Sailor · 2017–2026

Lawton Harper

carolina yacht club sc Open Bic Laser Radial PHRF handicap

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Events: 35
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #660
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Jane Ragon
Biggest lift: Jane Ragon
Longest-running crew: Julia Fede
Nemesis: Will Rucker
Rival: Felix Hagar
Best day: 12 Oct 2019
Signature result: 2nd of 24

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jane Ragon — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Julia Fede · Poseidon, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Brendan Hawko · Avenger, Poseidon, Tenacious · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Sep 2025
Maggie Gordineer · Avenger, Honor · J/105, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Aidan Turner · Poseidon, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Sebastiano De Felice · Poseidon, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jane Ragon · Honor, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
Chloe Cowan · Poseidon, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Sawyer Barnard · Poseidon, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Kenneth Luczynski · Avenger, Tenacious · J/105, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
Ford Buckley · Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Oct 2026	2026 AYC Fall Series	CONSTELLATION	J/105	Skipper	10th / 19
5 Jun 2026	2026 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race	Tenacious	ORC handicap	Helm	1st / 12
29 May 2026	Black Seal Cup at Southern Bay Race Week	Tenacious	PHRF handicap	Crew	3rd / 7
27 Sep 2025	2025 AYC Fall Series	Avenger	J/105	Skipper	18th / 18
13 Sep 2025	2025 Hospice Cup XLIV	Avenger	J/105	Skipper	13th / 13
6 Sep 2025	2025 Navy Fall Race to Oxford	Honor	PHRF handicap	Crew	3rd / 13
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Tenacious	PHRF handicap	Helm	12th / 15
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Poseidon	ORC handicap	Helm	12th / 13
30 May 2025	2025 Southern Bay Race Week	Poseidon	PHRF handicap	Helm	2nd / 7
28 Jul 2023	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2023	Boat 5	420	Skipper	1st / 4
6 Jul 2023	61st Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta	Lawton Harper	420	Skipper	2nd / 10
16 Jun 2023	James Island Open Regatta 2023	Lawton Harper	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
29 Jul 2022	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022	Lawton Harper	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
16 Jul 2022	2022 Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta	TBD	420	Other	2nd / 4
9 Jul 2022	ILCA Atlantic Coast Championships	Lawton Harper	Laser Radial	Skipper	30th / 97
5 Jul 2022	2022 AYC Junior Annual Regatta	Lawton Harper	Laser Radial	Skipper	22nd / 34
17 Jun 2022	2022 James Island Open Regatta	Lawton Harper	Laser Radial	Skipper	5th / 8
11 Jun 2022	South Carolina Yacht Club Junior Open Regatta	212616	Laser Radial	Skipper	6th / 11
17 Jul 2021	2021 Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta	N/A	Laser 4.7	Other	1st / 7
10 Jul 2021	59th Annual Open Regatta July 2021	212616	Laser Radial	Skipper	12th / 26
16 Jun 2021	2021 ILCA National Championships	Lawton Harper	Laser 4.7	Skipper	41st / 48
21 May 2021	ILCA Atlantic Coast Championships 2021	Lawton Harper	Laser 4.7	Skipper	18th / 31
12 Sep 2020	2020 Pluff Mud Invitational	210081	Laser 4.7	Skipper	4th / 14
20 Jun 2020	2020 James Island Yacht Club Regatta	N/A	Handicap	Other	4th / 6
23 Nov 2019	2019 O'pen Bic/Skiff Midwinters	9518	Open Bic/Skiff	Skipper	13th / 31

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	189 provisional	#19913 band 13408–28890	—
Open Bic Helm	21 provisional	#74 band 49–94	—
Laser 4.7 Helm	118 provisional	#890 band 398–1534	—
Laser Radial Helm	112 provisional	#1806 band 997–2843	—
All classes Crew	42 provisional	#36503 band 21673–51371	—
420 Helm	255 provisional	#660 band 343–1267	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Bic · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating 166
Open Bic/Skiff · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating 80
J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating -14
Open Bic Over 13 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 92
420 Collegiate (Jib & Main) · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -97
J/105 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -187

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	27 events	3 wins	beats 59%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 52%

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	41%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Felix Hagar	84	43–41
Will Rucker	80	18–62
Oscar Oberle	74	46–28
Dane Turner	59	26–33
Molly Loring	54	29–25
Arabella Duer	51	23–28
Granger Osborne	48	38–10
Ashton Loring	46	3–43
Thomas Mazzeo	45	14–31
Elliott Lipp	43	7–36
Jackson Fisher	37	34–3
Louise Martin	34	28–6

Most-beaten opponent: Jackson Fisher (34–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	72%
2025	6	0	33%
2023	3	1	90%
2022	6	1	61%
2021	4	1	54%
2020	2	0	59%
2019	6	0	77%
2018	2	0	43%
2017	3	0	24%

Boats

Lawton Harper · 420, Handicap, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, Bic, 420 Collegiate (Jib & Main) · 10 events · 2017–2023
9518 · Open Bic/Skiff, Open Bic, Bic · 4 events · 2017–2019
Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2025–2026
8979 · Open Bic, Open Bic Over 13 · 3 events · 2019
Avenger · J/105 · 2 events · 2025
Poseidon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025
212616 · Laser Radial · 2 events · 2021–2022
N/A · Laser 4.7, Handicap · 2 events · 2020–2021
CONSTELLATION · J/105 · 1 events · 2026
Honor · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Charleston, SC · 9 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 5 events
Mt Pleasant, SC · 4 events
Annapolis, MD · 2 events
Charleston , SC · 2 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 189 (±139), #19,913.Crew rating across all classes: 42 (±208), #36,503. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.