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Sailor · 2012–2026

Sam Childers

purdue university College fleet racingOptimist420

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Events
28

283 races · 53 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 28

Podium rate
32%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–76%, 413 boats)

Best class ranking
#1954

Helm in Optimist · rating 259

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julia Scott

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
John O’Connell & Hadley Zeller

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Julia Scott

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hadley Zeller

Apr 2024 – Apr 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Charlie Herrick

9–35 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Greg Bittle

40–36 in 76 races

Best day
12 Oct 2024

3-6-2-1-1-1-5-2-6-2-2-4-1-2-3-6-5-6-1-7 · Rebecca "Becky" Blank Regatta

Signature result
1st of 26

2021 Junior Race Week Presented by Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Handicap · 29 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julia Scott — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Hadley Zeller · Purdue University (Boilermakers), Purdue University (Gold) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 32 of 113 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Nok In Chan · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 93 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Julia Scott · Paco, Sam Childers · Colgate 26, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Max Liu · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 63 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Odey Hariri · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • William Bernhardt · Purdue University (Boilermakers), Thunderbolt · College fleet racing, College team racing, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 22 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Zachary Gold · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Mathis Destouches · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 63 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Apr 2025
  • John O’Connell · Purdue University (Boilermakers), Purdue University (Gold) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 22 of 54 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Annette Wadley · Purdue University (Boilermakers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 33 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

01863722013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Sep 2026GLIOR PHRF DivisionPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 8
25 Apr 2026Hammer ShowdownPurdue University (Gold)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)1st / 3
18 Apr 2026NU SpringPurdue University (Gold)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 14
18 Oct 2025Emma B. Regatta 2025Purdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 13
26 Apr 2025Cream City ClassicPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 6
5 Apr 2025MCSA Open Fleet Race ChampionshipPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)6th / 10
12 Oct 2024Rebecca "Becky" Blank RegattaPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 13
21 Sep 20242024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)ThunderboltT-10Skipper2nd / 8
21 Sep 2024Great Lakes IOR - T10 DivisionPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 8
7 Sep 2024Fall FuryPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 13
20 Apr 2024B10 Team RacePurdue University (Boilermakers)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
6 Apr 2024MCSA Open Fleet Race QualifierPurdue University (Boilermakers)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-8)6th / 11
5 Apr 2024MCSA Open Team Race QualifierPurdue University (Boilermakers)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
15 Jun 2022Thursday Night SeriesSam Childers420Skipper13th / 15
10 Sep 2021Tier 3 "Chicago Regatta"Sam ChildersHandicapSkipper4th / 20
29 Jul 20212021 Junior Race Week Presented by Chicago Yacht Club FoundationSam ChildersHandicapSkipper1st / 26
7 Jul 2021Area K Bemis & Smythe QualifierSam ChildersHandicapSkipper4th / 17
25 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta & J 70 Great Lakes ChampionshipPacoColgate 26Bow2nd / 7
17 Jul 2019US Sailing’s Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships - Area KSamuel Childers420Skipper4th / 9
7 Oct 20172017 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan Championship7841420Skipper5th / 9
30 Jun 20172017 Chicago Junior Race WeekClub Boat420Other1st / 4
8 Oct 20162016 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan ChampionshipBamboozalOptimistSkipper4th / 40
24 Jun 2016Lake Forest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival20366OptimistSkipper10th / 28
10 Oct 20152015 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan ChampionshipBamboozalOptimistSkipper6th / 40
29 Jun 2015Upper Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival18433OptimistSkipper15th / 35

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 305, #9,913.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 65. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.