Sailor · 2010–2026

Andy La Dow

sdyc Etchells Finn Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 77%
Best class ranking: #151

Most successful partnership: Will La Dow
Biggest lift: Will La Dow
Longest-running crew: Will La Dow
Nemesis: Bill Hardesty
Rival: Bruce Nelson
Best day: 15 May 2021
Signature result: 1st of 27

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will La Dow — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Will La Dow · Second Wind · Etchells 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
Jake La Dow · Last Dance, Second Wind · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2018 – May 2024
Scott Sinks · Second Wind · Etchells 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – Mar 2022
Randall Hause · Second Wind · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – May 2023
Chris Busch · Pyewacket · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Kelly McKeown · Pyewacket · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Peter Burton · Pyewacket · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Kyle Clark · Pyewacket · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Peter Busch · Last Dance · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2018 – May 2018
John Reiter · Pyewacket · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2026	Baxter Bowl	Finnish	Finn	Skipper	6th / 9
18 May 2024	2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca Bowl	Second Wind	Etchells	Autopilot	10th / 21
16 May 2024	2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett Cup	Second Wind	Etchells	Other	4th / 23
27 Apr 2024	2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast Championship	Second Wind	Etchells	Leeward Runner	2nd / 20
19 May 2023	2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - US Nationals/Orca Bowl	Second Wind	Etchells	Other	10th / 22
29 Apr 2023	2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast Championship	Second Wind	Etchells	Other	2nd / 14
25 Mar 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Second Wind	Etchells	Leeward Runner	5th / 17
15 May 2021	2021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca Bowl	Second Wind	Etchells	Crew	1st / 27
19 May 2018	2018 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca Bowl Regatta	Last Dance	Etchells	Other	4th / 18
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Pyewacket	Handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 6
10 Apr 2015	2015 Etchells US National Championship	MOFO	Etchells	Skipper	8th / 24
5 Jun 2011	2011 Etchells World Championship	USA985	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 83
9 Jun 2010	2010 Etchells North American Championship	Second Wind*	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 42

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	319 provisional	#6803 band 3103–13957	—
Etchells Crew	312 provisional	#151 band 85–288	+5.8
Full-size sailing Helm	164 provisional	#23438 band 13160–39588	—
Etchells Helm	217 provisional	#201 band 116–417	+5.8

1 more class, not yet ranked

Finn · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 17

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 68%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 80%

Positions: Leeward Runner (2) · Autopilot (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	84%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bruce Nelson	67	33–34
Xavier Sheid	54	47–7
Argyle Campbell	52	23–29
Thomas Carruthers	49	26–23
Richard Rinehart	48	46–2
Marvin Beckmann	48	18–30
David Whisenhunt	43	42–1
Chris Busch	42	14–28
Summer Greene	40	37–3
Michael Terry	40	38–2
Patricia Stadel	37	33–4
Jim Cunningham	37	15–22

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Rinehart (46–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	38%
2024	3	0	79%
2023	2	0	75%
2022	1	0	75%
2021	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	82%
2015	2	0	75%
2011	1	0	74%
2010	1	0	78%

Boats

Second Wind · Etchells · 7 events · 2021–2024
Finnish · Finn · 1 events · 2026
Last Dance · Etchells · 1 events · 2018
Pyewacket · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
MOFO · Etchells · 1 events · 2015
USA985 · Etchells · 1 events · 2011
Second Wind* · Etchells · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 8 events
San Diego Yacht Club, San Diego, California, USA · 2 events
San Diego, California, USA · 1 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport Beach, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 319, #6,803.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 164, #23,438. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.