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Sailor · 2009–2022

Lawrence Olsen

bama HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
46

46 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 10 of 46

Podium rate
46%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (90%: 52%–60%, 489 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Cliff Shaw

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Cliff Shaw

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kurt Helmgren

Jan 2012 – Jan 2020 · 17 events

Nemesis
Mark Eastham

0–14 head to head in 14 races

Signature result
1st of 23

2013 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 26 Jan 2013

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cliff Shaw — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kurt Helmgren · HUMDINGER · Handicap 17events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 24% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2020
  • Cliff Shaw · HUMDINGER · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Aug 2017
  • Kurt Helgren · HUMDINGER · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
  • Clifford Shaw · RAINBOW · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Brian Garber · HUMDINGER · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017

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

Rating history

040802010201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20222022 - Jack Reacher Race and Raft-UpHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper5th / 6
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper1st / 9
3 Aug 20192019 - Jack Reacher Race and Raft-UpHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper5th / 7
15 Sep 20182018 - Half Moon Bay RaceRAINBOWHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
16 Sep 20172017 - Half Moon Bay RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper1st / 2
12 Aug 20172017 - Drakes Bay RacesHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper1st / 2
12 Aug 20172017 - Drakes Bay RacesHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper1st / 2
24 Jun 20172017 - IYC Silver EagleHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper5th / 9
20 May 20172017 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper4th / 5
15 Apr 20172017 - Round the RocksHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper12th / 13
25 Mar 20172017 - CorinthianHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper6th / 9
18 Mar 20172017 - Doublehanded Farallones / Weather Buoy 46026 (Lane Splitter) / To The Bar / To The Sea racesHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper7th / 7
28 Jan 20172017 - Three Bridge FiascoHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper7th / 15
25 Jun 20162016 - IYC Silver EagleHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper6th / 7
14 May 20162016 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
23 Apr 20162016 - Round the RocksHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper8th / 10
26 Mar 20162016 - Doublehanded Farallones RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper4th / 8
19 Mar 20162016 - CorinthianHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper7th / 8
23 May 20152015 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper4th / 5
18 Apr 20152015 - Round the RocksHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper9th / 10
28 Mar 20152015 - Doublehanded Farallones RaceHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper5th / 8
21 Mar 20152015 - CorinthianHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper7th / 8
31 Jan 20152015 - Three Bridge FiascoHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper7th / 13
3 May 20142014 - Round the RocksHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper4th / 6
29 Mar 20142014 - CorinthianHUMDINGERHandicapSkipper4th / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 34 (±185), #44,885. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.