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Sailor · 2016–2025

Lawrie Smith

glandore EtchellsHandicapDragon

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Events
50

295 races · 72 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 17 of 50

Podium rate
56%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (range 84%–87%, 1,538 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Helm in Etchells · rating 720

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ben Saxton

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Ben Saxton & Richard Parslow

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ben Saxton

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Goncalo Ribeiro

Feb 2017 – Aug 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Steve Benjamin

47–59 head to head in 106 races

Rival
Scott Kaufman

86–62 in 149 races

Best day
3 Feb 2018

2-1-1 · 2017/2018 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship

Signature result
1st of 46

2017/2018 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship · Etchells · 3 Feb 2018

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Saxton — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Richard Parslow · Alfie, ALFIE, Colin, Mila · Dragon, Etchells 11events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 46% win rate · 23 of 65 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Mar 2024
  • Goncalo Ribeiro · Alfie, ALFIE, Colin, Mila · Dragon, Etchells 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 19 of 62 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Ben Saxton · Alfie, Mila · Etchells 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 25 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Scott Ruairidh · Alfie, ALFIE, Mila · Dragon, Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 26 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Mar 2025
  • David Hughes · Alfie, Mila · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Ruben Sole · Alfie · Etchells 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Dec 2017
  • Pedro Andrade · Alfie · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Monica Morgan · Mila · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiros · Mila · Etchells 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2022 – May 2022
  • Vitor Hugo Rocha · Alfie · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

039077920172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsMilaEtchellsSkipper12th / 35
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaMilaEtchellsSkipper2nd / 47
1 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipMilaEtchellsSkipper3rd / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaMilaEtchellsSkipper1st / 35
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupMilaEtchellsOther5th / 46
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipAlfieEtchellsSkipper5th / 40
16 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters East RegattaUSA 1169EtchellsOther14th / 39
3 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipGBR 1434EtchellsOther8th / 34
15 Aug 2023International Dragon Class 75th Edinburgh CupALFIEDragonSkipper2nd / 41
21 Sep 20222022 International Etchells WorldsMilaEtchellsSkipper2nd / 42
11 Sep 20222022 International Etchells Pre World RegattaMilaEtchellsSkipper1st / 33
2 Sep 20222022 Etchells European ChampionshipMilaEtchellsOther2nd / 32
13 Aug 20222022 International Etchells Red Funnel RegattaMilaEtchellsOther2nd / 15
15 Jul 20222022 Etchells National and British Open ChampionshipMilaEtchellsOther1st / 23
2 Jul 20222022 International Etchells Saida Cup - WORLD QUALIFIERMilaEtchellsOther1st / 14
18 Jun 2022International Etchells South Coast Championship - WORLD QUALIFIERMilaEtchellsOther1st / 20
4 Jun 20222022 International Etchells Southern Area ChampionshipMilaEtchellsOther2nd / 21
14 May 20222022 International Etchells Bedrock TrophyMilaEtchellsSkipper1st / 14
30 Apr 20222022 Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy - WORLD QUALIFIERMilaEtchellsOther1st / 22
9 Apr 20222022 International Etchells Spring RegattaAlfieEtchellsSkipper1st / 12
16 Oct 20212021 International Etchells Ice BucketAlfieEtchellsOther6th / 18
20 Aug 20212021 Etchells European ChampionshipAlfieEtchellsOther11th / 21
5 Jun 20212021 International Etchells Southern Area ChampionshipAlfieEtchellsOther2nd / 21
25 Jun 20192019 CITGO Etchells World ChampionshipEllamberEtchellsSkipper10th / 37
7 Jun 20192019 La Regata Que No ImportaEllamberEtchellsOther5th / 15

Helm rating across all classes: 762, #194. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.