Sailor · 2012–2026

Sara Smith

cyc Beneteau First 36.7 Handicap Etchells

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 23%
Best class ranking: #322

Biggest lift: Lauren Wilson
Longest-running crew: Mike Whittemore
Nemesis: Chick Pyle
Rival: Robert Carlson
Signature result: 2nd of 6

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Mike Whittemore · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2022
Dan Flynn · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2021
Dom Michaud · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2015 – Mar 2022
Jim Mills · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2019
Tammy Morell · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2022
Joe Lerma · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2022
Bill Lane · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2018
Lauren Wilson · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2019
Tom Blackwood · Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2015
Dan Smith · Christine Francis · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2012 – Jun 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	Kitty Muhl Ladies Race	#2	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
20 Jun 2026	Dave Watry Sabot Invitational	Sara Smith	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
25 Mar 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Pit	4th / 6
1 Jan 2022	2022 Thistle Oyster Roast	Eagle One	Thistle	Crew	12th / 20
19 Mar 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Pit	4th / 7
15 Mar 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Pit	4th / 10
16 Mar 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	5th / 8
17 Mar 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	2nd / 6
18 Mar 2016	Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta 2016	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	8th / 8
13 Mar 2015	Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta 2015	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Pit	6th / 8
24 Jun 2014	2014 Etchells World Championship	Christine Francis	Etchells	Skipper	94th / 95
15 Mar 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD Regatta	Melokia	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	3rd / 7
4 Aug 2012	2012 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Christine Francis	Etchells	Other	5th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	52 provisional	#34993 band 23676–46893	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	39 provisional	#322 band 221–398	−4.4

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -2
Thistle · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -30
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 2 events · rating 5

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	10 events	0 wins	beats 47%

Positions: Pit (4)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chick Pyle	43	4–39
Robert Carlson	37	18–19
Ted Butterfield	37	23–14
Jerry Twomey	26	13–13
Thomas Shepherd	21	6–15
RG Head	20	14–6
Robert Kopaniasz	20	9–11
Michael Grupp	17	15–2
Peter Andreasen	17	10–7
Chris Marx	13	1–12

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Grupp (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	42%
2022	2	41%
2021	1	50%
2019	1	67%
2018	1	43%
2017	1	80%
2016	1	0%
2015	1	29%
2014	1	1%
2013	1	67%
2012	1	56%

Boats

Melokia · Beneteau First 36.7 · 8 events · 2013–2022
Christine Francis · Etchells · 2 events · 2012–2014
#2 · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Sara Smith · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Eagle One · Thistle · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 6 events
USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Severn Sailing Association · 1 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 1 events
San Diego, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 52, #34,993.Helm rating across all classes: 5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.