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Sailor · 2020–2026

Katie Lai

hhyc OptimistHandicap29er (Euro Cup)

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Events
12

99 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
8%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 775 boats)

Best class ranking
#3919

Helm in Optimist · rating 117

Nemesis
Henric Wigforss

3–31 head to head in 36 races

Rival
Cornelia Baldock Frost

11–14 in 36 races

Best day
27 Nov 2020

1-2-11-1-2-6-4 · Green Fleet Experience - Southside Nov 28 & 29

Signature result
1st of 14

Green Fleet Experience - Southside Nov 28 & 29 · Optimist · 27 Nov 2020

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Leanna Lee · Katie LAI · 29er (Euro Cup), 29er World Championship 2026 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 47th · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Bernice Pang · Katie LAI · 29er (Euro Cup) 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 69th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

094187202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jul 202629er World Championship 2026Katie LAI29er World Championship 2026Skipper197th / 276
25 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Katie LAI29er (Euro Cup)Skipper47th / 158
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025Katie LAI29er (Euro Cup)Skipper69th / 75
9 Oct 2024HKODA Open and National Championships 2024Katie LaiHandicapSkipper18th / 58
15 Mar 2024HKODA Spring Selection Regatta 2024Katie LaiHandicapSkipper16th / 29
20 Oct 2023Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Open and National Championships 2023Katie LaiHandicapSkipper26th / 35
17 Mar 2023HKODA Spring Selection Regatta 2023Katie LaiHandicapSkipper20th / 42
20 May 2022HHYC Scallywag Foundation Open Dinghy Regatta 2022Katie LaiOptimistSkipper24th / 36
30 Sep 2021Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association National Championships 2021Katie LaiOptimistSkipper8th / 17
26 Feb 2021Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Open and National Championships 2020Katie LaiOptimistSkipper4th / 17
27 Nov 2020Green Fleet Experience - Southside Nov 28 & 29Katie LaiOptimistSkipper1st / 14
30 Oct 2020HHYC Scallywag Foundation Open Dinghy Regatta 20208OptimistSkipper5th / 30

Helm rating across all classes: 88, #34,756. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.