Sailor · 2014–2025

Craig Ambler

carolina sc Thistle Handicap Wayfarer

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #238

Biggest lift: John Howell
Nemesis: David Reddaway
Signature result: 20th of 56

Partnerships · 9 sailors

John Howell · D'OH, New Perspectives · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 16th · Jul 2014 – Mar 2022
Diana Young-Paiva · D'OH, New Perspectives, RED · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 10th · Jul 2014 – Mar 2022
John Norton · Red, RED · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Kevin Sheehan · Miss Karen · Handicap, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Chris Robinson · Red · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Rose Mazzotta · Family Magic · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 31st · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
Meg Wannemacher · D'OH · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 16th · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
Neil Smith · Neil Smith · Wayfarer 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Dan Russell · Family Magic · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 31st · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Sep 2025	2025 Thistle Old Goat Regatta	Miss Karen	Handicap	Crew	27th / 36
4 Oct 2024	2024 Thistle Old Salty Regatta	Miss Karen	Thistle	Crew	14th / 22
14 Mar 2024	Orange Peel 2024	Family Magic	Thistle	Crew	31st / 36
3 Sep 2022	Labor Day Regatta	Neil Smith	Wayfarer	Crew	2nd / 4
18 Mar 2022	Orange Peel Regatta 2022	New Perspectives	Thistle	Crew	20th / 37
1 Jan 2022	2022 Thistle Oyster Roast	Red	Thistle	Crew	15th / 20
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	New Perspectives	Thistle	Other	20th / 56
1 Jan 2021	Thistle Oyster Roast	RED	Thistle	Crew	10th / 20
25 Feb 2018	2018 Thistle Tampa Tuneup	D'OH	Thistle	Other	16th / 21
28 Jul 2014	2014 Thistle National Championships	D'OH	Thistle	Other	36th / 56

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-6 provisional	#45799 band 28659–58891	—
Thistle Crew	-63 provisional	#238 band 174–267	−2.6

1 more class, not yet ranked

Wayfarer · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · 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	10 events	0 wins	beats 40%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Kitchens	20	12–8
William Lawson	18	4–14
John Hutt	16	6–10
David Reddaway	15	1–14
Thomas Hubbell	15	2–13
Michael Reddaway	14	4–10
Gerry Christman	14	9–5
Gary Bonner	14	10–4
Mike McBride	14	1–13
Chris Murphy	12	1–11
Greg Griffin	12	0–12
Edward John	12	11–0

Most-beaten opponent: Edward John (11–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	26%
2024	2	26%
2022	3	47%
2021	2	59%
2018	1	25%
2014	1	36%

Boats

Miss Karen · Handicap, Thistle · 2 events · 2024–2025
New Perspectives · Thistle · 2 events · 2021–2022
Red · Thistle · 2 events · 2021–2022
D'OH · Thistle · 2 events · 2014–2018
Family Magic · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Neil Smith · Wayfarer · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Severn Sailing Association · 2 events
Mooresville, NC · 2 events
Jacksonville, FL · 2 events
Rocky River, OH, USA · 1 events
Lake Lanier Sailing Club · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -6, #45,799. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.