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Sailor · 2014–2026

Sam Gervais

sea island yacht club SIODSea Island One DesignY Flyer

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Events
27

127 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 27

Podium rate
52%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 51%–63%, 156 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in SIOD · rating 195

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Stan LaRoche

43–71 head to head in 114 races

Rival
George Durst

52–48 in 100 races

Best day
25 Jun 2016

2-1-1-1 · 2016 Lowcountry Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

2016 Lowcountry Regatta · SIOD · 25 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Claude Fitzgerald · Island Spirit · SIOD 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Diane Kalota · Island Spirit · SIOD 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Ben Gervais · Island Spirit · SIOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

0129258201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2026Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2026Island SpiritSIODSkipper2nd / 7
19 Jun 2026JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 | Jr. Grand PrixIsland SpiritSea Island One DesignSkipper6th / 6
26 Jul 2025Invitational Regatta 2025Island SpiritSIODSkipper1st / 7
12 Jul 202563rd Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta & the USSCA SE Regional Championship II (WQ)Island SpiritSIODSkipper7th / 7
28 Jun 20252025 Lowcountry Regatta 6/28-6/29 2025Island SpiritSIODSkipper4th / 6
26 Jul 20242024 Carolina Yacht Club Invitational RegattaIsland SpiritSIODSkipper5th / 7
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaIsland SpiritSIODSkipper2nd / 8
22 Jun 20242024 Lowcountry Regatta 6/22-6/23 2024Island SpiritSIODSkipper6th / 6
15 Jul 20232023 Charleston Yacht Club Open RegattaIsland SpiritSea Island One DesignOther6th / 7
29 Jul 2022Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022Island SpiritSIODSkipper5th / 6
25 Jun 20222022 Lowcountry RegattaIsland SpiritSIODSkipper2nd / 5
10 Jul 202159th Annual Open Regatta July 202191SIODSkipper2nd / 6
26 Jun 20212021 Lowcountry Regatta91SIODSkipper6th / 6
20 Jun 20202020 James Island Yacht Club RegattaIsland SpiritSIODOther4th / 6
26 Jul 2019Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2019Island SpiritSIODSkipper4th / 8
13 Jul 201957th Open Regatta July 201991SIODSkipper3rd / 7
22 Jun 20192019 Lowcountry Regatta91SIODSkipper3rd / 8
2 Nov 201859th Annual Midlands Regatta2692Y FlyerSkipper2nd / 6
27 Jul 20182018 CYC Open RegattaSam GervaisSIODSkipper1st / 7
23 Jun 20182018 Lowcountry Regatta91SIODSkipper4th / 6
28 Jul 20172017 CYC Open RegattaSam GervaisSIODSkipper4th / 8
24 Jun 20172017 Lowcountry Regatta91SIODSkipper3rd / 7
29 Jul 20162016 CYC Open RegattaSam GervaisSIODSkipper4th / 9
25 Jun 20162016 Lowcountry Regatta91SIODSkipper1st / 8
17 Jul 2015Charleston Yacht Club Open/J24 South East Regionals91SIODSkipper3rd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 146, #25,444. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.