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Sailor · 2015–2024

Karen Lau

ihyc PHRF handicapIdeal 18Handicap

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Events
24

107 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
33%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–47%, 314 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Crew in Ideal 18 · rating 173

Biggest lift
Lauren Toretta

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Roger van Loveren

May 2018 – Jun 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
David Ornstein

0–24 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Leonard Shavel

11–15 in 26 races

Best day
27 Sep 2019

4-2-3-1-3-2 · 2019 LORNA WHITTELSEY WEEKEND · about 1 in 151 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

2023 USS America Regatta · Ideal 18 · 12 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Roger van Loveren · Quality Time · PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Lauren Toretta · Foxtrot, Juliet, Juliette, Lauren Toretta · Handicap, Ideal 18 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Dorothy Mosko · Bravo, Yankee · Ideal 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2016
  • Hailey Ullmann · Devil Inside · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 47th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Christine D’Amico · Dauntless · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Steven Lau · Romeo · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Lauren Totetta · India · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Beth Eaton Koch · Juliette · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Karen van Loveren · Quality Time · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2018 – May 2018
  • Karin Nye · Devil Inside · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 47th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

-715117220162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Sep 20242024 Lorna Whittelsey WeekendIndiaHandicapSkipper3rd / 15
20 Sep 20242024 Ideal 18 Interclub Championship of LISLauren TorettaIdeal 18Crew3rd / 14
7 Sep 2024Mendez TrophyDauntlessIdeal 18Skipper9th / 9
19 Jun 20242024 Wednesday Night Twilight Series - PHRFQuality TimePHRF handicapOther8th / 12
6 Jan 20242023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2Devil InsideJ/70Skipper47th / 48
23 Sep 20232023 Lorna Whittelsey WeekendPierceHandicapCrew4th / 10
12 Aug 20232023 USS America RegattaIH 258Ideal 18Other1st / 8
12 Jul 20232023 Wednesday Night Twilight SeriesQuality TimePHRF handicapOther8th / 9
23 Sep 20222022 LORNA WHITTELSEY WEEKENDJulietteHandicapCrew3rd / 6
15 Jun 20222022 Wednesday Night Twilight SeriesQuality TimePHRF handicapOther9th / 12
24 Sep 20212021 LORNA WHITTELSEY WEEKENDROMEOHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
27 Sep 20192019 LORNA WHITTELSEY WEEKENDFoxtrotIdeal 18Crew2nd / 12
21 Sep 20192019 Ideal 18 Interclub Championships of Long Island SoundJulietIdeal 18Other13th / 30
7 Sep 20192019 USS America RegattaQuality TimePHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
27 Jul 20192019 Go Your Own WayQuality TimePHRF handicapOther2nd / 3
13 Jul 20192019 The Queens Cup - The Women’s Championship of Long Island SoundTorettaIdeal 18Other5th / 9
21 Jun 20192019 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesQuality TimePHRF handicapOther16th / 17
12 Jun 20192019 Wednesday Night Twilight SeriesQuality TimePHRF handicapOther11th / 15
28 Jul 20182018 Go Your Own WayQuality TimePHRF handicapOther7th / 9
15 Jun 20182018 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - 14th AnniversaryQuality TimePHRF handicapOther17th / 17
23 May 20182018 Wednesday Night Twilight SeriesQuality TimePHRF handicapSkipper11th / 15
10 Sep 20162016 Lorna Whittelsey Women's RegattaYankeeIdeal 18Skipper6th / 12
26 Sep 20152015 Ideal 18 Inter-Club Championship of LISRomeoIdeal 18Other11th / 26
11 Sep 20152015 Lorna Whittelsey Women's RegattaBravoIdeal 18Other5th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: -48 (±139), #60,761.Crew rating across all classes: 172 (±228), #17,850. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.