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Sailor · 2013–2026

Sam Wheeler

bay view boat club J/105Vanguard 15V15

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Events
22

112 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 2 of 22

Podium rate
27%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–66%, 330 boats)

Best class ranking
#597

Crew in J/105 · rating 83

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Colin Baldwin Mille

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Peter Colin Baldwin Mille

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Ryan Simmons

4–40 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Doug Bailey

18–26 in 45 races

Best day
22 Sep 2023

3-2-3-5-4-3 · 2023 Vanguard 15 Nationals · about 1 in 222 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · J/105 · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Colin Baldwin Mille — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Peter Baldwin · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Mitchell Gordon · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Colin Miller · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Stephanie Gleason · Firefly, Sam Wheeler · V15, Vanguard 15 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Michael Rivlin · Peaches · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – May 2026
  • Peter Colin Baldwin Miller · Big Buoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Taylor Burfield · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Jennifer Mckenna · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Peter Colin Baldwin Mille · BIGBUOYS · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
  • Lyzz Schwegler · Big Buoys · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

01442882014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.FireflyVanguard 15Skipper1st / 6
9 May 20262026 SF Bay J/105 Women Skipper InvitationalPeachesJ/105Crew5th / 9
12 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.FireflyVanguard 15Skipper4th / 7
13 Jul 20242024 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.FireflyVanguard 15Skipper5th / 7
22 Sep 20232023 Vanguard 15 NationalsSam WheelerV15Skipper2nd / 22
8 Jul 202370th Anniversary HIGH SIERRA REGATTA Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.FireflyVanguard 15Skipper9th / 9
29 Sep 20222022 J/105 North American ChampionshipPeachesJ/105Mast13th / 28
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeachesJ/105Mast4th / 29
6 Aug 2021Summer Keelboat RegattaSpiritJ/70Crew5th / 5
10 Jul 2021HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, CalifFireflyVanguard 15Skipper2nd / 7
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoBIGBUOYSJ/105Skipper3rd / 12
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBig BuoysJ/105Headsail Trimmer11th / 23
13 Jul 2019HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, CalifFireflyVanguard 15Skipper6th / 9
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoBIGBUOYSJ/105Skipper8th / 17
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBigBuoysJ/105Other15th / 28
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoBIGBUOYSJ/105Skipper1st / 13
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBig BuoysJ/105Headsail Trimmer11th / 24
11 Jul 20172017 Transpac Honolulu RaceDeceptionHandicapBow2nd / 10
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBig BuoysJ/105Headsail Trimmer17th / 26
9 Jul 2016HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, CalifFireflyVanguard 15Skipper6th / 15
5 Sep 2015Vanguard 15 National ChampionshipFireflyV15Skipper10th / 33
19 Apr 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekKineticPHRF handicapOther7th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 81 (±194), #30,183.Helm rating across all classes: 279 (±176), #11,496. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.