Sailor · 2011–2026

Samuel Merson

tufts university College fleet racing College team racing 420

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Events: 88
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #311
Longest win streak: 12

Most successful partnership: Ansgar Jordan
Best trio: Lindsay Powers & Emily Calandrella
Biggest lift: Maria Brush
Longest-running crew: Ansgar Jordan
Nemesis: Shawn Harvey
Rival: Eli Burnes
Best day: 27 Oct 2018
Signature result: 1st of 20

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ansgar Jordan — 5 wins · 8 podiums in 24 events together · 21% win rate

Alex Fasolo · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 30events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 13% win rate · 142 of 599 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2022
Ann Sheridan · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 29events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 113 of 545 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – May 2022
Ansgar Jordan · Coronado Yacht Club, Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Match racing 24events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 21% win rate · 114 of 484 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jul 2022
Emily Calandrella · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 21% win rate · 65 of 425 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019
Charlie Hibben · Strugglebus 6.0, Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · 49er, College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 11% win rate · 57 of 346 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jun 2021
Celia Byrne · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 10), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 12% win rate · 94 of 306 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2023
Amelia Carlson · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 77 of 333 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2022
George Sidamon-Eristoff · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 64 of 223 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – May 2022
Juliana Testa · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 171 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Jun 2021
Lindsay Powers · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 47 of 84 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 88

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	Team EYC	IC37	Mast	20th / 22
20 May 2023	Tufts Alumni Regatta 2023-420s	Tufts University (Jumbos 10)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	7th / 14
27 Jul 2022	55th Governor's Cup 2022	Coronado Yacht Club	Match racing	Crew	10th / 2
21 May 2022	College Sailing Dinghy National Championship	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-6)	9th / 18
19 May 2022	College Sailing Open Western Semifinal	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-6)	5th / 18
16 May 2022	College Sailing Team Race National Championship	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	13th / 16
30 Apr 2022	New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni Bowl	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-4,9-10,12)	12th / 18
23 Apr 2022	84th Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 15
16 Apr 2022	Thompson Throphy	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 15
9 Apr 2022	2022 NEISA Team Race Championship	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	5th / 12
2 Apr 2022	The 39th Lynne Marchiando Regatta	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 16
26 Mar 2022	Jan T. Friis Team Race	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 9
19 Mar 2022	Southern New England Team Race	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 10
12 Mar 2022	The Wood Trophy	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 8
5 Mar 2022	Sharpe Trophy Team Race	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 8
30 Oct 2021	The 80th Professor Erwin Schell Trophy	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 18
23 Oct 2021	Atlantic Coast Championship Finals	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	18th / 18
16 Oct 2021	30th Captain Hurst Bowl	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 15
9 Oct 2021	Coed ACC's Round 1B	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 18
2 Oct 2021	Danmark Trophy	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	12th / 20
18 Sep 2021	The Hatch Brown Trophy	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	4th / 18
2 Jun 2021	2021 College Sailing Team Race Nationals	Tufts University (Jumbos)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 12
22 May 2021	Mystic Lake Team Racing Invite	Tufts University (Jumbos 1)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 6
19 May 2021	RWU Invite	Tufts University (Jumbos 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	12th / 18
19 May 2021	RWU Invite	Tufts University (Jumbos 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	578	#1242 band 929–1611	—
College fleet racing Helm	483	#624 band 410–892	+6
420 Helm	379 provisional	#311 band 142–613	—
College team racing Helm	243	#175 band 97–288	+8.6
29er Helm	295 provisional	#125 band 56–234	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-63 provisional	#53120 band 39347–61238	—
49erFX Helm	142 provisional	#88 band 52–128	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

29er Crew · Helm · 50 races, 2 events · rating 380
Naples Sabot · Helm · 30 races, 2 events · rating 190
FJ · Helm · 23 races, 2 events · rating 12
49er · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating -5
IC37 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -77
Match racing · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -21

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	84 events	11 wins	beats 66%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats -191%

Positions: A Skipper (16) · B Skipper (8) · A Skipper (1-6) (4) · Mast (1) · A Skipper (1-4,9-10,12) (1) · B Skipper (1-9) (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	-91%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Shawn Harvey	411	125–286
Eli Burnes	382	160–222
Spencer Cartwright	362	155–207
Robert Bragg	315	119–196
Jack Reiter	251	124–125
Jack DeNatale	243	111–132
Aidan naughton	241	149–92
Max Brill	237	51–185
Michaela ODonnell	236	109–127
Ryan Ratliffe	219	91–128
Thomas Whittemore	215	132–83
John Ped	206	136–70

Most-beaten opponent: Owen Schafer (167–27).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	10%
2023	1	0	54%
2022	13	2	-5%
2021	17	0	55%
2020	1	0	71%
2019	14	4	69%
2018	9	3	71%
2017	3	1	93%
2016	4	1	94%
2015	11	0	64%
2014	7	0	60%
2013	5	0	47%
2012	1	0	79%
2011	1	0	91%

Boats

Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 40 events · 2018–2022
Tufts University (Jumbos 1) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 8 events · 2018–2021
TBD · 420, 49erFX, Club 420 (Bemis Qualifier), FJ · 4 events · 2013–2015
Sam Merson · 29er Crew, 420, FJ · 3 events · 2013–2016
5260 · 420 · 3 events · 2013–2015
2311 · 29er · 3 events · 2015
1291 · 420 · 3 events · 2014–2015
9278 · 420 · 3 events · 2013–2014
Tufts University (Jumbos 2) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2018
1472 · 29er · 2 events · 2014

Where they race

Long Beach, CA · 13 events
MIT · 8 events
Tufts · 8 events
Coast Guard · 6 events
Coronado, CA · 6 events
Oyster Bay, NY, USA · 4 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 578, #1,242.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -63, #53,120. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.