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Sailor · 2014–2026

Sam Neal

bssc HandicapSharpieFireball

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Events
85

245 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 16 of 85

Podium rate
41%

35 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 69%–73%, 1,636 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in Sharpie · rating 177

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Annalisa Dovey

4 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Annalisa Dovey

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marcus Flint

Jan 2016 – Jan 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Tim Andrews

6–38 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Ed Medcalf

29–21 in 50 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

2-1-3-2-3-2-2-1 · Brancaster Week 2019

Signature result
1st of 51

2023 Typhoon Trophy Series · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Annalisa Dovey — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Annalisa Dovey · 138, 14664, 15132 · Fireball, Handicap 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Marcus Flint · 1340, 138, 21801, Chuckles · Handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2026
  • Cliff Nye · 3, Sirius II · Handicap, Sharpie 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 17 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2023
  • Jim Crossman · 1340 · Handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2017
  • Brian Lambert · 838 A, Chuckles, Rakker · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
  • Alayne Seymour · 1340, Sirius II · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Ashley Deakin · 14664 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Nick Loweth · Sirius II · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Bob Bradshaw · Sirius II · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Jamie Campbell · 3 · Sharpie 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

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

Rating history

-50146341201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 85

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series14664HandicapSkipper3rd / 47
1 Jan 2026Club Cups14664HandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2026Fireball Winter Championships & Javelin UK Inland Champs & Symmetric Open 2026Artful CodgerFireballSkipper14th / 23
1 Jan 2026First on the Water14664HandicapSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 2026Mini Regatta14664HandicapSkipper6th / 14
1 Jan 2026Rooster 2026 Flying Fifteen, Fireball, 505 & Merlin Open Meeting14664FireballSkipper12th / 16
1 Jan 2026Sea Fleets Sailing Week14664HandicapSkipper3rd / 18
1 Jan 2026Sharpie British ChampionshipSiriusHandicapSkipper4th / 19
1 Jan 2026Summer Points14664HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2026Trafalger Trophy15132HandicapSkipper1st / 2
1 Jan 2026Victory Half Hull14664HandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie ChampionshipSirius IIHandicapSkipper12th / 48
1 Jan 20252025 European Sharpie Championship Practice RaceSirius IIHandicapSkipper6th / 48
1 Jan 20252025 Typhoon Trophy Series138HandicapSkipper14th / 41
1 Jan 2025Mini Regatta14664HandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 202514664HandicapSkipper3rd / 19
1 Jan 2025Summer Points14664HandicapSkipper8th / 14
1 Jan 2025Victory Half Hull14664HandicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series218902HandicapSkipper1st / 45
1 Jan 2024Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week218902HandicapSkipper10th / 21
1 Jan 2024Club Cups218902HandicapSkipper5th / 11
1 Jan 2024Handicap First on Water218902HandicapSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2024Idler Bowl218902HandicapSkipper7th / 11
1 Jan 2024Lester Southerland TillerSirius IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2024Trafalgar Trophy14370HandicapSkipper6th / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 296, #13,371.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -50. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.