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Sailor · 2016–2026

Adam Young

bysc SunfishThistleHandicap

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Events
38

177 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 38

Podium rate
26%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 37%–43%, 717 boats)

Best class ranking
#133

Helm in Sunfish · rating 328

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
David Archer

Mar 2022 – Oct 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

2–46 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Charles Usher

12–15 in 27 races

Best day
12 Jan 2025

8-DNF-2-7-2-5-1-6-2-1-3-4-3-4-1-1-5 · Sunfish Frostbite Series- 2025

Signature result
3rd of 22

2024 Thistle Old Salty Regatta · Thistle · 4 Oct 2024

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • David Archer · High cotton, High Cotton · Handicap, Thistle 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 10th · Mar 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Tommy Glenn · Conundrum, Cross Eyed Mary · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 26th · Feb 2018 – Mar 2022
  • Alexei Lagoutchev · High Cotton · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 30th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Conor Madden · N/A · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 31st · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
  • John David Kennedy · Conundrum · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 26th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Josh White · High Cotton · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Greg Griffin · SA · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Helen Brinyark · Let it Bleed · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Tate Beckham · Pork Chop · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 19th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Richard May · Let it Bleed · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-10511032520182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853Jesus lizardSunfishSkipper4th / 11
29 Jun 202659th Lowcountry RegattaBlood bathSunfishSkipper9th / 21
7 Jun 2026Spring Racing SeriesBloodbathSunfishSkipper2nd / 6
11 Apr 20262026 Thistle Southeastern ChampionshipPork ChopHandicapCrew19th / 28
11 Jan 2026SYC Sunfish Frostbite Series 202681996SunfishSkipper3rd / 16
18 Oct 20252025 Great Pumpkin RegattaLet it BleedThistleCrew17th / 18
4 Oct 20252025 Thistle Old Salty RegattaHigh CottonThistleSkipper14th / 19
26 Sep 2025USSCA Masters ChampionshipBloodbathSunfishSkipper30th / 60
6 Sep 20252025 Thistle Old Goat RegattaHigh CottonHandicapSkipper23rd / 36
12 Jul 202563rd Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta & the USSCA SE Regional Championship II (WQ)Jesus lizardSunfishSkipper19th / 31
28 Jun 20252025 Lowcountry Regatta 6/28-6/29 2025jesus lizardSunfishSkipper1st / 7
16 Mar 20252025 BYSC Spring Racing Seriesjesus lizardSunfishSkipper8th / 14
12 Jan 2025Sunfish Frostbite Series- 202566SunfishSkipper3rd / 12
1 Nov 2024The 65th Midlands RegattaJesus lizardSunfishSkipper9th / 31
4 Oct 20242024 Thistle Old Salty RegattaSAThistleCrew3rd / 22
6 Sep 20242024 Thistle Old Goat RegattaHigh cottonHandicapSkipper23rd / 35
1 Sep 20242024 BYSC Fall Racing Seriesjesus lizardSunfishSkipper7th / 11
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaThe jesus lizardSunfishSkipper3rd / 11
29 Jun 20242024 Firecracker & Melges 15 Regatta66SunfishSkipper2nd / 6
22 Jun 20242024 Lowcountry Regatta 6/22-6/23 202466SunfishSkipper5th / 5
31 May 2024Brown Jug Thistle Regatta 2024High cottonThistleSkipper10th / 18
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipN/AThistleOther31st / 38
23 Sep 20232023 Thistle Wild Turkey Regattahigh cottonThistleSkipper10th / 11
8 Sep 20232023 Thistle Old Goat RegattaHigh CottonHandicapSkipper30th / 35
4 Mar 20232023 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipHigh CottonThistleOther25th / 39

Helm rating across all classes: 316, #8,860.Crew rating across all classes: -40, #49,582. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.