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Sailor · 2023–2026

Samantha Lesmerises DeGraff

styc Optimist420Optimist (RBW)

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Events
18

167 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 46%–52%, 824 boats)

Best class ranking
#711

Helm in Optimist · rating 398

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Finn Hodgins

8–74 head to head in 82 races

Rival
Kip Hodgins

49–61 in 110 races

Best day
13 Jan 2024

2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-3-3 · MLK Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 Back to School Regatta & ILCA Masters · Optimist · 20 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Samantha Lesmerises DeGraff.

Rating history

-142121383202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026STYC Fall Regatta3420Skipper5th / 11
14 Feb 2026Pan Pepín International Dinghy Regatta 2026Samantha DeGraffOptimist (RBW)Skipper22nd / 43
17 Jan 202629th STYC MLK Regatta117OptimistSkipper3rd / 9
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipSamantha DeGraffOptimistSkipper33rd / 125
11 Oct 2025STYC Fall RegattaISV 26OptimistSkipper4th / 9
20 Sep 20252025 Back to School Regatta & ILCA MastersISV126OptimistSkipper1st / 9
11 Jul 202541st Annual Vivian K. Dooren MCYC Jr. Powder Puff RegattaSamantha DeGraffOptimistSkipper4th / 17
9 Jun 2025St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicISV 126OptimistSkipper21st / 51
18 Jan 202528th STYC MLK Regatta117OptimistSkipper4th / 13
26 Oct 20242024 HOWLER REGATTA - 14th Annual1261150Skipper82nd / 118
12 Oct 2024STYC Fall RegattaISV 117OptimistSkipper5th / 14
10 Jun 2024St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicISV117OptimistSkipper32nd / 61
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipSamantha DeGraffOptimistSkipper122nd / 212
25 Jan 20242024 Regata de GigantesSamantha DeGraffOptimistSkipper40th / 47
13 Jan 2024MLK Regatta117OptimistSkipper1st / 7
11 Nov 2023VI/PR Friendship Day RegattaUSA22906OptimistSkipper2nd / 14
6 Jul 202339th Annual Vivian K. Dooren Jr. Powder Puff RegattaSamantha DeGraffOptimistSkipper36th / 49
12 Jun 2023St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicISV17OptimistSkipper23rd / 33

Helm rating across all classes: 301, #9,901. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.