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Sailor · 2020–2025

Sam VanDen Blerk

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Events
13

43 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 2 of 13

Podium rate
31%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 30%–46%, 103 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Crew in Sandhopper · rating -31

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kevin Whittle

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Longest-running crew
Kevin Whittle

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bill Wright

3–9 head to head in 12 races

Best day
1 Jan 2021

1-1-1-1 · MBW 2021

Signature result
1st of 6

Maylandsea Bay Week · Sandhopper · 8 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Whittle — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Kevin Whittle · 151, Flying Tortoise, Wild Gull · Sandhopper 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 9 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Tom Dayes · Emma · Handicap, Sandhopper 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Lauren Grice · Emma · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Isaac Carr · Sam Van Blerk · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-403611120212022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 27, #63,931.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -40, #56,241. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.