Sailor · 2016–2021

Sam Ackerman

hingham yacht club Optimist 420 Champ

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #9397

Nemesis: Hadley Reed
Signature result: 18th of 33

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Devon Connerly · 8902 · 420 Champ 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Tyler Miller · 8718 · 420 Champ 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Jul 2021	Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	8902	420 Champ	Skipper	13th / 20
8 Jul 2021	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	8718	420 Champ	Skipper	26th / 26
7 Aug 2017	30th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTA	Riff Raft	Optimist	Skipper	29th / 41
13 Jul 2017	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVAL (HBJR)	13020	Optimist	Skipper	25th / 40
21 Jul 2016	2016 SCORPION BOWL JUNIOR REGATTA	Riff Raft	Optimist	Skipper	18th / 33
14 Jul 2016	2016 Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	13020	Optimist	Skipper	34th / 41

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-116 provisional	#70605 band 52352–79488	—
Optimist Helm	-40 provisional	#9397 band 5156–12376	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

420 Champ · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -82

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	27%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Hadley Reed	25	2–23
Levi O'Duggan	22	6–16
Ian Smith	22	2–20
Libby Rogers	19	3–16
Andrew Shine	17	6–11
Molly Flynn	16	9–7
Jude Fraccalossi	16	3–13
Alex Sturdy	16	2–14
Tanner Winslow	15	5–10
Travis Greenberg	15	0–15
Maxwell Day	14	8–6
Nathan Askjaer	14	2–12

Most-beaten opponent: Molly Flynn (9–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2021	2	18%
2017	2	34%
2016	2	32%

Boats

Riff Raft · Optimist · 2 events · 2016–2017
13020 · Optimist · 2 events · 2016–2017
8902 · 420 Champ · 1 events · 2021
8718 · 420 Champ · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Hingham, MA · 2 events
Hull, MA · 1 events
Hingham Yacht Club · 1 events
Hull Yacht Club · 1 events
Scituate, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -116 (±238), #70,605. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.