Sailor · 2010–2026

Sam Scatchard

dennis yacht club 420 College fleet racing Handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 15%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #1587
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Brad Seferian
Rival: Caitlin Schadt
Best day: 3 Aug 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 73

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Frances VanderMeer · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Philip Klinck · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016
Stephany Fulton · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016
Nick Jaczko · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Will Scatchard · Sally Louise · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Vick Xu · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Will Templeton · Sally Louise · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Ben Arquit · Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016
Peter Gelsthrope · Sally Louise · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Aug 2026	2026 Rhodes 18 Nationals	Sally Louise	Handicap	Crew	1st / 16
7 Aug 2024	Rhodes 18 Nationals	Sally Louise	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
23 Apr 2017	O'Toole	Middlebury College (Panthers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 15
22 Apr 2017	Priddy Trophy	Middlebury College (Panthers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 12
29 Oct 2016	Nickerson Trophy	Middlebury College (Panthers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	14th / 17
3 Aug 2015	28th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTA	6581	420	Skipper	2nd / 73
25 Jul 2015	2015 Falmouth 420 Regatta	Sam Scatchard	420	Skipper	33rd / 74
20 Jul 2015	Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 & Laser Regatta	6581	420	Skipper	10th / 62
12 Aug 2014	Beverly Junior Regatta	5550	420	Skipper	43rd / 101
7 Aug 2014	Youth Invitational	1776	420	Skipper	9th / 68
4 Aug 2014	27th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTA	7310	420	Skipper	3rd / 73
7 Jul 2014	West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational	1776	420	Skipper	22nd / 52
13 Aug 2013	Beverly Junior Regatta	6023	420	Skipper	29th / 82
8 Aug 2013	Youth Invitational	6023	420	Skipper	13th / 54
8 Jul 2013	West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational	6023	420	Skipper	13th / 44
14 Aug 2012	Beverly Junior Regatta	6023	420	Skipper	57th / 91
9 Jul 2012	West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational	6023	420	Skipper	32nd / 40
11 Aug 2011	Youth Invitational	5550	420	Skipper	18th / 40
12 Aug 2010	Youth Invitational	13701	Optimist	Skipper	43rd / 64
12 Jul 2010	15th Annual Opti Extreme Regatta	13701	Optimist	Skipper	50th / 93

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	110 provisional	#31080 band 17794–49367	—
420 Helm	148 provisional	#1587 band 743–3039	—
College fleet racing Helm	41 provisional	#4494 band 3227–5715	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 8 races, 2 events · rating -11

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	19 events	0 wins	beats 59%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

Positions: A Skipper (2) · B Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brad Seferian	77	21–55
Christina Nothacker	53	16–36
Cam McManus	45	35–9
Jose daSilva	45	36–9
Chris Adams	40	35–5
Thomas Cooper	38	4–34
Matthew Kettlewell	36	31–5
Nathaniel Estes	36	5–31
Maxwell Seferian	35	30–4
Jud Hawk	35	13–22
Caitlin Schadt	35	21–14
Matthew Sweeney	34	11–23

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Adams (35–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	46%
2017	2	0	51%
2016	1	0	19%
2015	3	0	80%
2014	4	0	76%
2013	3	0	72%
2012	2	0	29%
2011	1	0	56%
2010	2	0	40%

Boats

6023 · 420 · 5 events · 2012–2013
Middlebury College (Panthers) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2016–2017
Sally Louise · Handicap · 2 events · 2024–2026
6581 · 420 · 2 events · 2015
5550 · 420 · 2 events · 2011–2014
1776 · 420 · 2 events · 2014
13701 · Optimist · 2 events · 2010
Sam Scatchard · 420 · 1 events · 2015
7310 · 420 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Marion, MA · 3 events
West Dennis, MA · 3 events
Scituate, MA · 2 events
HYANNIS, MA · 2 events
Hyannis Yacht Club · 2 events
Vineyard Haven, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 110, #31,080. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.