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Sailor · 2007–2015

Sarah Somes

college of charleston College fleet racingLightningJ/70

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Events
49

1,086 races · 160 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 11 of 49

Podium rate
51%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–72%, 679 boats)

Best class ranking
#552

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 450

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christopher Banholzer

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Alicia Blumenthal & Brooks Clark

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jeff Aschieris

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mac Mace

Oct 2009 – May 2013 · 6 events

Nemesis
Elizabeth Barry

47–100 head to head in 147 races

Rival
Mary Hall

165–157 in 322 races

Best day
21 Nov 2009

2-1-1-2-1-12-1-2-8-2-2-1-1-2-1-DNF-1-6-1-7-1-1-9-9-1-1-1-1 · SAISA/MAISA

Signature result
1st of 18

Gill Coed Championships · College fleet racing · 28 May 2013

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Banholzer — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Grace Lucas · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 26events 5 wins together · 13 podiums · 19% win rate · 78 of 671 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – May 2013
  • Corey Hall · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 22events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 14% win rate · 55 of 541 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2010 – May 2012
  • Sarah Scudder · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 16events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 54 of 408 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Mar 2013
  • Carly Shevitz · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 14events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 21% win rate · 34 of 382 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Nov 2012
  • Clerc Cooper · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 28 of 216 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – May 2013
  • Elizabeth Chambers · Aquila, College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, Lightning 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 27 of 148 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2012 – Aug 2015
  • Mac Mace · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 41 of 184 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Alyssa Aitken · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 124 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2010 – May 2012
  • Christopher Banholzer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 42 of 109 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2009 – Feb 2013
  • Kayla Gibson · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 21 of 138 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Mar 2013

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

Rating history

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Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Oct 20152015 Lightning North American Championship Regatta313LightningSkipper26th / 46
7 Aug 20152015 Lightning Womens, Junior and Masters North American ChampionshipAquilaLightningOther2nd / 8
29 May 20152015 Bayview One Design RegattaAquilaLightningOther19th / 28
6 Jun 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD RegattaBYC Team PrideJ/70Chef4th / 14
30 May 20142014 Bayview One Design RegattaChico 2PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
28 May 2013Gill Coed ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew (13-16)1st / 18
22 May 2013Sperry Top-Sider Women's FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (5-18)7th / 18
20 Apr 2013SAISA Women'sCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)1st / 5
13 Apr 2013Women's Emily Wick TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 18
9 Mar 2013Navy Spring WomensCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (1-3)7th / 20
2 Mar 2013Charleston WomensCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (1-12)1st / 9
23 Feb 2013Bob Bavier Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingCrew3rd / 10
16 Feb 2013USF Women'sCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (3-16)2nd / 8
10 Nov 2012Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew10th / 18
27 Oct 2012SAISA Fall Conference ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (3-4,7-8)1st / 12
21 Oct 2012SAISA Match Race ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College match racingA Crew3rd / 5
13 Oct 20122012 Yale Women's IntersectionalCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 20
6 Oct 2012Navy Fall Women'sCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 16
30 Sep 2012SAISA Womens Fall Dinghy ChampsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 4
31 May 2012Sperry Top-Sider Women's FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,7-8,13)6th / 18
30 May 2012Sperry Top-Sider Women's SemifinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
21 Apr 2012SAISA Women's Conference ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew3rd / 5
14 Apr 2012Emily Wick TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew8th / 17
31 Mar 2012Dellenbaugh Women's RegattaCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew7th / 17
17 Mar 2012St. Mary's Women'sCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Crew12th / 18

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 478, #2,131.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 208, #19,267. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.