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Sailor · 1998–2012

Sam Fortenbaugh

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Events
18

104 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 18

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
18%

of boats faced (range 14%–21%, 398 boats)

Best class ranking
#937

Helm in Etchells · rating -87

Nemesis
Tim Bryan

8–71 head to head in 79 races

Rival
Paul Mitchell

17–21 in 38 races

Signature result
4th of 8

2009 Independence Series · Shields · 3 Jul 2009

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Tom Burnham · USA 985 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 65th · Sep 1998 – Aug 2000
  • James Boeckel · USA 985 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 91st · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
  • Bryson Hall · USA 985 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 65th · Aug 2000 – Aug 2000

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

Rating history

-198-115-321999200120032005200720092011Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Jul 20122012 AUGUST SERIESFLASHRhodes 19Skipper9th / 11
30 Jul 20112011 AUGUST SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper6th / 9
9 Jul 20112011 JULY SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper8th / 9
2 Jul 20112011 INDEPENDENCE SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper7th / 9
31 Jul 20102010 AUGUST SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper7th / 8
3 Jul 20102010 INDEPENDENCE SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper9th / 9
3 Jul 20102010 JULY SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper9th / 9
1 Aug 20092009 AUGUST SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper8th / 11
11 Jul 20092009 JULY SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper8th / 8
3 Jul 20092009 Independence SeriesVIPERShieldsSkipper4th / 8
23 Aug 20082008 COMMODORE'S CUPVIPERShieldsSkipper5th / 7
2 Aug 20082008 AUGUST SERIESVIPERShieldsSkipper5th / 7
19 Jul 20082008 JULY SERIESViperShieldsSkipper8th / 8
5 Jul 2008Independence SeriesViperShieldsSkipper6th / 7
5 Feb 20032003 Etchells MidwintersDominatrixEtchellsSkipper63rd / 65
7 Dec 20022002 Etchells Piana CupDominatrixEtchellsSkipper29th / 57
21 Aug 20002000 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA 985EtchellsSkipper65th / 74
10 Sep 19981998 Etchells World ChampionshipUSA 985EtchellsSkipper91st / 100

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -90, #73,315. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.