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Sailor · 2008–2025

Sam King

royal yacht club tasmania Match racingEtchellsLaser

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Events
16

104 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 4 of 16

Podium rate
31%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–61%, 550 boats)

Best class ranking
#154

Helm in Match racing · rating 179

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michael Parks

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Longest-running crew
Toby Richardson

Jun 2021 – Jan 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Duko Bos

3–23 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Michael Bellingham

17–21 in 38 races

Best day
25 Jun 2024

19-DNF-7 · Kieler Woche 2024

Signature result
1st of 10

Fred Neill Match Racing Championship 2024 · Match racing · 27 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Parks — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Toby Richardson · AUS1332, EXCITE, Jindivik · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 12th · Jun 2021 – Jan 2025
  • Michael Parks · Open, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (OPEN) · Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Michael PARKES · Jindivik · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Charles Zeeman · Hutchins School, TAS, Samuel King · Match racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2018
  • Rohan Langford · Open, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (OPEN) · Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Josh Ragg · Hutchins School, TAS, Samuel King · Match racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2018
  • Howard Tapping · Hutchins School, TAS · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Scott Norris · Catapult · J/122 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2008 – Sep 2008
  • Dean Smith · Jindivik · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 15th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Marc Glimcher · Catapult · J/122 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2008 – Sep 2008

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

Rating history

0127253200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2025Australian Open & Youth Championships 2025Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (OPEN)Match racingSkipper1st / 2
28 Jan 2025Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2025Royal Yacht Club of TasmaniaMatch racingSkipper4th / 4
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipJindivikEtchellsCrew28th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaJindivikEtchellsCrew15th / 36
26 Oct 2024Australian Open & Youth Championships 2024OpenMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024Van Diemens LandLaserSkipper53rd / 103
27 Apr 2024Fred Neill Match Racing Championship 2024Sam KingMatch racingSkipper1st / 10
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipJindivikEtchellsCrew15th / 40
31 May 2023World Cup Allianz Regatta 2023Tracy mLaserSkipper10th / 37
27 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023Tracy MLaserSkipper34th / 52
5 Apr 202251 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaCUNIC HOMES RDMLaserSkipper46th / 162
2 Mar 20222022 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAUS1332EtchellsCrew12th / 27
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipEXCITEEtchellsCrew24th / 34
6 Oct 2018Australian Schools Match Racing Championships 2018Hutchins School, TASMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
27 Sep 2017Australian Youth Match Racing Championships 2017Samuel KingMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
21 Sep 20082008 American Yacht Club Fall SeriesCatapultJ/122Other5th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 200, #18,614.Crew rating across all classes: 140, #21,734. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.