Sailor · 2017–2024

Laura Schaefer

edgewater yacht club J/105 PHRF handicap B Cat

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 47%
Best class ranking: #279
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Joe Uhlir
Longest-running crew: Joe Uhlir
Nemesis: Chip Schaffner
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Joe Uhlir · Trio, TRIO · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
Paul Uhlir · Trio, TRIO · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
Tim Roberts · Trio, TRIO · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
Adam Gilbertson · Trio, TRIO · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
Tim Vining · Trio, TRIO · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – May 2023
Maggie Kelly · Macavity · B Cat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2018
Adam Jakubiak · Trio · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – May 2023
Megan Maschal · Macavity · B Cat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2018
Jon Lupica · Trio · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Sep 2024
Mindy Sminchak · TRIO · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2024	2024 J105 North American Championship	Trio	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	14th / 26
20 Jun 2023	2023 Cleveland Race Week Double-handed & Women's	TRIO	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 6
13 May 2023	2023 EYC Club Race Program	Trio	J/105	Crew	5th / 7
23 Jul 2022	2022 The Ruhlman for Rainbow and Gulden McCarty Race Women’s and Double-Handed Race	Trio	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 5
23 Jun 2022	2022 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore Regatta	Trio	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 5
10 Jun 2022	2022 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Trio	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 8
10 Jun 2021	2021 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	TRIO	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	7th / 8
12 Aug 2018	2018 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Macavity	B Cat	Other	8th / 11
12 Aug 2017	2017 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Macavity	B Cat	Other	7th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	58 provisional	#33876 band 21121–47733	—
J/105 Crew	202 provisional	#279 band 141–531	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

B Cat · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating -40

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Foil Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ronald Carson	22	17–5
Chip Schaffner	21	3–18
Robert Mock	20	6–14

Most-beaten opponent: Ronald Carson (17–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	48%
2023	2	1	67%
2022	3	0	74%
2021	1	0	14%
2018	1	0	30%
2017	1	0	14%

Boats

Trio · J/105, PHRF handicap · 7 events · 2021–2024
Macavity · B Cat · 2 events · 2017–2018

Where they race

Cleveland, OH, USA · 3 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 2 events
Cleveland, OH · 2 events
Beach Haven, NJ, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 58, #33,876. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.