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Sailor · 2014–2026

Samara Walshe

stanford university Optimist420College fleet racing

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Events
51

563 races · 161 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 16 of 51

Podium rate
41%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 69%–72%, 2,264 boats)

Best class ranking
#347

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 562

Longest win streak
39

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kit Harned

10 wins · 13 podiums in 13 events together · 77% win rate

Best trio
Alice Schmid & Kit Harned

7 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kit Harned

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lillie Foster

Oct 2020 – Jul 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Freddie Parkin

36–90 head to head in 126 races

Rival
Zoey Ziskind

74–56 in 130 races

Best day
21 Mar 2026

2-1-3-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-2-3-1-1-3-2-1-3-3-1 · PCCSC South Designate 2026

Signature result
1st of 82

Beverly Junior Regatta · Optimist · 15 Aug 2017

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kit Harned — 10 wins · 13 podiums in 13 events together · 77% win rate
  • Kit Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 77% win rate · 127 of 255 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Lillie Foster · Samara Walshe, WALSHE / FOSTER · 420, 470 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 81 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Jul 2023
  • Alice Schmid · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 88% win rate · 95 of 144 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Piper Blackband · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 88% win rate · 86 of 164 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Kate Myles · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 86% win rate · 87 of 120 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Avery Baldwin · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 83% win rate · 81 of 125 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Ellie Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 83% win rate · 65 of 106 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Alexandra Jones · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 49 of 97 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Sophie Fisher · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 100% win rate · 53 of 81 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Callie Hammond · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 40 of 67 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

-93310712201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
10 Oct 2026Stu Nelson @ Connecticut College 2026Stanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 16
3 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1AStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
3 Apr 2026Tulane Women's Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
28 Mar 2026Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 12
21 Mar 2026PCCSC South Designate 2026Stanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (9-10)1st / 20
7 Mar 20262026 Jen Harris Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
28 Feb 2026Green Wave Women's Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 3
21 Feb 2026McIntyre Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
14 Feb 2026Bryson Women's Fleet RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-7)1st / 8
15 Nov 2025Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Skipper1st / 20
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships FinalsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-14)1st / 18
4 Oct 2025Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 17
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)1st / 18
20 Sep 2025Allstate Sugar Bowl (Women's)Stanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Skipper1st / 5
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Dylan Cafferty420Crew4th / 73
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipSamara Walshe420Skipper59th / 130
11 Jul 20232023 Club 420 Womens North American ChampionshipSamara Walshe420Skipper1st / 47
7 Jul 20232023 Club 420 Association National ChampionshipSamara Walshe420Skipper8th / 113
24 Jun 2023US Youth Championship - Rose Cup 2023Chapman PetersenMatch racingCrew1st / 2
10 Jul 20222022 Allianz Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsWALSHE / FOSTER470Skipper8th / 21
19 Feb 2022I420 Midwinters / 29er Midwinters East56973420Skipper5th / 24
15 Jan 20222022 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA56973420Skipper7th / 28
27 Dec 20212021 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTASamara Walshe420Skipper9th / 26
15 Oct 20212021 I420 & 29er Atlantic Coast ChampionshipSamara Walshe420Skipper4th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 665, #545.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 317, #6,949. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.