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Sailor · 2011–2023

Eric Lyall

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Events
20

216 races · 43 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 5 of 20

Podium rate
50%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (90%: 75%–81%, 522 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in 29er · rating 596

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Max Brill

12–35 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Neil Marcellini

47–41 in 88 races

Best day
28 Jul 2012

1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-3-1-2-2-1 · 2012 Opti Gorge Regatta · about 1 in 68,775,928,042 by chance

Signature result
1st of 51

2017 29er Midwinters West · 29er · 24 Mar 2017

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Aidan Chiu · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds SC), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Jane Velghe · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds SC), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Nicolai Blasdel · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Madeleine DesBrisay · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Andrew Moreno · Eric Lyall, University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 23 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Jun 2023
  • Natalie Benoit · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Julian Deggan · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Hugh Atkinson · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 7 of 12 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Joseph Gustafson · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Vincent De Mesmaeker · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017

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

Rating history

-2534872120122014201620182020Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Jun 2023High Performance ClinicEric LyallHandicapSkipper4th / 5
7 Mar 2020Sea to SkyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 16
23 Nov 2019North North VarsityUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 11
12 Jul 20192019 29er US National ChampionshipCAN 229829erSkipper5th / 19
10 Mar 2018Sea to SkyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4)2nd / 6
28 Oct 2017North/NorthUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 11
14 Oct 2017Stoney Burke InterconferenceUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds SC)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 13
29 Jul 2017Zhik 29er Class World Championship 2017Eric Lyall [MY][TB][WY]832Skipper21st / 50
29 Jul 2017Zhik 29er Class World Championship 2017Eric Lyall [MY][TB][WY]830Skipper48th / 129
14 Jul 20172017 Gorge Skiff Regatta229329erSkipper1st / 17
24 Mar 20172017 29er Midwinters WestCAN 229329erSkipper1st / 51
15 Jul 20162016 Gorge Skiff Regatta229329erSkipper3rd / 26
18 Mar 20162016 29er Midwinters West229329erSkipper3rd / 27
22 Jul 2015US 29er National Championship105029erSkipper11th / 26
17 Jul 20152015 29er North American ChampionshipCAN 229329erSkipper6th / 24
20 Mar 20152015 29er Midwinters WestCAN 105029erSkipper3rd / 32
28 Jul 20122012 Opti Gorge RegattaCAN1428OptimistSkipper1st / 21
13 Aug 20112011 Opti Gorge Regattacan1428OptimistSkipper4th / 20
4 Aug 20112011 CYA SAIL WEST with U17 Championships1428OptiimistSkipper1st / 23
15 May 2011Puget Sound One Design Spring Series - Sunday, May 15Eric LyallOptimistSkipper6th / 15

Helm rating across all classes: 490 (±169), #2,399. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.