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Sailor · 2016–2026

Andrew Lawson

royal thames yacht club EtchellsHandicapStar

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Events
58

303 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 8 of 58

Podium rate
35%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–63%, 1,815 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in Etchells · rating 727

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Graham Vials

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Graham Vials & Billy Russell

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Graham Vials

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Billy Russell

Mar 2019 – May 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

22–67 head to head in 89 races

Rival
Ante Razmilovic

65–66 in 131 races

Best day
31 Jan 2026

1-3-1 · 2025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship

Signature result
2nd of 63

2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca Bowl · Etchells · 25 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Graham Vials — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Billy Russell · no dramas, No Dramas, Renegade · Etchells 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 8 of 91 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2026
  • Graham Vials · no dramas, No Dramas · Etchells 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
  • Graham Vails · No Dramas · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Dirk Kneulman · No Dramas, Renegade, Tiburon · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • Hamish Mackay · no dramas, No Dramas · Etchells 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Sep 2025
  • David Kelly · No Dramas · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019
  • Billy Russel · Tiburon · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 13th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Zbynek Zanker · Andrew LAWSON · Star 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Vita Heathcote · no dramas · Etchells 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-5735075720172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsOwner18th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlNo DramasEtchellsOwner2nd / 63
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestNo DramasEtchellsOwner6th / 50
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsSkipper2nd / 39
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranNo DramasEtchellsSkipper4th / 36
13 Dec 20252025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupNo DramasEtchellsSkipper22nd / 38
5 Oct 20252025 Etchells Ice Bucket - Women's Championshipno dramasEtchellsBow1st / 6
20 Sep 20252025 David Franks Cupno dramasEtchellsSkipper1st / 14
4 Jul 20252025 Etchells European Championshipno dramasEtchellsOwner1st / 13
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsCrew20th / 38
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaNo DramasEtchellsSkipper3rd / 47
1 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsSkipper19th / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaNo DramasEtchellsSkipper5th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupNo DramasEtchellsOther7th / 46
12 Oct 2024Senatspreis 2024Andrew LAWSONStarSkipper3rd / 24
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipTiburonEtchellsOther13th / 31
14 Sep 20242024 David Franks CupNo DramasEtchellsOther3rd / 16
17 Aug 20242024 International Etchells NationalsNo DramasEtchellsOther2nd / 20
7 Jul 20242024 International Etchells Southern Area ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsOther1st / 14
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsCrew3rd / 40
16 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters East RegattaNo DramasEtchellsSkipper40th / 40
3 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsSkipper16th / 34
9 Dec 20232023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupNo DramasEtchellsOther4th / 43
6 Oct 20232023 Etchells New England ChampionshipRenegadeEtchellsOther6th / 20
22 Sep 20232023 Etchells National ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsOther1st / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 757, #219.Crew rating across all classes: 287, #8,544. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.