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Sailor · 2020–2026

Lance Thomas

sarasota sailing squadron Melges 15PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
27

92 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 6 of 27

Podium rate
48%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 49%–57%, 403 boats)

Best class ranking
#265

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 47

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alyssa Thomas

3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Wes Ory & Seth Ritter

1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Neil Battrum

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Renee Asher

Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Michael Faugust

1–30 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Rob Hudson de Tarnowsky

19–14 in 33 races

Best day
13 Sep 2020

1-2-2-2 · 46th Annual Missouri Governors Cup Regatta

Signature result
1st of 23

2023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands Race · PHRF handicap · 1 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alyssa Thomas — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • Alyssa Thomas · 013, 13, Bartender, Black Swan · C, Handicap, J/22, Melges 15 13events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 23% win rate · 7 of 49 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Renee Asher · Hold The Line, Shing-a-Ling · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 27 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Bob Asher · Hold The Line, Shing-a-Ling · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 27 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Wes Ory · Hold The Line, Shing-a-Ling · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 27 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Neil Battrum · Shing-a-Ling · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Seth Ritter · Shing-a-Ling · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Beth Ory · Hold The Line · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Alissa Thomas · Risky Business · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Rich Baker · Black Swan · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Luca Hynnek · Black Swan · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-47142331202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 2026AIS Bayfield Race Week 2026Shing-a-LingBCrew2nd / 9
27 Jun 2026AIS Around the Islands 2026Shing-a-LingHandicapCrew7th / 20
27 Jun 2026LSYA Offshore ChampionshipShing-a-LingPHRF handicapIn the way1st / 5
2 Aug 20252025 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceShing-a-LingPHRF handicapIn the way3rd / 8
30 Jun 2025AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025Shing-a-LingCCrew4th / 12
28 Jun 2025AIS Around the Islands 2025Shing-a-LingHandicapCrew6th / 24
15 Feb 2025Cherry Pie RegattaGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper3rd / 5
18 Jan 2025Snowbird RegattaGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper6th / 9
17 Feb 20242024 Cherry Pie Regatta SBYA EventGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper4th / 7
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekHold The LinePHRF handicapStrategist3rd / 9
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceChasePHRF handicapBow1st / 23
15 Apr 2023Bird Key Yacht Club Sarasota Bay Cup RegattaDirectory AssistanceMelges 15Skipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 20232023 Hangover RegattaGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper1st / 2
10 Dec 2022Commodore's Cup RegattaGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper3rd / 13
5 Nov 202241st Annual Sarasota Yacht Club InvitationalGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper5th / 8
5 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekHold The LinePHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
24 Mar 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 313Melges 15Skipper32nd / 64
26 Feb 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 213Melges 15Skipper41st / 62
22 Jan 2022Snowbird RegattaGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper4th / 4
8 Jan 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 1013Melges 15Skipper49th / 56
1 Jan 2022Hangover Regatta 202213Melges 15Skipper1st / 5
18 Dec 2021Commodore's CupGet LuckyMelges 15Skipper4th / 6
30 Oct 2021The Great Pumpkin RegattaBartenderMelges 15Skipper1st / 3
5 Jul 20212021 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekHold The LinePHRF handicapOther7th / 13
3 Jul 20212021 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther11th / 23

Crew rating across all classes: 331, #6,118.Helm rating across all classes: 146, #25,415. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.