Luke Lawrence (sailor)
Luke Lawrence is an American yachtsman and professional sailor who has competed internationally across dinghy and keelboat sailing championships. He has won world championship titles in the Finn, J/24, J/22, and Star classes.
Career
Lawrence first gained international recognition in 2010 when he won the Finn Silver Cup, the junior world championship for the Finn class, held in San Francisco.He later achieved success in keelboat sailing, winning the J/24 World Championship in 2014 as part of the winning crew aboard Cougar, skippered by Will Welles. In 2016, Lawrence won the J/22 World Championship, earning a second keelboat world title.
In the Star class, Lawrence won the inaugural Star Junior World Championship in 2019, sailing with Alexey Selivanov.
In Etchells class competition, Lawrence was part of the team that finished second overall at the 2015 Etchells World Championship in Hong Kong.
He has also recorded multiple podium finishes at continental and regional championships in the Star and Etchells classes, including a silver medal at the Star North American Championship and a victory at the Star Western Hemisphere Championship.
He is a recipient of the Star Class Gold Laurel Wreath, an honor awarded to the winners of the Star Vintage Gold Cup, which he won in 2025 sailing with Mohammed Asif at Gull Lake, Michigan.
World Championships
| Year | Event | Venue | Result | Partner | Class | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Star Junior World Championship | Biscayne Bay, United States | 1st |  Star Vintage Gold Cup
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