Sailor · 2025–2026

Sam Pursley

syc glss Melges 24 PHRF handicap

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Events: 2
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 25%

Signature result: 3rd of 6

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Nick Miller · Bigfoot, Rocketman · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Jay Jensen · Rocketman · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Matt Cwiokowski · Rocketman · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Carson Downing · Rocketman · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Jamie Downing · Rocketman · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Marcus Thompson · Bigfoot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Payden Pittman · Bigfoot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Kim Downing · Rocketman · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Nick Priaulx · Bigfoot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 2

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Bigfoot	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	38th / 47
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	Rocketman	PHRF handicap	Pit	3rd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating -65
Melges 24 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -87

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	20%
2025	1	0	60%

Boats

Bigfoot · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2026
Rocketman · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 1 events
TRAVERSE CITY, MI, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -65. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.