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Sailor · 1933–1994

Sam Merrick

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Events
39

220 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 8 of 39

Podium rate
39%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–63%, 573 boats)

Best class ranking
#211

Helm in E Scow · rating 108

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Dave Magno

17–59 head to head in 76 races

Rival
John Harkrader

44–42 in 87 races

Best day
1 Jul 1964

1-2-1-2-2-3-2-DNF-3-DNF · 1964 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow

Signature result
1st of 20

1983 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM) · E Scow · 25 Jun 1983

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Owen Carolan · BH-2 · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 1991 – Jun 1991
  • Henry Bossett · BH-2 · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 1990 – Jun 1990
  • Maggie Carolan · BH 2 · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jun 1992 – Jun 1992

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

Rating history

015330619341942195019581966197419821990Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 19941994 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper11th / 14
22 Jun 19941994 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH 2E ScowSkipper7th / 8
22 Jun 19931993 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH 2E ScowSkipper7th / 9
22 Jun 19931993 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper13th / 18
22 Jun 19921992 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper21st / 22
22 Jun 19911991 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH-2E ScowSkipper16th / 20
23 Jun 19901990 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH-2E ScowSkipper10th / 19
23 Jun 19901990 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH-2E ScowSkipper12th / 22
1 Jul 19891989 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper13th / 17
25 Jul 19871987 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH 2E ScowSkipper3rd / 17
27 Jun 19871987 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper20th / 21
21 Jun 19861986 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH 2E ScowSkipper10th / 14
21 Jun 19861986 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper10th / 21
22 Jun 19851985 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH 2E ScowSkipper8th / 18
22 Jun 19851985 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper12th / 26
16 Jul 19831983 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (AM)BH2E ScowSkipper1st / 17
25 Jun 19831983 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper1st / 20
26 Jun 19821982 BBYRA Championship Series — E Scow (PM)BH 2E ScowSkipper2nd / 17
8 Sep 19771977 NCESA E Scow National Championship — E ScowMA-2E ScowSkipper19th / 69
6 Sep 19731973 NCESA E Scow National Championship — E ScowMA-2E ScowSkipper4th / 59
15 Aug 19701970 NCESA E Scow National Championship — E ScowSisyphusE ScowSkipper12th / 15
15 Aug 19671967 NCESA E Scow National Championship — E ScowSam MerrickE ScowSkipper7th / 10
1 Jul 19661966 BBYRA Championship Series — E ScowWindstormE ScowSkipper4th / 11
1 Jul 19651965 BBYRA Championship Series — E ScowWindstormE ScowSkipper5th / 14
1 Jul 19641964 BBYRA Championship Series — E ScowWindstormE ScowSkipper2nd / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 112, #31,517. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.