Sailor · 2009–2026

Sam Septembre

ssa Laser J/70 Snipe

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Events: 16
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #476
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: John Gochberg
Best trio: John Gochberg & Liam McCarthy
Biggest lift: John Gochberg
Nemesis: Gavin O'Hare
Best day: 28 Sep 2019
Signature result: 2nd of 23

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Gochberg — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

John Gochberg · USA 551 · J/70 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 28 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
Liam McCarthy · USA 551 · J/70 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 28 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
Darby Capellin · USA 551 · J/70 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 28 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
Per Lindell · Nessuna · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2021
Todd Johnson · Nessuna · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2021
Alex McPhail · Nessuna · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Jul 2021
Victor Plavner · Sea Patience · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
David Lenz · Red · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Shane Hughes · Red · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Paul Atkins · Red · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Mar 2026	FB2 Make Up Day 1 ILCA Fleet 10	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	9th / 10
22 Mar 2026	FB2 Day 8 ILCA Fleet 10	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	7th / 13
1 Mar 2026	FB2 Day 5 ILCA Fleet 10	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	10th / 18
22 Feb 2026	FB2 Day 4 ILCA Fleet 10	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	6th / 8
18 Jan 2026	FB Day 8 ILCA Fleet 10	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	4th / 10
7 Jun 2025	ILCA Fleet 10 Spring Series	Sam Septembre	Laser	Skipper	5th / 7
24 Jul 2021	2021 AYC Annual Regatta	Nessuna	J/70	Main Trimmer	7th / 9
5 Jun 2021	2021 One-Design Classic	Nessuna	J/70	Main Trimmer	6th / 8
1 Jan 2021	Snipe Summer Series	Hadleyloo	Snipe	Skipper	6th / 10
21 Feb 2020	2020 J 70 Midwinter Championship	USA 551	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	53rd / 54
25 Jan 2020	2020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2	USA 551	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	16th / 25
12 Oct 2019	2019 High Performance Regatta and J/70 East Coast Championship	USA 551	J/70	Other	1st / 10
28 Sep 2019	2019 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	USA 551	J/70	Other	1st / 7
4 Jun 2015	2015 Annapolis - Newport Race	Sea Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
4 Dec 2009	2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Red	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 23
25 Jul 2009	Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta	Sam Septembre	Lightning	Skipper	21st / 59

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	195 provisional	#15421 band 8401–26700	—
J/70 Crew	181 provisional	#770 band 415–1370	+4.3
All classes Helm	302 provisional	#9832 band 5617–16330	—
Laser Helm	257 provisional	#476 band 269–789	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 58
Snipe · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -1
Lightning · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 24

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	0 wins	beats 43%
As crew	8 events	2 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	−15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	35%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gavin O'Hare	26	6–20
Eric Johnson	21	13–8
Bryan Fishback	20	5–15
James Jacob	20	10–9
Mike Colbert	18	9–9
Ghislain Descamps	17	17–0
Chris Brady	17	5–12
David Waiting	16	3–13
Oivind Lorentzen	16	3–13
Marcus Wunderlich	16	12–2
John Brim	15	3–12
Alex Meleney	15	8–7

Most-beaten opponent: Ghislain Descamps (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	5	0	41%
2025	1	0	33%
2021	3	0	33%
2020	2	0	20%
2019	2	2	100%
2015	1	0	40%
2009	2	0	81%

Boats

Sam Septembre · Laser, Lightning · 7 events · 2009–2026
USA 551 · J/70 · 4 events · 2019–2020
Nessuna · J/70 · 2 events · 2021
Hadleyloo · Snipe · 1 events · 2021
Sea Patience · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015
Red · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

ILCA-NA District 11 · 6 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 3 events
Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Rye, NY, USA · 2 events
Toms River Yacht Club · 1 events
Severn Sailing Association · 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: 195 (±195), #15,421.Helm rating across all classes: 302 (±167), #9,832. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.