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Sailor · 2014–2025

Sherman Thompson

university of michigan College fleet racingE ScowHandicap

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Events
23

357 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 3 of 23

Podium rate
35%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 41%–49%, 404 boats)

Best class ranking
#2150

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 255

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joe Serpa

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

Best trio
Joe Serpa & Jenna Probst

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

Biggest lift
Joe Serpa

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lily Allen

Sep 2019 – May 2022 · 10 events

Nemesis
JC Hermus

8–78 head to head in 86 races

Rival
Will Davies

26–27 in 53 races

Best day
30 Oct 2021

2-2-2-5-1-1-1-3-1-2-4-2-1-6-9-2-3-1-4-1-1-1-10-2-1-5-9-5 · MCSA Fall Championship

Signature result
2nd of 30

86th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta · Butterfly · 5 Aug 2015

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joe Serpa — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Lily Allen · University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 24 of 218 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2022
  • Joe Serpa · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 26 of 137 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Asha Baddi · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 110 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Jenna Probst · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 19 of 116 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Sam Ephraim · University of Michigan (Wolverines 1), University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 14 of 83 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2022
  • Alexander Manthous · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 47 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Caroline Grin · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 50 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – May 2022
  • Adrian Stone · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 41 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – May 2022
  • Mitchell Thompson · Mad House, Shamrock · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Kira Biener · University of Michigan (Wolverines) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 44 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

-5118041020162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 20252025 WMYA Championship RegattaShamrockE ScowSkipper20th / 20
19 May 2022College Sailing Open Western SemifinalUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper18th / 18
16 Apr 2022Navy Spring RegattaUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 16
9 Apr 2022MCSA Open Fleet Race ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 9
8 Apr 2022MCSA Open Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper3rd / 5
2 Apr 2022Big Ten Team RaceUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College team racingSkipper1st / 7
12 Mar 2022Charleston SpringUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)5th / 13
30 Oct 2021MCSA Fall ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-12)1st / 14
23 Oct 2021Atlantic Coast TournamentUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 18
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1AUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper17th / 18
11 Sep 2021Fall FuryUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 14
26 Oct 2019Shamrock ScrambleUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 11
12 Oct 2019David Lee Arnoff TrophyUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 13
28 Sep 2019Cary-Price Memorial RegattaUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)6th / 12
4 May 2019NWU SpringUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 10
23 Mar 20191st Year Ice BreakerUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 12
13 Oct 2018David Lee Arnoff TrophyUniversity of Michigan (Wolverines)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 13
3 Aug 201788th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaVeni Vidi ViciHandicapOther6th / 13
2 Aug 201788th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaMad HouseE ScowSkipper22nd / 25
18 Jul 20172017 Butterfly Open & Junior National ChampionshipCurseHandicapOther10th / 28
13 Jul 20172017 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaShamrock VE ScowSkipper37th / 41
5 Aug 201586th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaShermans ButterflyButterflyOther2nd / 30
15 Jul 20142014 Butterfly Open and Junior National Championship31HandicapSkipper39th / 67

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 277, #11,937. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.