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Sailor · 2017–2026

Sam Rifkind-Brown

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Events
12

117 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
17%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 41%–54%, 165 boats)

Best class ranking
#2681

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 196

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Beck Lorsch

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Beck Lorsch

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Em Tchorz

Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 · 5 events

Nemesis
Connor Rosow

6–42 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Duncan Craine

61–65 in 126 races

Best day
23 Oct 2021

3-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-4-6-2-1-1-4-2-5-5-4-1-2-3-5-9-2 · Fairfield Cup

Signature result
1st of 9

Fairfield Cup · College fleet racing · 23 Oct 2021

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Beck Lorsch — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Em Tchorz · Yale University (Bulldogs 3), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 62 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Beck Lorsch · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 84 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Jonathan Brown · Tonto · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Mary Madaus · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Gregoire Lennox · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 52 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Alexandra Contomichalos · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Emily Lau · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 9 of 24 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Jack Mckenzie · Oakcliff Melges 6 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2020 – Jul 2020
  • Daniel Evans · 54998 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Sydney Zoehrer · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

01242482022Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Results are provisional54998HandicapCrew11th / 29
1 Jan 2025Sailwave results for at 202554583HandicapCrew18th / 20
24 Sep 2022Salt Pond InviteYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 15
17 Sep 2022Yale Z420 RegattaYale University (Bulldogs 3)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 15
17 Sep 2022Yale Z420 RegattaYale University (Bulldogs 3)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 15
17 Sep 2022Yale Z420 RegattaYale University (Bulldogs 3)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 15
2 Apr 2022Saturday Salve InviteYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 12
23 Oct 2021Fairfield CupYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-7)1st / 9
2 Oct 2021SHU Trophy 2021Yale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 7
12 Jul 20202020 Oakcliff Distance RaceOakcliff Melges 6HandicapCrew6th / 6
1 Jan 2017National Twelve Open May 2017TontoHandicapCrew10th / 17
1 Jan 2017National Twelve Open May 2017TontoHandicapCrew11th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 248, #15,180.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 20. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.