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Sailor · 2011–2019

Samuel Shea

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Events
42

645 races · 167 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 9 of 42

Podium rate
50%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 57%–64%, 472 boats)

Best class ranking
#1293

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 361

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Emily Calandrella

5 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Jackson McCoy & Emily Calandrella

4 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Florian Eenkema Van Dijk

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jackson McCoy

Oct 2015 – Mar 2019 · 11 events

Nemesis
Will La Dow

30–67 head to head in 97 races

Rival
Kai Friesecke

38–53 in 91 races

Best day
1 Oct 2016

2-2-5-1-2-3-1-1-1-2-1-4-1-3-10-1-3-2-7-2-1-5-1-3 · Jesuit Interconference

Signature result
1st of 14

Jesuit Interconference · College fleet racing · 1 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Emily Calandrella — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Christopher Keller · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 12events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 69 of 185 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Mar 2019
  • Jackson McCoy · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 36% win rate · 77 of 186 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Mar 2019
  • Emma Clutterbuck · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 47 of 200 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Juliana Testa · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 66 of 163 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Emily Calandrella · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 63% win rate · 72 of 150 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Mar 2018
  • Taylor Hart · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 34 of 110 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Apr 2017
  • Marie-Louise Schnetz · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 18 of 118 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Apr 2016
  • Jack Bitney · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 41 of 181 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Aaron Klein · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos), Xcelsior · College fleet racing, College team racing, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 23 of 89 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Apr 2018
  • Julien Guiot · Tufts University (Jumbos 1), Tufts University (Jumbos 2), Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 35 of 155 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-402194772012201320142015201620172018Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Mar 2019Aaron Szambecki Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper7th / 10
9 Mar 2019Wood TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper2nd / 9
2 Mar 2019Hap Moore Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
20 Oct 2018Oberg TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingC Skipper (1-10)12th / 20
13 Oct 20182018-NEISA Match Race Champs-Larry White TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College match racingA Skipper8th / 8
8 Sep 2018Harman CupTufts University (Jumbos)College keelboatA Skipper4th / 8
14 Apr 2018Owen/Mosbacher/Knapp TrophiesTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 15
7 Apr 2018Mystic Lake Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
31 Mar 2018Camel Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
17 Mar 2018Southern New England Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper8th / 10
10 Mar 2018MIT Team Race Invitational RegattaTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
4 Mar 2018Sharpe Team Race TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper5th / 8
21 Oct 2017CentralTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 16
14 Oct 2017Truxtun UmstedTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 20
7 Oct 20172017 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaXcelsiorPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
30 Sep 2017The George Warren Smith TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
9 Sep 2017Phil Harman CupTufts University (Jumbos)College keelboatA Skipper4th / 8
22 Apr 2017Greater NY Dinghy RegattaTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 12
15 Apr 2017Thompson TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper17th / 18
8 Apr 2017Harpswell Sound Team Race (Formerly Mystic L. TR)Tufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
2 Apr 2017Herring Pond Team RaceTufts University (Jumbos)College team racingSkipper1st / 5
18 Mar 2017Vietor TrophyTufts University (Jumbos 1)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 16
7 Jan 2017Rose BowlTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 30
5 Nov 2016Sister Esther OpenTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)2nd / 20
1 Oct 2016Jesuit InterconferenceTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 415, #4,349.Crew rating across all classes: 133, #22,537. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.