Sailor · 2013–2024

Sam Matson

IRC handicap Figaro II

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Events: 10
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 83%

Biggest lift: Brian McMaster
Longest-running crew: Brian McMaster
Best day: 3 Aug 2019
Signature result: 1st of 23

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Brian McMaster · Riff Raff · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2019 – Oct 2019
Simon Toms · ZEPHYR · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 35th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Hugh Brayshaw · Chatham Marine · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Robin Elsey · Artemis 21 · Figaro II 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
Josh Dawson · ZEPHYR · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 35th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Henry Bomby · Swell · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Sep 2024	Lewmar Cherbourg Race (with JOG)	ZEPHYR	IRC handicap	Crew	35th / 71
24 Jul 2021	Channel Race 2021	Swell	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 23
19 Oct 2019	Rolex Middle Sea Race 2019	Riff Raff	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 19
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Riff Raff	IRC handicap	Skipper	17th / 334
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Riff Raff	IRC handicap	Skipper	10th / 40
27 Jul 2019	Channel Race 2019	Riff Raff	IRC handicap	Skipper	6th / 13
12 Jul 2019	Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2019	Riff Raff	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
4 Sep 2015	Cherbourg Race 2015	Chatham Marine	IRC handicap	Skipper	17th / 19
16 Aug 2015	Rolex Fastnet Race 2015	Chatham Marine	Figaro II	Skipper	1st / 5
11 Aug 2013	Rolex Fastnet Race 2013	Artemis 21	Figaro II	Skipper	4th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 6 events · rating 61
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 3
Figaro II · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 28

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	2 wins	beats 68%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 51%

How they race

Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	75%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	65%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	51%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	5	0	68%
2015	2	1	56%
2013	1	0	63%

Boats

Riff Raff · IRC handicap · 5 events · 2019
Chatham Marine · IRC handicap, Figaro II · 2 events · 2015
ZEPHYR · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Swell · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2021
Artemis 21 · Figaro II · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Unknown · 9 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 61.Crew rating across all classes: 3. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.