Sailor · 2009–2024

Lester Lashaway

PHRF handicap ILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events: 5
Win rate: 60%
Podium rate: 100%
Typically beats: 86%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Dave Rengel
Best trio: Dave Rengel & George Steinemann
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dave Rengel — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Dave Rengel · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
George Steinemann · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
John May · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Mark Smith · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Matt Forderer · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
Jeff Lapp · Orange Crate · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
Jim Tremote · Orange Crate · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009
Travis Steinemann · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Dan Guendelsberger · Nor'easter · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Chris Davis · Orange Crate · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2009

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jul 2024	2024 Snipe, Finn & Laser Regatta	11	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	3rd / 3
9 Jun 2017	2017 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Nor'easter	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
10 Jun 2016	2016 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Nor'easter	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	3rd / 10
5 Jun 2015	2015 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Nor'easter	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
5 Jun 2009	2009 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Orange Crate	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -59
Full-size sailing · Crew · 4 races, 4 events · rating 88
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -78

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	4 events	3 wins	beats 94%

Positions: Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+76 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−47 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	76%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	0%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	78%
2015	1	1	100%
2009	1	1	100%

Boats

Nor'easter · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2015–2017
11 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2024
Orange Crate · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Toledo, OH, USA · 4 events
La Salle, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -59.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 88. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.