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Sailor · 2021–2026

Craig Laing

minnetonka yacht club Melges 15Melges 19A Scow

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Events
20

122 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 20

Podium rate
5%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
28%

of boats faced (range 25%–31%, 654 boats)

Best class ranking
#499

Helm in Melges 15 · rating -269

Biggest lift
Tim Regan

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Piper Laing

Jan 2022 – May 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Emily Haig

8–45 head to head in 53 races

Rival
Mike Hanley

20–15 in 36 races

Best day
26 Mar 2021

2-3-3-23-23-20-11-4-3-3 · Melges 15 Winter Series Event 3

Signature result
6th of 30

Melges 15 Winter Series Event 3 · Melges 15 · 26 Mar 2021

Partnerships · 18 sailors

  • Piper Laing · 150, Craig Laing, Piper Laing · Melges 15 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2022 – May 2024
  • Mike Hanley · AMAZINN, Boat 283110, Craig Laing · A Scow, J/70, Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 21st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tim Regan · Boat 283110, Tim Regan, Unprofessional · J/70, Melges 19 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Hans Zinn · AMAZINN · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Mark Sigel · Boat 283110, Unprofessional · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2023 – May 2025
  • Max Zinn · AMAZINN · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Parker Laing · AMAZINN, Craig Laing · A Scow, Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Gwen Nechas · AMAZINN · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • John Klinkenberg · AMAZINN · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Max Sigel · AMAZINN · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-266-6214220222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Aug 20262026 Melges 19 Minnetonka InvitationalMoral HazardMelges 19Skipper5th / 11
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaAMAZINNA ScowCrew21st / 21
5 Jun 2026Melges 19 Lake Geneva Summer RegattaTim ReganMelges 19Crew3rd / 9
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaAMAZINNA ScowCrew13th / 15
6 Jul 2025Gordy & Diane Bowers Alumni Regatta & Herreshoff Trophy CelebrationCraig LaingSonarSkipper4th / 4
15 May 20252025 J/70 US National ChampionshipUnprofessionalJ/70Skipper10th / 34
31 Jul 20242024 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaCraig LaingMelges 15Skipper57th / 62
17 May 2024M15 2024 Club RacingCraig LaingMelges 15Skipper9th / 17
21 Sep 20232023 J/70 North American ChampionshipBoat 283110J/70Other42nd / 45
2 Aug 20232023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaPiper LaingMelges 15Crew37th / 40
3 Aug 20222022 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaCraig LaingMelges 15Skipper30th / 30
17 Jun 2022LMSS 50th AnniversaryCraig LaingMelges 15Skipper8th / 11
24 Mar 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 3150Melges 15Skipper62nd / 64
26 Feb 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 2150Melges 15Skipper61st / 64
8 Jan 2022Melges 15 Winter Series Event 1150Melges 15Skipper49th / 61
16 Sep 2021MELGES 15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPCraig LaingMelges 15Skipper22nd / 31
11 Jul 20212021 GLSS DinghyfestSendItX BoatCrew36th / 69
26 Mar 2021Melges 15 Winter Series Event 3150Melges 15Skipper6th / 30
27 Feb 2021Melges 15 Winter Series Event 2150Melges 15Skipper9th / 31
9 Jan 2021Melges 15 Winter Series Event 1150Melges 15Skipper6th / 25

Helm rating across all classes: -105, #69,501.Crew rating across all classes: 17, #40,850. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.