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Sailor · 2017–2026

Adam Ankers

privateer yacht club HandicapThistlePortsmouth handicap

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Events
24

91 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
13%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 50%–57%, 500 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Helm in Melges 14 · rating 151

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peyton Ankers

1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Scott Howard

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peyton Ankers

Nov 2022 – Apr 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Daniel Thielman

12–12 in 24 races

Best day
2 Mar 2018

6-1-8-5-3-2-3-2-2-4-6 · 2018 Melges 14 Midwinter Championship and Melges MC Scow Sarasota Bay Cup

Signature result
2nd of 24

2018 Melges 14 Midwinter Championship and Melges MC Scow Sarasota Bay Cup · Melges 14 · 2 Mar 2018

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peyton Ankers — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate
  • Peyton Ankers · Adam Ankers, Audacious, BMFS p/b Audacious, N+1 · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Thistle 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Scott Howard · Audacious, BMFS p/b Audacious, Póg mo thóin p/b Audacious · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Sally Anne Skwiot · BMFS p/b Audacious, Póg mo thóin p/b Audacious · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 5th · Nov 2022 – Mar 2023
  • Kayla Sager · Stewball · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Brian Holloway · BMFS p/b Audacious · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Nov 2022 – Nov 2022
  • Pete Gregory · Stewball · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

011222420182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 May 20262026 Sunday PortsmouthAdam AnkersPortsmouth handicapSkipper12th / 20
2 May 2026Singing River Regattan+1ThistleSkipper5th / 12
11 Apr 20262026 Thistle Southeastern ChampionshipN+1HandicapSkipper18th / 25
6 Sep 20252025 Thistle Old Goat RegattaN+1HandicapSkipper26th / 35
19 Jun 20252025 Thursday PortsmouthAdam AnkersPortsmouth handicapSkipper5th / 17
30 Apr 20252025 Wednesday PHRFAudaciousPHRF handicapCrew11th / 24
12 Oct 20242024 Great Pumpkin Regatta3984ThistleSkipper17th / 25
6 Sep 20242024 Thistle Old Goat RegattaN+1HandicapSkipper18th / 35
31 May 2024Brown Jug Thistle Regatta 2024N+1ThistleSkipper6th / 18
1 May 2024Dinghy Thursday 2024Adam AnkersPortsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 26
14 Oct 20232023 Great Pumpkin Regatta3984ThistleSkipper8th / 20
23 Sep 20232023 Tennessee Valley Challenge CupAdam AnkersHandicapSkipper1st / 12
8 Sep 20232023 Thistle Old Goat RegattaStewballHandicapCrew21st / 32
3 May 20232023 Thursday Dinghy seriesAdam AnkersHandicapSkipper3rd / 21
22 Apr 20232023 Sunday Dinghy seriesAdam AnkersHandicapSkipper11th / 14
18 Mar 20232023 St. Patrick's Day RegattaPóg mo thóin p/b AudaciousPHRF handicapCrew5th / 13
12 Nov 2022John's Pig RegattaBMFS p/b AudaciousHandicapSkipper6th / 11
10 Sep 20222022 Thistle Old Goat Regatta (60th Anniversary)Velvet ElvisThistleSkipper14th / 40
11 Sep 20212021 Thistle Old Goat Regatta1811ThistleSkipper25th / 33
26 Oct 2019Halloween Regatta 2019Team H&BMelges 14Skipper8th / 18
1 Mar 20192019 Melges M14 Midwinter Championship, MC Sarasota Bay CupTeam H&BMelges M14Skipper7th / 26
21 Apr 20182018 THISTLE SOUTH ATLANTIC DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAVelvet ElvisThistleSkipper7th / 7
2 Mar 20182018 Melges 14 Midwinter Championship and Melges MC Scow Sarasota Bay Cup520Melges 14Skipper2nd / 24
28 Oct 2017Halloween Regatta 2017520Melges 14Skipper13th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 196, #19,133. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.