Sailor · 2019–2026

Darin Sameshima

national yacht club J/80 PHRF handicap

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Events: 28
Win rate: 21%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #79
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Jordan McDonald
Longest-running crew: Jordan McDonald
Nemesis: Warren Flannery
Rival: David Doyle
Best day: 9 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jordan McDonald — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Jordan McDonald · Night's Watch, Puffin’ · J/80, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2024
Michelle Tan · Puffin’ · J/80 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 49 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Jun 2025
Matt Sirek · Puffin’ · J/80 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Jun 2025
Brian McKay · Puffin’ · J/80 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2022 – May 2024
Chris Crebolder · Night's Watch · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
Stephen Bardon · Puffin’ · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
David Rourke · Puffin’ · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
Emmett Wise · Puffin’ · J/80 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 28

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Course Racing	Puffin’	J/80	Helm	2nd / 4
28 Aug 2026	2026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Freeman Cup Race	Puffin’	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
8 Aug 2026	2026 NYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	2nd / 6
13 Jun 2026	RCYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	1st / 5
13 Sep 2025	J/80 & J/105 Canadian Championships	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	7th / 16
9 Aug 2025	2025 NYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	1st / 7
14 Jun 2025	RCYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	9th / 10
12 Sep 2024	J/80 Canadian Championship	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	4th / 9
24 Aug 2024	2024 EYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Other	2nd / 6
2 Aug 2024	LYRA Annual Race Week - 3 Day Course Racing	Puffin’	J/80	Other	9th / 15
14 Jun 2024	RCYC Open	Puffin	J/80	Skipper	5th / 8
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Puffin’	J/80	Switch Flipper	13th / 26
6 Oct 2023	2023 J/80 North American Championship	Puffin’	J/80	Other	8th / 22
22 Sep 2023	J/Fest	Puffin'	J/80	Skipper	6th / 12
26 Aug 2023	2023 EYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Other	2nd / 8
8 Jul 2023	2023 PCYC Open & J/70 Canadian Championship	Puffin’	J/80	Other	3rd / 8
16 Jun 2023	RCYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 5
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Puffin’	J/80	In the way	18th / 22
5 Oct 2022	2022 J80 World Championship	Puffin’	J/80	Runners	38th / 48
10 Sep 2022	2022 Queen City Yacht Club Open Regatta	Puffin’	J/80	Other	1st / 7
27 Aug 2022	2022 EYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Other	2nd / 6
23 Jul 2022	2022 ABYC J Fest	Puffin’	J/80	Other	15th / 15
28 May 2022	2022 ABYC Open Regatta	Puffin’	J/80	Other	2nd / 7
11 Sep 2021	2021 Ashbridge’s Bay & Queen City Open Regatta	Puffin’	J/80	Helm	3rd / 6
28 Aug 2021	2021 EYC Open	Puffin’	J/80	Owner	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	244 provisional	#14755 band 10115–20805	—
J/80 Helm	228 provisional	#79 band 52–128	+5.9

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	28 events	6 wins	beats 63%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (2) · Switch Flipper (1) · In the way (1) · Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Doyle	111	56–55
Janet Geisberger	104	94–10
Warren Flannery	103	29–74
Aiden Belfrage	72	51–21
John Vallee	49	8–41
Owen Schneider	44	28–16
Cristian Bieder	40	26–14
Brian Gibbs	34	10–24
Christopher Hobbs	32	12–20
Thomas Tyson	32	32–0
Graham Philpot	27	6–21
Hugh McGugan	22	6–16

Most-beaten opponent: Janet Geisberger (94–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	2	87%
2025	3	1	57%
2024	5	0	56%
2023	6	0	58%
2022	5	1	57%
2021	3	1	59%
2019	2	1	75%

Boats

Puffin’ · J/80, PHRF handicap · 24 events · 2021–2026
Night's Watch · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019
Puffin · J/80 · 1 events · 2024
Puffin' · J/80 · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Toronto, ON · 7 events
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada · 5 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 3 events
Toronto, ON, Canada · 3 events
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Etobicoke, ON, Canada · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 244, #14,755. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.