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Sailor · 2011–2026

Sam Sperry

nbyc 420PHRF handicapOptimist

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Events
30

232 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 30

Podium rate
33%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 78%–81%, 1,900 boats)

Best class ranking
#88

Helm in 420 · rating 549

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Finn Sperry

3 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Biggest lift
Will Fairfax

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Finn Sperry

Jun 2024 – Jun 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Peter Herlihy

20–103 head to head in 123 races

Rival
James Allgeier

41–33 in 74 races

Best day
15 Jul 2025

1-1-DNF-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One Design

Signature result
1st of 141

2025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson Trophy · 420 · 15 Feb 2025

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Finn Sperry — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • Finn Sperry · Chicken Joe, FireFly, New Bedford YC, Sam Sperry · 29er, 420, Match racing, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 30% win rate · 21 of 81 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Will Fairfax · Sam Sperry, Will Fairfax · 420 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 48 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Eliza Corral · FireFly, New Bedford YC · Match racing, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 9 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Jonathan Harsch · Manitou · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Maisy Sperry · FireFly · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Josh Newman · Manitou · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Robert Slotnick · Manitou · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Demetry Spinola · Sam Sperry · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Greg Slamowitz · Manitou · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Maia Adam · FireFly · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

030861520122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jun 2026Rose Cup – US National Youth Match Racing Championships 2026New Bedford YCMatch racingCrew1st / 10
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPChicken Joe420Skipper43rd / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMChicken Joe420Skipper29th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaChicken Joe420Crew37th / 148
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One DesignChicken Joe420Skipper1st / 36
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Chicken Joe420Skipper6th / 74
28 Jun 2025C420: New England ChampionshipChicken Joe420Skipper19th / 79
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyChicken Joe420Skipper1st / 141
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaFireFlyPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Sam Sperry420Skipper2nd / 69
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSam Sperry420Skipper16th / 129
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Sam Sperry420Skipper3rd / 57
25 Jun 2024Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipSam Sperry420Skipper9th / 80
21 Jun 20242024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindSam Sperry29erSkipper10th / 20
14 Aug 20232023 Beverly Junior Regatta9145420Skipper3rd / 62
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Sam Sperry420Skipper12th / 73
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipWill Fairfax420Crew44th / 130
12 Jul 2023100th ANNUAL REGATTA - One-Design Junior9145420Skipper3rd / 40
6 Jul 2023New Bedford Junior Regatta 2023Sam Sperry420Skipper11th / 50
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 20229145420Skipper8th / 63
9 Aug 20222022 HYC Youth Invitational9145420Skipper5th / 84
14 Jul 202299th ANNUAL REGATTA - One-Design Junior9145420Skipper10th / 39
8 Jul 2022New Bedford Junior RegattaSam Sperry420Skipper21st / 64
17 Aug 2021Beverly Junior Regatta5634420Skipper32nd / 64
10 Aug 20212021 HYC Youth Invitational5634420Skipper19th / 73

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 552, #1,627.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 297, #8,317. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.