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Sailor · 2012–2026

Lucas Pierce

university of california at santa barbara College fleet racingCollege team racingLaser Radial

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Events
75

1,002 races · 261 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 13 of 75

Podium rate
44%

33 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–69%, 1,731 boats)

Best class ranking
#43

Helm in Laser Radial · rating 643

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samantha Obel

7 wins · 16 podiums in 24 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Robert Johnson & Samantha Obel

3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mary Toomey

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Kayda

Mar 2017 – Jun 2021 · 5 events

Nemesis
Nicholas Baird

30–115 head to head in 145 races

Rival
Joseph Hou

54–65 in 119 races

Best day
10 Nov 2018

2-1-2-3-2-1-1-3-1-3-4-1-2-2-4-2-4-2-3-2-1-1-12-4-2-1-1-8-1-1-7-1-3 · Fall Pacific Coast Championship

Signature result
1st of 28

2015-2016 Ullman/Frost Laser & Radial Series · Laser Radial · 20 Aug 2015

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samantha Obel — 7 wins · 16 podiums in 24 events together · 29% win rate
  • Samantha Obel · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 7 wins together · 16 podiums · 29% win rate · 159 of 464 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Apr 2021
  • Claire Hunt · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 20events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 15% win rate · 118 of 363 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – May 2019
  • David Eastwood · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 18events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 17% win rate · 127 of 349 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Elizabeth Moody · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 17events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 18% win rate · 128 of 314 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Sampson Reynolds · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 14events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 106 of 252 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Apr 2021
  • Quinn Wilson · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 95 of 273 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Tristan Richmond · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 66 of 171 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Robert Johnson · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 73 of 161 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Feb 2019
  • Sterling Henken · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 48 of 153 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – May 2018
  • Neil Stapleton · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 49 of 142 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – May 2018

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

Rating history

03376742013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 75

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 Goleta Beach RaceAveragePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 18
9 Sep 20232023 SBYC Charity RegattaAveragePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 13
28 Aug 20212021 Goleta Beach RaceAveragePHRF handicapSkipper7th / 16
25 Jun 20212021 California Cup RegattaCakeJ/70Tactician19th / 31
7 Jun 20212021 Gill College Sailing Coed NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)6th / 18
25 Apr 2021PCCSC Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
14 Nov 2020Santa Barbara Fall Laser Invitational21182LaserSkipper1st / 10
29 Aug 20202020 Goleta Beach RaceCAKEPHRF handicapSkipper14th / 22
6 Mar 2020Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College keelboatA Skipper5th / 10
29 Feb 2020Bob Bavier Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper5th / 10
22 Feb 2020Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper3rd / 9
1 Feb 2020Gaucho Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
18 Jan 2020Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 17
16 Nov 2019Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 21
19 Oct 2019UCSD OpenUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 27
12 Oct 2019Stoney Burke VarsityUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 24
28 Sep 2019PCCSC Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Lucas Pierce '21)College singlehandedSkipper2nd / 13
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RacePrevailHandicapFloater6th / 10
30 May 2019Gill College Sailing Coed National ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper18th / 18
28 May 2019Gill Coed Western SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
25 May 2019LaserPerformance Team Race National ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper11th / 16
27 Apr 2019PCCSC Coed Dinghy Conference ChampionshipsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 13
6 Apr 2019Carter Ford PCCSC Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper3rd / 7
8 Mar 2019Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College keelboatA Skipper4th / 9
23 Feb 2019McIntyre Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper2nd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 547, #1,507.Crew rating across all classes: 27. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.