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Sailor · 2010–2019

Matthew Long

santa barbara cabrillo beach yacht club LaserCollege fleet racingLaser Radial

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Events
44

527 races · 74 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 5 of 44

Podium rate
27%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–61%, 1,140 boats)

Best class ranking
#263

Helm in Laser · rating 347

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samantha Obel

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Samantha Obel

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Silas Barton

Oct 2015 – Jan 2017 · 6 events

Nemesis
Stephen Long

61–146 head to head in 208 races

Rival
Richard Didham

68–74 in 142 races

Best day
13 Oct 2018

1-1-2-2-8-5-6-1-3-2-1-1-2-5-1-1-1-12-1-1-2-2-1-3 · Stoney Burke Varsity · about 1 in 169,693,478,805,787,230 by chance

Signature result
1st of 39

2011-2012 Ullman/Frost Laser & Radial Series · Laser Radial · 3 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samantha Obel — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Silas Barton · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 65 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2015 – Jan 2017
  • Cameron Gibson · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 44 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2015 – Jan 2017
  • Ryan Powell · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 30 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2015 – Feb 2016
  • Samantha Obel · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 3) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 21 of 54 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Robert Johnson · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 17 of 34 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Charot Bahler · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2015 – Nov 2015
  • Sidney Gathrid · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College match racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 18 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Maxime Rooij · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2015 – Nov 2015
  • Mary Toomey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 22 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Olivia Beers · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

-19118155220112013201520172019Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Nov 2019Fall Pacific Coast Champs - JVUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 24
19 Oct 2019UCSD OpenUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 3)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 27
12 Oct 2019Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 17
5 Oct 2019PCCSC Match Race ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College match racingCrew3rd / 5
28 Sep 2019PCCSC Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Matt Long '20)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 13
26 Jan 2019Gaucho Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
13 Oct 2018Stoney Burke VarsityUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 25
22 Sep 2018PCCSC Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Matt Long '20)College singlehandedSkipper3rd / 12
9 Jun 20172017 Laser Pacific Coast Championships/Ullman/Frost Series #4200191Laser Full RigSkipper6th / 13
7 Jan 2017Rose BowlSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 30
27 Feb 20162016 Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College team racingSkipper5th / 10
2 Jan 2016Rose BowlSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingB Crew10th / 29
14 Nov 2015Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
14 Nov 2015Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 DivSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 20
17 Oct 2015Stoney BurkeSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 22
26 Sep 2015PCCSC Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipSanta Barbara City College (Matthew Long '20)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 9
10 Aug 20142014 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship - Laser200191LaserSkipper10th / 18
31 Jul 2014US Laser Nationals200191LaserSkipper11th / 30
11 Jul 2014Area J Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalMatthew LongLaser RadialSkipper6th / 36
27 Jun 20142014 Laser Pacific Coast Championship200191LaserSkipper25th / 33
30 May 20142014 Susan Hood Trophy RaceEauZonePHRF handicapRunners4th / 11
28 Mar 20142014 Laser Midwinter West200191LaserSkipper4th / 32
1 Nov 2013ISSA Singlehanded Championship (Cressy Trophy)Matthew LongLaserSkipper1st / 18
28 Sep 2013PCISA 2013-2014 Pacific Coast Single-Handed ChampionshipsMatthew LongFull RigSkipper1st / 13
14 Sep 20132013-2014 Perry 420 SeriesTBD420Skipper31st / 31

Helm rating across all classes: 552 (±107), #1,449.Crew rating across all classes: 153 (±196), #20,000. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.