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Sailor · 2009–2019

Sterling Henken

university of california at santa barbara College fleet racingCollege team racing29er

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Events
56

910 races · 202 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 11 of 56

Podium rate
54%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–68%, 1,087 boats)

Best class ranking
#479

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 518

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elizabeth Moody

5 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate

Best trio
Claire Hunt & Elizabeth Moody

5 wins · 8 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Shannie Kuo

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Neil Stapleton

Oct 2014 – May 2018 · 27 events

Nemesis
Greiner Hobbs

21–86 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Chuck Eaton

65–52 in 117 races

Best day
21 Oct 2017

1-1-4-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-1 · UCSD Open Regatta

Signature result
1st of 24

Mustang Open · College fleet racing · 7 Feb 2015

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elizabeth Moody — 5 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate
  • Neil Stapleton · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 27events 6 wins together · 17 podiums · 22% win rate · 117 of 505 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – May 2018
  • 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 18events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 28% win rate · 114 of 317 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – May 2018
  • Christopher Weis · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 16events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 25% win rate · 94 of 247 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – May 2018
  • Elizabeth Moody · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 39% win rate · 98 of 220 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – May 2018
  • Kristopher Swanson · 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 · 8 podiums · 15% win rate · 43 of 288 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2018
  • Kristina Miller · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 51 of 229 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Stephen Long · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 61 of 217 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Robert Johnson · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 73 of 160 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – May 2018
  • Amelia Anderson · 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 team racing 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 27 of 138 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Feb 2016
  • Samantha Obel · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 54 of 147 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – May 2018

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

Rating history

029659120102012201420162018Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesCool Story Bro.J/70Bow1st / 12
27 Sep 20182018 J 70 World ChampionshipCool Story BroJ/70Bow42nd / 91
31 May 2018Gill Coed National ChampionshipsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (10-12)16th / 18
29 May 2018Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)9th / 18
26 May 2018LaserPerformance Team Race National ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper10th / 16
28 Apr 2018Pacific Coast Team Race ChampionshipsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper2nd / 7
27 Apr 2018Pacific Coast Coed Dinghy ChampionshipsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-12)2nd / 12
31 Mar 20182018 St. Francis InviteUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 17
9 Mar 2018Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College keelboatA Crew (1-9)2nd / 10
24 Feb 20182018 Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
3 Feb 2018Jeff Simon Memorial RegattaUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-10)3rd / 34
27 Jan 2018Gaucho Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 21
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 divisionUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 23
21 Oct 2017UCSD Open RegattaUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 19
14 Oct 2017Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
1 Jun 2017Gill Coed College Sailing National ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Crew (9-10)18th / 18
30 Apr 2017PCCSC Team Race Championships - Carter Ford TrophyUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper3rd / 5
28 Apr 20172017 PCCSC Coed Conference ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Crew (4-9,14-15)2nd / 11
8 Apr 2017StFYC InterconferenceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6,9)3rd / 21
4 Mar 2017Bob Bavier Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper7th / 10
25 Feb 20172017 McIntyre Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
15 Oct 2016Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 16
31 May 2016Gill Coed Western SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-4,9-10)11th / 18
28 May 2016LaserPerformance Team Race NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper11th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 558, #1,374.Crew rating across all classes: 272, #9,365. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.