Sailor · 2021–2026

Sam Carson

hobart and william smith colleges 420 College fleet racing College team racing

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Events: 19
Win rate: 21%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #1480
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Jack Guinness
Biggest lift: Jack Guinness
Nemesis: Justin Callahan
Rival: Nathan Jensen
Best day: 11 Oct 2025
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jack Guinness — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Cooper Delbridge · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 87 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
James Kopack · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 19 of 81 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Juan Carlos · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 64 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
Stella Kim · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 64 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
LaCerda Jones · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 64 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
Jack Guinness · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 17 of 64 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Nicolas Garcia-Castrillon · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 62 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Elijah Goldman · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 56 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
Dante Garcia · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 26 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
Laura Therien · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 17 of 42 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2026	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2026	Ben Usher	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 10
14 Jul 2026	Independence Day Regatta 2026	Sam Carson	420	Skipper	1st / 2
26 May 2026	Sound Series 2026	Sam Carson	420	Skipper	1st / 2
14 Mar 2026	Graham Hall Team Race	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College team racing	Crew	9th / 16
18 Oct 2025	Open Atlantic Coast Championship Finals	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew (10-12)	12th / 18
11 Oct 2025	David Lee Arnoff Trophy	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (9-11)	1st / 7
6 Sep 2025	KP Open Invite	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew (5-8)	7th / 9
2 Aug 2025	2025 SAYRA at CYC1853	Sam Carson	Melges 15	Skipper	6th / 9
12 Apr 2025	Truxtun Umsted	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-2,7-8,11-14)	10th / 17
22 Mar 2025	Admiral Moore Team Race	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
1 Mar 2025	Navy Team Race Invitiational	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College team racing	Crew	5th / 5
28 Sep 2024	NY Maritime Fall Open	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 13
14 Sep 2024	Jack Boehringer '52 Open Invite	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-14)	4th / 6
12 Jul 2024	62nd Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta	Sam Carson	420	Skipper	8th / 11
28 Sep 2023	The Club 420 2023 Southeastern Championships	Thalassa	420	Crew	10th / 16
6 Jul 2023	61st Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta	Sam Carson	420	Skipper	1st / 10
3 Nov 2022	The 63rd Midlands Regatta	Sam Carson	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 17
27 Aug 2022	Blackbeard August 2022 One-Design Regatta	9068	420	Skipper	4th / 12
26 Apr 2021	Sound Series 2021	Sam Carson	420	Skipper	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	158 provisional	#19447 band 13223–27647	—
All classes Helm	243 provisional	#14405 band 8273–23562	—
420 Helm	159 provisional	#1480 band 777–2616	—
College fleet racing Helm	172 provisional	#2908 band 1969–4144	−2.3
College fleet racing Crew	175 provisional	#3233 band 1829–5017	−2.3

4 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 32 races, 2 events · rating 8
420 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -13
Lightning · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 20
Melges 15 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -11

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	12 events	4 wins	beats 71%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: A Crew (10-12) (1) · A Skipper (9-11) (1) · A Crew (5-8) (1) · B Crew (1-2,7-8,11-14) (1) · B Skipper (1) · B Skipper (9-14) (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Nathan Jensen	59	25–34
Owen Bannasch	56	32–24
Jacob Zils	51	18–33
Nathaniel Hartwell	50	33–17
Sophia Devling	44	24–20
Everett Botwinick	44	16–28
Cole Woodworth	30	10–20
Nathan Smith	29	8–21
Carlos de Castro	29	12–17
Dylan Balunas	28	18–10
Gilda Dondona	28	18–10
Joseph Bonacci	28	21–7

Most-beaten opponent: William Mullray (25–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	2	81%
2025	7	1	43%
2024	3	0	51%
2023	2	1	70%
2022	2	0	77%
2021	1	0	50%

Boats

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 9 events · 2024–2026
Sam Carson · 420, Melges 15, Handicap · 7 events · 2021–2026
Ben Usher · Lightning · 1 events · 2026
Thalassa · 420 · 1 events · 2023
9068 · 420 · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Navy · 4 events
Mt Pleasant, SC · 3 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC · 2 events
Carolina Yacht Club · 2 events
NY Maritime · 2 events
Charleston, SC · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 158, #19,447.Helm rating across all classes: 243, #14,405. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.