Sailor · 2022–2025

Midshipman Matthew Sams

us merchant marine academy PHRF handicap ORC handicap J/70

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 29%

Biggest lift: Midshipman Aiden Keister
Longest-running crew: Midshipman Allessandra Swart
Nemesis: Bruno Pasquinelli
Signature result: 2nd of 11

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Midshipman Christopher Dean · Alpine, Alpine YCC, Ghost, GHOST · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 19 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2022 – Jul 2023
Midshipman Allessandra Swart · Alpine, Alpine YCC, Comet - USMMA, GHOST · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Midshipman Adam Muir · Alpine, Alpine YCC, Comet - USMMA, Ghost · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
Elizabeth Shaw O'Toole · Alpine, Alpine YCC, GHOST, TBD · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2022 – Jul 2023
Midshipman Alexander Butler · Alpine, Ghost, GHOST · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2022 – Jul 2023
Midshipman John Smolenski · Alpine, Alpine YCC, Comet - USMMA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2023 – Sep 2023
Midshipman Gregory Majerowicz · Alpine, Alpine YCC, Ghost · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2023 – Jul 2023
Midshipman Cole Williams · GHOST, Kings Point - Comet, TBD · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2022 – Apr 2025
Midshipman Aiden Keister · Comet - USMMA, Kings Point - Comet · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Elizabeth Shaw O’Toole · Alpine YCC, Ghost, GHOST · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Apr 2025	2025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	TBD	J/70	Navigator	17th / 24
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Comet - USMMA	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 9
27 Jul 2023	2023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)	Comet - USMMA	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 11
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Alpine	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 6
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Alpine YCC	ORC handicap	Bow	7th / 7
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Alpine	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 7
6 May 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Ghost	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 9
21 Apr 2023	2023 Charleston Race Week	TBD	J/70	Other	34th / 39
24 Sep 2022	2022 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/105 New England Championship	GHOST	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 10
17 Sep 2022	2022 Long Island Sound Championship	GHOST	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 9
27 May 2022	2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Kings Point - Comet	ORC handicap	Mast	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-49 provisional	#50498 band 37581–58924	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating -72

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 30%

Positions: Bow (6) · Mast (2) · Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Meleney	17	3–14
Peter Barrett	17	2–15
Bruno Pasquinelli	17	0–17
Dick Kalow	17	0–17
Jean Marc Papin	17	3–14
Paul Green	17	1–16
Richard Werdiger	17	2–15
Peter Firey	17	4–13
Brian Keane	17	0–16
Bryce Kalow	17	0–17

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	30%
2023	7	30%
2022	3	32%

Boats

Ghost · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2022–2023
TBD · J/70 · 2 events · 2023–2025
Comet - USMMA · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023
Alpine · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023
Alpine YCC · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
Kings Point - Comet · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Rye, NY, USA · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Sea Cliff, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -49 (±179), #50,498. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.