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Sailor · 2012–2026

Tom McLaughlin

wsc Lido 14IRC handicapLido 14 A

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Events
17

124 races · 36 race wins

Win rate
41%

41% win rate · 7 of 17

Podium rate
71%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 60%–71%, 208 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in Lido 14 · rating 263

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matt Smith

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter Henderson & John von Schwarz

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chloe Shanley

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chloe Shanley

Jul 2023 – Jul 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chuck Queen

10–38 head to head in 48 races

Rival
William Conerly

24–17 in 41 races

Best day
15 Apr 2026

2-5-2-1-6-2-1-1-3-2-2-6-5-4-1 · 2026 Spring Lido

Signature result
1st of 15

Memorial Day Regatta 2026 · Lido 14 · 23 May 2026

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Smith — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chloe Shanley · DNR, Lido · Lido 14 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 42 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Matt Smith · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • John von Schwarz · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • John Cutler · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Mike Sanderson · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Peter Henderson · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Ian Moore · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Mark Newbrook · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Hap Fauth · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Matt Welling · Bella Mente · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Jun 2014

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

Rating history

-421884172013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Harvest Day Regatta 2026DNRLido 14Skipper1st / 10
13 Jul 20262026 Lido 14 Class ChampionshipsDNRLido 14Skipper2nd / 10
19 Jun 2026Don Kimball Memorial RegattaDNRLido14ASkipper3rd / 8
23 May 2026Memorial Day Regatta 2026DNRLido 14Skipper1st / 15
2 May 2026WSC Lido Turtle RegattaDNRLido 14Skipper19th / 20
15 Apr 20262026 Spring LidoDNRLido 14Skipper2nd / 19
12 Apr 20262026 Opening DayLidoLido 14Skipper1st / 13
8 Feb 2026Winter Series 2026DNRLido 14Skipper1st / 9
14 Jun 2025Don Kimball Memorial Lido 14 RegattaDNRLido 14 ASkipper2nd / 5
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaDNRLido 14Skipper3rd / 16
27 Jul 20232023 Lido 14 Class Championship RegattaDNRLido 14Skipper22nd / 51
28 Jul 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadDesperadoIODOther8th / 9
9 Jul 2022HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, CalifDNRLido 14 ASkipper8th / 19
28 May 20222022 Memorial Day RegattaDNRLidoSkipper1st / 3
13 Jun 2014160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexBella MenteIRC handicapOther1st / 3
24 Jan 2014Quantum Key West Race Week 2014Bella MenteIRC handicapStrategist1st / 3
7 Dec 20122012 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBella MenteIRC handicapOther12th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 311, #9,215.Crew rating across all classes: 95, #27,929. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.