Sailor · 2015–2025

Sam Powers

sarasota youth sailing PHRF handicap J/70 J/105

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Events: 21
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 31%
Best class ranking: #2141
Longest win streak: 6

Nemesis: Martin Johnsson
Rival: William Petzold
Best day: 28 Jul 2018
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Michael Duff · Measure Twice · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2022 – Jul 2022
Nicole Breault · Gryphon · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 17 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
Robb Mathews · Measure Twice · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2022 – Jul 2022
Bruce Stone · Gryphon · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 17 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
Dirk Jason Meeuwig · Gryphon · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Robert Matthews · narwhal · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Bill Higgins · Gryphon · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Halsey Richartz · Gryphon · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Neil Battrum · Measure Twice · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 54th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2022
Matthew Romano · narwhal · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	narwhal	J/70	Main Trimmer	6th / 12
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Measure Twice	J/70	Other	9th / 18
4 Feb 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 (2022 Midwinter)	Measure Twice	J/70	Other	54th / 63
8 Jan 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Measure Twice	J/70	Other	45th / 57
22 Jun 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night Series	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 16
27 Jul 2018	2018 J 105 North American Championship	Gryphon	J/105	Pit	2nd / 15
3 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night Series	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Gryphon	J/105	Other	1st / 10
28 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gryphon	J/105	Other	4th / 5
13 Aug 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 8
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 12
28 Jun 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Tuesday Summer Series	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
21 Jun 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Tuesday Spring Series	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 5
22 Apr 2016	2016 O’Pen BIC North American Championship	Charter	Open Skiff	Other	41st / 53
7 Nov 2015	Naples Cup 2015	94	Optimist	Skipper	62nd / 74
4 Sep 2015	69th Annual Labor Day Regatta	94	Optimist	Skipper	36th / 44
18 Aug 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Tuesday Fall Club Racing	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 3
8 Aug 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
25 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 13
21 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Tuesday Summer Club Racing	Gryphon	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	67 provisional	#38472 band 26125–53081	—
All classes Crew	142 provisional	#21485 band 11245–36967	—
J/70 Crew	2 provisional	#2141 band 1254–2813	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -79
J/105 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 151
Open Skiff · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -80
J/105 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -8

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	16 events	2 wins	beats 44%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 47%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	19%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Don Glover	30	10–20
Martin Johnsson	24	4–20
William Petzold	24	10–14
Sam Sansome	22	15–7
Matthew Romano	22	9–13
Bob Willis	22	3–19
Tod Sackett	21	6–15
Carter Williams	20	9–10
Michael Sabinash	19	16–3
Jay Vander Wall	18	13–5
Mark Symonds	18	11–7
Avery Florio	18	3–15

Most-beaten opponent: Mike Sheppard (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	55%
2022	3	0	30%
2021	1	0	40%
2019	1	0	53%
2018	3	1	71%
2017	1	0	25%
2016	5	1	48%
2015	6	0	37%

Boats

Gryphon · PHRF handicap, J/105 · 14 events · 2015–2021
Measure Twice · J/70 · 3 events · 2022
94 · Optimist · 2 events · 2015
narwhal · J/70 · 1 events · 2025
Charter · Open Skiff · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 15 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 2 events
Naples, FL · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Sarasota, FL · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 67, #38,472.Crew rating across all classes: 142, #21,485. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.