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Sailor · 2009–2026

Paul Latour

hiyc S2 7.9HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
58

241 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 58

Podium rate
31%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–50%, 566 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in S2 7.9 · rating 200

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alicia Noble

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Alicia Noble & David Curtze

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Alicia Noble

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Craig Dooley

Sep 2017 – Feb 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Spierling

33–130 head to head in 163 races

Rival
Chris Craig

32–24 in 56 races

Best day
18 Sep 2015

18-3-1 · 2015 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta

Signature result
1st of 6

2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg · PHRF handicap · 2 Apr 2021

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alicia Noble — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • David Curtze · RASH DECISION, Scratch, SCRATCH, SkyHawk · Handicap, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 75 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – May 2026
  • Craig Dooley · Scratch, SCRATCH · PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 54 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Feb 2026
  • Bill Elder · RASH DECISION, Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 49 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2022 – May 2026
  • Mark Smith · RASH DECISION, Scratch, SCRATCH, SkyHawk · Handicap, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 40 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – May 2025
  • Tom Elsen · Big(est) Trouble, Big(gest) Trouble · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Alicia Noble · Itch, Scratch, SCRATCH · Handicap, PHRF handicap, S2 7.9 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Christopher Dupont · Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Paul Quast · Big(est) Trouble, Big(gest) Trouble · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
  • David Pilcher · none, Scratch · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Michael Willoughby · none, Scratch · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2014 – Feb 2017

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

Rating history

0113226201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 20262026 Equalizer Regatta for One-Design CruisersSCRATCHS2 7.9Skipper12th / 17
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitScratchS2 7.9Skipper4th / 7
12 Apr 2026OL Shultz Alive Hospice Keelboat Regatta 2026ScratchPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
20 Mar 2026Hang-a-Left RegattaScratchS2 7.9Skipper6th / 11
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgScratchS2 7.9Captain5th / 12
18 Oct 20252025 Equalizer Regatta for One-Design CruisersScratchS2 7.9Skipper8th / 16
12 Sep 20252025 S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaScratchS2 7.9Skipper10th / 16
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitRASH DECISIONS2 7.9Other4th / 6
17 May 20252025 Galen Freeman One Design RegattaItchS2 7.9Skipper1st / 3
10 May 2025Konesky Great River Race 2025Paul LatourHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
12 Apr 2025The OL Shultz Alive Hospice Keelboat Regatta 2025Paul LatourHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
16 Mar 2025Cotton & Warterfield March Winds RegattaPaul LatourHandicapSkipper5th / 5
10 Jan 20252025 Keelboat Winter SeriesPaul LatourHandicapSkipper5th / 11
7 Dec 2024Flotsam & Jetsam Regatta Dec 7Paul LatourHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
20 Sep 2024S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaSCRATCHS2 7.9Other16th / 24
3 Aug 20242024 Lake Huron Championship RegattaSCRATCHS2 7.9Other2nd / 4
7 Apr 2024Postponed 1 Day: Cully Cobb 50K RegattaScratchHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
16 Mar 2024Cotton Warterfield March Winds RegattaScratchHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgSCRATCHS2 7.9Other5th / 12
6 Jan 2024Change of Watch Regatta & 2024 Winter Race SeriesScratchHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
15 Sep 20232023 S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaSCRATCHS2 7.9Other12th / 20
6 May 2023The Konesky Great River RaceItchHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
17 Mar 2023Cotton Warterfield March Winds RegattaItchHandicapSkipper1st / 2
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgSCRATCHS2 7.9Other6th / 13
6 Jan 2023Change of Watch Regatta & 2023 Winter Race SeriesItchHandicapSkipper8th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 160, #24,134. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.