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Sailor · 2007–2013

Andrew Sommer

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
50

1,481 races · 124 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 50

Podium rate
12%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–62%, 905 boats)

Best class ranking
#251

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 603

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christopher Ford

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Philip Crain & Christopher Ford

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

Biggest lift
Iris Xu

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Philip Crain

Sep 2009 – May 2013 · 21 events

Nemesis
Alan Palmer

107–217 head to head in 325 races

Rival
William Haeger

294–322 in 616 races

Best day
17 Sep 2011

1-1-17-7-13-9-15-7-5-6-4-5-2-1-5-3-1-6-14-2-14-11-16-4-1-3-6-1-3-1-9-3 · The Hatch Brown Trophy · about 1 in 196,619,059 by chance

Signature result
1st of 18

Sherman Hoyt Trophy · College fleet racing · 20 Oct 2012

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Ford — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Kelden Pehr · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 34events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 3% win rate · 104 of 1039 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Steven Drapcho · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 26events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 4% win rate · 62 of 736 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Eamon Glackin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 24events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 864 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Apr 2012
  • Stephanie Tong · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 22events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 43 of 776 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Apr 2012
  • Philip Crain · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 5% win rate · 77 of 694 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2013
  • Mark Van De Loo · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 65 of 708 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • David Alfonso · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 82 of 678 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Eben Freeman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 61 of 408 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Victoria Lee · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 188 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2009 – Apr 2010
  • Reguli Granger · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 205 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2010 – Apr 2011

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

Rating history

-13311634200820092010201120122013Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 May 2013Gill Coed ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
4 May 2013Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
27 Apr 2013College Sailing Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
13 Apr 2013NEISA Dinghy Champs/CG Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
6 Apr 2013Friis & Marchiando TrophiesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 15
23 Mar 2013Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 17
16 Mar 2013Truxtun UmstedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 20
2 Mar 2013Sharpe TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
10 Nov 2012ACC-qualified NE FR ScrimmageMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 8
27 Oct 2012Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
20 Oct 2012Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
6 Oct 2012Moody TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 19
29 Sep 2012Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 20
22 Sep 2012St. Mary's Fall InterconferenceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
15 Sep 2012The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
8 Sep 2012Harry Anderson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 17
21 Apr 2012Thompson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
14 Apr 2012New England Dinghy ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
24 Mar 201283rd Boston Dinghy Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1)11th / 18
3 Mar 2012Eckerd IntersectionalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 15
12 Nov 2011Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8,13-18)9th / 18
29 Oct 201170th Prof Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
15 Oct 2011Navy FallMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
8 Oct 2011Moody TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
1 Oct 2011Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 572 (±87), #1,232. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.