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Sailor · 2000–2026

Charles Sinks

boston college College fleet racingCollege team racingHandicap

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Events
127

1,831 races · 476 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 33 of 127

Podium rate
59%

75 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 80%–83%, 2,136 boats)

Best class ranking
#62

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 714

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Lynn

6 wins · 9 podiums in 14 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Jim Madden & Chris Busch

4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Carlin Fretwell

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Busch

Jun 2008 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Ian Barrows

221–261 head to head in 482 races

Rival
Ian Barrows

221–261 in 482 races

Best day
4 Oct 2014

2-2-2-4-3-7-1-2-1-11-2-6-1-9-2-5-1-7-1-5-9-2-6-3-2-1-1-1-3-7-2-5 · George Warren Smith Trophy

Signature result
2nd of 83

2008 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 23 Jun 2008

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Lynn — 6 wins · 9 podiums in 14 events together · 43% win rate
  • Allison Ferraris · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 42events 5 wins together · 22 podiums · 12% win rate · 262 of 939 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Wade Waddell · Boston College (Eagles), Boston College Eagles · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 24events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 29% win rate · 124 of 456 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2018
  • Harry Koeppel · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 9% win rate · 158 of 510 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – May 2017
  • Raul Rios · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 15% win rate · 136 of 456 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Hannah Lynn · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 11% win rate · 136 of 443 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – May 2017
  • Tara Ferraris · Boston College (Eagles), Boston College Eagles · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 19events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 32% win rate · 132 of 362 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – May 2018
  • Alice Bohan · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 118 of 397 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – May 2018
  • Lily McGrath · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 29% win rate · 137 of 412 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – May 2018
  • Emma Perry · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 122 of 399 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – May 2018
  • Katherine Downey · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 80 of 276 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

03496972001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 127

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 20262026 Ladies Day RegattaGOWIN2HandicapSkipper1st / 11
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Stark Raving Mad VIIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 5
20 Jun 2026Dave Watry Sabot InvitationalGowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 9
6 Jun 20262026 Naples Sabot Senior Class ChampionshipGowin2Naples SabotSkipper1st / 15
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestCapricornEtchellsUntangler29th / 50
22 Mar 2026SCWSA Sr. Sabot RegattaGowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 8
6 Feb 20262026 Islands RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapFloater3rd / 7
25 Oct 20252025 Snipe Nute RegattaC CannibalSnipeSkipper1st / 34
11 Sep 2025U.S. Championship of ChampionsSnipeHandicapSkipper9th / 20
7 Jun 2025Senior Sabot Nationals 2025Gowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 12
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlSwedish BlueEtchellsCrew24th / 33
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestBuschidoEtchellsTactician1st / 30
23 Mar 2025SCWSA Sr. Sabot Regatta - March 23, 2025Gowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 13
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipSwedish BlueEtchellsMain Trimmer13th / 30
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupBuschidoEtchellsTactician1st / 27
15 Nov 2024SDYC SCWSA RegattaGOWIN2HandicapSkipper2nd / 10
19 Oct 20242024 Ladies Day RegattaGowin2HandicapSkipper2nd / 6
19 Sep 20242024 US Snipe Masters ChampionshipC Cannibal 3HandicapSkipper1st / 37
21 Jun 2024Watry InvitationalGowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 9
31 May 2024Senior Sabot National ChampionshipGowin2HandicapSkipper1st / 2
15 Mar 20242024 Earl Elms Memorial RegattaC CannibalSnipeSkipper2nd / 21
10 Jun 2023Senior Sabot Nationals 2023Gowin 2HandicapSkipper1st / 8
19 May 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - US Nationals/Orca BowlRhinoEtchellsTactician8th / 22
29 Apr 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast ChampionshipRhinoEtchellsTactician3rd / 14
7 Apr 2023Men's MayhemChuck SinksNaples SabotSkipper2nd / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 697, #400.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 579, #812. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.