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Sailor · 2013–2024

Sam Laidlaw

rys IRC handicapQuarter TonQuarter Tonner

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Events
24

35 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
42%

42% win rate · 10 of 24

Podium rate
58%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 80%–85%, 635 boats)

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Best day
27 Jun 2024

1-1-2 · 2024 QUARTER TON CUP

Signature result
2nd of 62

Vice Admirals Cup · IRC handicap · 20 May 2023

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Ed Lynch · BLT · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Sam Richmond · BLT · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Brett Aarons · BLT · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

0224448201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jun 20242024 QUARTER TON CUPAguilaIRC handicapOther1st / 16
21 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper4th / 62
21 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 62
21 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper13th / 62
20 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper6th / 62
20 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper17th / 62
20 May 2023Vice Admirals CupBLTIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 62
20 May 2022RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2022BltQuarter TonSkipper1st / 8
29 May 2021Myth of Malham Race 2021BltQuarter TonnerSkipper1st / 10
1 May 2021Spring Series Race 3 2021BltIRC handicapSkipper27th / 36
10 Apr 2021Spring Series Race 2 2021BltIRC handicapSkipper19th / 24
3 Apr 2021Spring Series Race 1 2021BltIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 20
1 Apr 2021RORC Spring Series Overall 2021BltIRC handicapSkipper18th / 36
8 Aug 20202020 Charity Cup RegattaBLTIRC handicapOther1st / 10
10 May 2019RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2019AguilaQuarter TonnerSkipper5th / 10
19 Apr 2019RORC Easter Challenge 2019AguilaIRC handicapSkipper1st / 12
18 May 2018RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2018AguilaQuarter TonSkipper1st / 12
30 Mar 2018RORC Easter Challenge 2018AguilaIRC handicapSkipper1st / 8
19 May 2017RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2017AguilaQuarter TonSkipper1st / 14
14 Apr 2017RORC Easter Challenge 2017AguilaIRC handicapSkipper1st / 18
25 Mar 2016RORC Easter Challenge 2016AguilaIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 11
3 Apr 2015RORC Easter Challenge 2015AguilaIRC handicapSkipper1st / 10
20 Apr 2014RORC Easter Challenge 2014AguilaIRC handicapSkipper4th / 18
29 Mar 2013RORC Easter Challenge 2013AguilaIRC handicapSkipper5th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 448, #3,386. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.