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Sailor · 2019–2026

Adam Starck

the cleveland yachting club cyc 420LightningCollege fleet racing

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Events
51

526 races · 74 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 9 of 51

Podium rate
31%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 61%–65%, 1,318 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in 420 · rating 736

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brady Mayer

4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Amelia Tebbens & Juliana Sarich

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brady Mayer

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joe Starck

Aug 2019 – Feb 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jacob Zils

13–58 head to head in 71 races

Rival
Calvin Marsh

81–81 in 162 races

Best day
16 Jul 2022

2-4-4-3-1-1-2-2-5-1 · 2022 I-LYA Junior Championships

Signature result
1st of 56

2023 I-LYA Travelers Series OVERALL · 420 · 14 May 2023

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brady Mayer — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate
  • Brady Mayer · Adam Starck, Blue leader, Butter, Sweet corn · 420 14events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 16 of 80 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2023
  • Luke Barker · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 200 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Nathaniel Hartwell · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 200 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Bobby Starck · 15298, 15631, Chopped Cheese, Muppets · Lightning 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 54 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Amelia Tebbens · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 13 of 160 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Andrew McCarthy · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 132 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Joe Starck · 15631, Badfish, Lightning, Sleepy Joe · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 29 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2019 – Feb 2026
  • RJ Calanese · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 124 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Katherine Starck · 15631, Go, Sib wins, Smoove · 420, Juniors, Lightning, Snipe 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 41 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Jeremy Lunati · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 117 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

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Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Luce TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 17
17 Oct 2026David Lee ArnoffSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 8
3 Oct 2026Moody TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 17
19 Sep 2026Jack Boehringer '52 Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
12 Sep 2026KP Dinghy Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 9
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipChopped CheeseLightningBow21st / 57
25 Apr 2026Admiral's CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)13th / 14
18 Apr 2026America TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)17th / 18
11 Apr 2026The GrantSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 14
28 Mar 2026Vietor TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
14 Mar 2026WAC Team Race @ FordhamSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgSleepy JoeLightningBow11th / 27
25 Oct 2025War MemorialSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18
4 Oct 2025Hewitt TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 16
27 Sep 2025NY Maritime Fall OpenSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 14
13 Sep 2025Jack Boehringer '52 Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 6
6 Sep 2025KP Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 9
9 Aug 20252025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsSmooveJuniorsSkipper2nd / 10
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipStarckasmLightningCrew25th / 40
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipStarckasmLightningCrew8th / 33
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBadfishLightningCrew6th / 36
4 Jan 2025Miami Snipe Invitational (U30)Sib winsSnipeSkipper17th / 36
4 Aug 20242024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American Championship15298LightningBow1st / 12
24 Jul 20242024 Lightning Youth World Championship15631LightningBow5th / 20
13 Jul 20242024 I-LYA Junior ChampionshipsGo420Skipper1st / 28

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 458, #3,277.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 489, #1,820. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.