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Sailor · 2014–2026

Sam Barnett

tauranga yacht and power boat club Match racingEtchellsMelges 32

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Events
18

112 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 4 of 18

Podium rate
61%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (90%: 63%–74%, 194 boats)

Best class ranking
#311

Helm in Match racing · rating 105

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bradley Mclaughlin

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Bradley Mclaughlin

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Zak Merton

Jul 2014 – Jan 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Daichi Takayama

7–11 head to head in 18 races

Best day
29 Jul 2014

43-1 · 420er Worlds 2014 · about 1 in 41 by chance

Signature result
12th of 111

420er Worlds 2014 · 420er Worlds 2014 · 28 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bradley Mclaughlin — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Zak Merton · -, Knots Racing, Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · 420er Worlds 2014, 470, Match racing, Melges 32 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 14 of 55 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jan 2026
  • Nick Egnot-Johnson · Knots Racing, Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 8events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 38% win rate · 26 of 51 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2026
  • Alastair Gifford · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 25 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Apr 2024
  • Bradley Mclaughlin · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron · Match racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – Oct 2023
  • George Angus · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Sam Barnett · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Charlotte Porter · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Sam Barnett · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Jordan Stevenson · Nick Egnot-Johnson, Sam Barnett · Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jan 2018
  • James Wilson · James Wilson · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017
  • Zac Merton · James Wilson · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017
  • Bradly McLaughin · Nick Egnot-Johnson · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022

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

Rating history

-4066171201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jan 2026WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2026Knots RacingMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
25 Apr 202459th Congressional Cup 2024Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
6 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
18 Apr 202358th Congressional Cup 2023Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew1st / 2
15 Dec 2022World Match Racing Tour – Final 2022Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew1st / 2
19 Apr 20222022 Congressional CupNick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew4th / 6
2 Jan 20202020 Etchells Auckland Post Christmas SeriesBobby's GirlEtchellsSkipper6th / 11
17 Jul 201953rd Governor's Cup Junior Championship 2019Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronMatch racingCrew1st / 2
5 Jul 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 3SJAMBOKMelges 32Other15th / 19
2 Jan 20192019 Etchells Auckland Pre Christmas SeriesBobby's GirlEtchellsSkipper6th / 13
13 Dec 2018New Zealand Youth Match Racing Nationals 2018Sam BarnettMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
29 Jan 2018Warren Jones International Youth Regatta 2018Nick Egnot-JohnsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 8
14 Dec 2017New Zealand Youth National Championships 2017Sam BarnettMatch racingSkipper2nd / 4
24 Nov 2017Harken International Youth Match Racing Championships 2017James WilsonMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
19 Aug 2017NZMRC Qualifying Regatta 2017Sam BarnettMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
4 Jun 2017NZL Trials for Youth World Championships 2017Jonathon BarnettMatch racingCrew8th / 8
6 Dec 2016Sailing World Cup Final | Melbourne 2016-470Skipper10th / 14
28 Jul 2014420er Worlds 2014Sam BARNETT420er Worlds 2014Skipper12th / 111

Crew rating across all classes: 140 (±104), #21,750.Helm rating across all classes: 116 (±155), #30,103. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.