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Sailor · 2010–2026

Charles Krafft

ssa PenguinThistleHandicap

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Events
132

669 races · 208 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 52 of 132

Podium rate
74%

98 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 62%–67%, 1,409 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Penguin · rating 416

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Meg Farrugia

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Meg Farrugia & Cairn Krafft

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Meg Farrugia

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Cairn Krafft

Mar 2016 – Aug 2026 · 52 events

Nemesis
Brent Barbehenn

7–59 head to head in 66 races

Rival
William Lawson

151–160 in 311 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

2-1-1-1-1-1-2 · 2023 Thistle Blue Crab

Signature result
1st of 15

Penguin 2010 International Championship · Penguin · 27 Aug 2010

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Meg Farrugia — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Cairn Krafft · 635, Blue, Faded Blue, Jo-Jo · Handicap, Penguin, Penguins, Thistle 52events 17 wins together · 35 podiums · 33% win rate · 68 of 255 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Marybeth Albritton · 635, Jo-Jo, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 41 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2025
  • Stephanie Gajar · Blue, Jo-Jo, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 29 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Mar 2024
  • Marty Krafft · Blue, Jo-Jo, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Meg Farrugia · Jo-Jo · Thistle 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 22 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Molly Ratz · Jo-Jo, Scratch Boat, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 22 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Rylee Wernoch · Jo-Jo, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Donna McKenzie · Otter. B, Scruffy Blue · Penguin, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Erin Sammons · 635, Scratch Boat · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Jesse Kanaley · Jo-Jo, Scruffy Blue · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-66200466201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 132

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & Chesapeake 20'sOtter BHandicapSkipper4th / 5
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Penguin & Adult ILCA 6/7Otter BPenguinSkipper1st / 6
18 Jul 20262026 Admiral Byrd RegattaOtter BPenguinsSkipper1st / 4
11 Jul 20262026 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship and NE DistrictsJo-JoThistleSkipper20th / 25
1 Jan 20262026 Soling North American ChampionshipStars alignedSolingCrew11th / 17
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Spring Bowl846SolingSkipper4th / 6
1 Jan 20262026 Thistle Blue CrabJo-JoThistleSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 20262026 Thistle Oyster RoastJo-JoThistleSkipper6th / 14
1 Jan 20262026 Thistle Spring RegattaJo-JoThistleSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 20262026 Thistle Summer SeriesJo-JoThistleSkipper1st / 2
1 Nov 20252025 TAYC Frostbite RegattaOtter BHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
13 Sep 2025International Penguin Class Dinghy Association 2025 International ChampionshipWooden BucketPenguinSkipper2nd / 6
23 Aug 20252025 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & StarsOtter BHandicapSkipper1st / 4
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Penguin & Adult ILCA 6/7Otter BPenguinSkipper3rd / 11
11 Jul 20252025 Admiral Byrd RegattaOtter BPenguinsSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJo-JoThistleSkipper8th / 13
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Blue CrabJo-JoThistleSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Fall SeriesJo-JoThistleSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Oyster Roast635ThistleSkipper5th / 11
1 Jan 20252025 US Soling National ChampionshipCeleritySolingCrew11th / 17
30 Oct 20242024 TAYC Frostbite RegattaOtter BHandicapSkipper1st / 4
23 Aug 20242024 Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets & ShieldsOtter BHandicapSkipper1st / 7
9 Aug 20242024 Oxford Regatta - Penguin & Adult ILCA 6/7Otter. BPenguinSkipper3rd / 9
3 Aug 2024Thistle Class 2024 National ChampionshipScruffy BlueThistleSkipper41st / 65
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaScruffy BlueThistleOther20th / 36

Helm rating across all classes: 373, #5,922.Crew rating across all classes: -66. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.