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Sailor · 2010–2026

Risley Sams

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Events
92

367 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 92

Podium rate
7%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 42%–47%, 1,289 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Helm in Knarr · rating 211

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Eric Kaiser

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Egbert

Aug 2017 – Aug 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Jon Perkins

41–178 head to head in 219 races

Rival
Chris Kelly

147–149 in 296 races

Best day
2 Jun 2012

1-2-4-1-11 · Woodies Invitational

Signature result
1st of 12

2021 - The 50th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Regatta · Knarr · 6 Nov 2021

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Eric Kaiser · Kraken · Knarr 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Jim Egbert · Kraken · Knarr 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Klario Spindler · Kraken · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Brooks Price · Kraken · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Terry Anderlini · Kraken · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 29th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-67116298201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 20262026 Fall Invitational and Joe LoganKrakenKnarrSkipper7th / 12
4 Oct 20262026 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 10
26 Jun 20262026 Woodies InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 12
6 Jun 20262026 Spring Classic Boat InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper6th / 14
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Evening SeriesKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 13
18 Oct 20252025 Fall InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper7th / 13
5 Oct 20252025 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper4th / 13
20 Sep 2025Knarr San Francisco Bay Championship & Fall One-Design RegattaKrakenKnarrSkipper6th / 13
24 Aug 2025IKC55KrakenKnarrSkipper29th / 33
7 Jun 20252025 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper4th / 13
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 14
29 Apr 20252025 SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubKrakenKnarrSkipper7th / 17
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestKrakenKnarrSkipper4th / 15
2 Nov 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaKRAKENKnarrSkipper5th / 16
20 Sep 2024Knarr SF Bay Championship and One-Design RegattaKrakenKnarrSkipper7th / 11
30 Aug 20242024 International Knarr ChampionshipKrakenKnarrSkipper14th / 25
27 Jun 20242024 Woodies InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper9th / 17
15 Jun 20242024 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper9th / 14
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaKrakenKnarrSkipper10th / 14
30 Apr 2024SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubKrakenKnarrSkipper11th / 12
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestKrakenKnarrOther11th / 16
13 Oct 20232023 Fall InvitationalKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 16
8 Sep 2023San Francisco Bay Knarr ChampionshipsKrakenKnarrSkipper5th / 15
22 Jun 20232023 Woodies Invitational RegattaKrakenKnarrSkipper10th / 20
11 Jun 20232023 SYC Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)KrakenKnarrSkipper7th / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 277, #11,937. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.