Sailor · 2007–2024

Donald Lang

bayview yacht club T-10 Tartan 10

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #24

Nemesis: Doug Scheibner
Rival: David Klaasen
Best day: 1 Jun 2012
Signature result: 8th of 17

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Daniel Wehby · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Tony Shepherd · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2007 – May 2024
Michael Varsava · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Jeff Raynal · Tar Baby, Tar Baby · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2015 – May 2024
Kyle Taylor · Tar Baby · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
Simon Dearing · Tar Baby · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2024 – May 2024

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Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Tar Baby	T-10	Other	7th / 9
13 Aug 2015	2015 T-Ten North American Championship	Tar Baby	T-10	Other	17th / 21
1 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	Tar Baby	T-10	Other	6th / 12
3 Jun 2011	SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA	Tar Baby	Tartan 10	Skipper	11th / 12
5 Aug 2010	2010 T-Ten North American Championship	Tar Baby	T-10	Skipper	20th / 26
4 Jun 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA	Tar Baby	Tartan 10	Skipper	8th / 17
29 May 2009	SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA	Tar Baby	Tartan 10	Skipper	13th / 19
12 Aug 2007	2007 T10 North American Championship	Tar Baby	T-10	Skipper	19th / 26
1 Jun 2007	2007 Detroit NOOD Regatta	TarBaby	Tartan 10	Skipper	19th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-64 provisional	#63305 band 46679–74593	—
T-10 Helm	-95 provisional	#107 band 84–124	—
Tartan 10 Helm	-57 provisional	#24 band 23–30	—

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	67%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Schram	63	12–51
John Schaeffer	63	53–10
Doug Scheibner	56	3–53
Dave Disbrow	56	14–42
Todd Tigges	53	11–42
Beth Eckstein	49	6–43
Robb Finicle	48	7–41
David Klaasen	46	19–27
Brian Cann	43	26–17
Ted Pinkerton	43	1–42
Scott Irwin	42	2–40
Heidi Backus	38	4–34

Most-beaten opponent: John Schaeffer (53–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	25%
2015	1	20%
2012	1	55%
2011	1	9%
2010	2	40%
2009	1	33%
2007	2	17%

Boats

Tar Baby · T-10, Tartan 10 · 7 events · 2007–2015
Tar Baby · T-10 · 1 events · 2024
TarBaby · Tartan 10 · 1 events · 2007

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 6 events
Hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI · 3 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -64 (±189), #63,305. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.