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Sailor · 2016–2026

Megan Laney

eyc HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
30

164 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 30

Podium rate
30%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 39%–47%, 363 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joshua Ninichuck

1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Joshua Ninichuck

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas Abbott

Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 · 9 events

Nemesis
Michael Berndt

14–80 head to head in 94 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 25 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joshua Ninichuck — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Thomas Abbott · ALLEY CAT, AVION · Handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2024
  • Joshua Ninichuck · MADAME BLUE · Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

-152-456120172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 May 20262026 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper4th / 9
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianMADAME BLUEHandicapSkipper9th / 12
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoMADAME BLUEHandicapSkipper10th / 11
9 Jul 20252025 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper6th / 8
30 Apr 20252025 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper6th / 9
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksMADAME BLUEHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianMADAME BLUEHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoMADAME BLUEHandicapSkipper1st / 9
5 Jan 20252025 - Sunday BrunchALLEY CATHandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 May 20242024 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper9th / 11
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoAVIONHandicapSkipper9th / 17
7 Jan 20242024 - Sunday BrunchALLEY CATHandicapSkipper7th / 10
10 May 20232023 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper8th / 11
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoAVIONPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 14
15 Jan 20232023 - Sunday BrunchALLEY CATHandicapSkipper4th / 7
27 Apr 20222022 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
2 Jan 20222022 - Sunday BrunchALLEY CATHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
28 Apr 20212021 - Sweet 16 SeriesALLEY CATPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
14 Mar 20212021 - The YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesAVIONHandicapSkipper12th / 16
10 Oct 20202020 - The YRA Doublehanded Encinal RegattaAVIONHandicapSkipper7th / 9
15 Jul 20202020 - Nifty Nine Series (aka Slimmed down Sweet 16)ALLEY CATHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoAVIONHandicapSkipper6th / 33
24 Apr 20192019 - Sweet Sixteen SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoAVIONHandicapSkipper33rd / 33
13 Jun 20182018 - Sweet Sixteen SeriesALLEY CATHandicapSkipper5th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: -64, #65,507. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.