSkipper2nd / 31
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceHeartbreakerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 85
31 May 20242024 GL52 Big Red RegattaHeartbreakerTP52Other2nd / 6
31 May 20242024 GL52 Great Lakes SeriesHeartbreakerTP52Other2nd / 5
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgNo CapJ/70Mast12th / 28
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipHeartbreakerORC handicapOther3rd / 6
11 Aug 20232023 Little Traverse Cup GL52 RegattaHeartbreakerORC handicapOther5th / 6
28 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerORC handicapOther2nd / 8
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceHeartbreakerPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
10 Jun 20232023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red RegattaHeartbreakerORC handicapOther3rd / 6
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgHeartbreakerJ/70Other22nd / 48
9 Sep 20222022 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipHeartbreakerORC handicapOther3rd / 5
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerORC handicapFloater3rd / 5
24 Jun 20222022 Queen's Cup® RaceHeartbreakerORC handicapSkipper14th / 23
24 Jun 20222022 Queen's Cup® RaceHeartbreakerPHRF handicapSkipper42nd / 76
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgHeartbreakerJ/70Other16th / 31
10 Sep 20212021 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipHeartbreakerTP52Other5th / 5
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoHeartbreakerORC handicapMid Bow5th / 7
11 Sep 20202020 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipHeartbreakerTP52Other4th / 4
7 Aug 20202020 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor RegattaHeartbreakerORC handicapOther3rd / 5
24 Jul 20202020 Great Lakes 52 - Harbor SpringsHeartbreakerTP52Skipper2nd / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 286 (±95), #10,918.Crew rating across all classes: 291 (±142), #8,120. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.