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Sailor · 2009–2026

Markus Lahrkamp

american yacht club PHRF handicapEtchellsHandicap

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Events
96

231 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 10 of 96

Podium rate
31%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (90%: 42%–47%, 937 boats)

Best class ranking
#992

Helm in Etchells · rating -134

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sandy Weil

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
David Richman

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Drew Fung

May 2018 – Aug 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

2–20 head to head in 23 races

Rival
William Ketcham

11–15 in 26 races

Best day
3 Aug 2014

1-1 · 2014 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships · about 1 in 9 by chance

Signature result
1st of 32

2009 American Yacht Club Friday Night Sunset Series · PHRF handicap · 5 Jun 2009

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sandy Weil — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Drew Fung · Freedom, Scylla, SCYLLA · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Jared Balanoff · Freedom, Scylla, SCYLLA · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Thomas Beaton · Scylla · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Sandy Weil · Ice nine, Ice Nine · Etchells, J/70 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2011 – Apr 2015
  • Daniel Fallon · Scylla, SCYLLA · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Vincent Graziano · Scylla · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
  • David Richman · Scylla · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Allen Fligor · Freedom, Scylla · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
  • William Canty · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Hank Kosinski · Scylla, SCYLLA · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2018 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-9741178201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 96

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jul 20262026 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesScyllaPHRF handicapBoat Captain6th / 8
3 Jul 2026American Yacht Club 2026 Club Cruising ChampionshipScyllaHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceScyllaPHRF handicapCaptain6th / 6
16 May 202615th Annual GeartesterScyllaPHRF handicapCaptain2nd / 7
9 May 202671st Annual Edlu Distance RaceScyllaPHRF handicapCaptain4th / 7
2 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaScyllaPHRF handicapCaptain4th / 6
1 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)ScyllaPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
11 Oct 202570th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterScyllaPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaScyllaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
28 Sep 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta Saturday Coastal Race and Sunday Coastal RaceScyllaPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 9
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceScyllaPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
6 Jul 2025American Yacht Club 2025 Club Cruising ChampionshipScyllaHandicapSkipper4th / 4
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekScyllaPHRF handicapOther6th / 16
14 Jun 20252025 Henry E. Abbott Memorial RaceScyllaPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
23 May 20252025 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesSCYLLAPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
17 May 202514th Annual GeartesterSCYLLAPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
10 May 202570th Annual Edlu Distance RaceSCYLLAPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 13
3 May 20252025 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSCYLLAPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
2 May 20252025 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)SCYLLAPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
13 Oct 202469th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterScyllaPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
29 Sep 20242024 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaScyllaPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceScyllaPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekScyllaPHRF handicapOther14th / 21
6 Jul 20242024 American Yacht Club Sixth Annual Distance RaceScyllaPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
31 May 20242024 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesScyllaPHRF handicapOther5th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 178 (±106), #21,152.Crew rating across all classes: -46 (±243). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.