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Sailor · 2007–2026

Sam Mcfadden

sss HandicapOlson 30PHRF handicap

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Events
49

69 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 8 of 49

Podium rate
63%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–63%, 587 boats)

Most successful partnership
Don Schultz

5 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate

Biggest lift
Don Schultz

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Don Schultz

Jan 2012 – Mar 2025 · 12 events

Nemesis
Greg Nelsen

6–10 head to head in 19 races

Signature result
1st of 27

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Don Schultz — 5 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate
  • Don Schultz · DRAGONSONG · Handicap, Olson 30 12events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 42% win rate · 3 of 12 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Mar 2025
  • Michael Brennan · DRAGONSONG · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Derik Anderson · DRAGONSONG · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Feb 2018
  • Don Shultz · DRAGONSONG · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Mar 2013
  • Liza Feeney · Liza Feeney · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Andrew Macfie · DRAGONSONG · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2023 – Feb 2023
  • Grant Kiba · DRAGONSONG · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

-48371212008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2DRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
13 Sep 20252025 - Half Moon Bay RaceDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper1st / 3
31 May 20252025 - Singlehanded Farallones RaceDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper5th / 9
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper1st / 5
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoDRAGONSONGOlson 30Skipper1st / 8
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper1st / 5
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper1st / 11
7 Oct 20232023 - Vallejo 1-2DRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper8th / 8
25 Feb 20232023 - CorinthianDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper8th / 12
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoDRAGONSONGOlson 30Skipper2nd / 5
15 Oct 20222022 - Vallejo 1-2DRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
23 Apr 20222022 - Singlehanded No Trophy South Bay RaceDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
19 Mar 20222022 - Round the RocksDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
29 Jan 20222022 - Three Bridge FiascoDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
16 Oct 20212021 - Vallejo 1-2DRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper4th / 7
11 Sep 20212021 - Half Moon Bay RaceDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
28 Aug 20212021 - Drakes Bay RacesDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
28 Aug 20212021 - Drakes Bay RacesDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper4th / 17
24 Apr 20212021 - Singlehanded No Trophy North Bay RaceDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
27 Mar 20212021 - Round the RocksDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper4th / 10
27 Feb 20212021 - CorinthianDRAGONSONGHandicapSkipper3rd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 99 (±170), #32,909.Crew rating across all classes: 9 (±248). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.