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Sailor · 2021–2026

Sam von Schwarz

annapolis yacht club OptimistGreen Fleet OptiHandicap

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Events
35

209 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 5 of 35

Podium rate
29%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 61%–64%, 3,334 boats)

Best class ranking
#264

Helm in Optimist · rating 531

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Walton Macpherson

24–76 head to head in 101 races

Rival
Samantha Feinstone

57–65 in 122 races

Best day
25 Jun 2026

1-1-1-3-3-4-1 · 2026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship

Signature result
1st of 68

2026 AYC Annual Junior Regatta · Optimist · 30 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Sam von Schwarz.

Rating history

-132675462023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipSam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper200th / 319
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Sam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper5th / 85
1 Jul 20262026 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper3rd / 66
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper1st / 68
29 Jun 2026WRSC Jr Regatta - Maryland State ChampionshipUSA 342OptimistSkipper3rd / 70
25 Jun 20262026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper1st / 63
23 Jun 20262026 NYCC Annual Junior RegattaUSA 342OptimistSkipper2nd / 40
20 Jun 20262026 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta & Commonwealth Cup15669OptimistSkipper9th / 51
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper157th / 228
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipSam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper57th / 125
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)Sam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper6th / 71
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Sam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper235th / 269
24 Jul 2025RHYC Junior Regatta - MD State ChampionshipSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper4th / 42
2 Jul 20252025 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper1st / 40
1 Jul 20252025 AYC Annual Junior RegattaSam von SchwarzOptimistSkipper8th / 43
30 Jun 20252025 WRSC Junior Regatta15669OptimistSkipper1st / 40
21 Jun 20252025 FBYC Annual Junior RegattaUSA 15669OptimistSkipper4th / 52
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsSam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper70th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipSam von SchwarzOptimistCrew10th / 224
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Sam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper76th / 213
27 Sep 20242024 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipSam Von SchwarzOptimistSkipper78th / 132
7 Sep 20242024 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta15669OptimistSkipper5th / 44
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipMach SchnellOptimistSkipper64th / 148
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipMach SchnellOptimistSkipper128th / 285
1 Jul 20242024 AYC Junior Annual RegattaMach SchnellOptimistSkipper28th / 59

Helm rating across all classes: 546, #1,523. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.