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Sailor · 2019–2026

Sam Hopper

pyc J/24HandicapORC handicap

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Events
25

140 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 25

Podium rate
40%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 38%–46%, 403 boats)

Best class ranking
#51

Helm in J/24 · rating 420

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Doug Schenk

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Eric Hopper & Matt Davis

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Doug Schenk

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Piper Easton

Jun 2024 – Sep 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Paul Abdullah

1–29 head to head in 30 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

2-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-3 · SYSCO 2025 Twilight Evening Series - Thursday

Signature result
1st of 12

SYSCO 2025 Twilight Evening Series - Thursday · J/24 · 24 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Doug Schenk — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Piper Easton · Free Bowl of Soup, Pringle, Saltine · J/24, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 50 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Everett McAvoy · Free Bowl of Soup, Saltine · J/24, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 38 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Annika Phillips · Pringle, Saltine · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 35 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 17th · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Doug Schenk · Free Bowl of Soup · J/105, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
  • Keith Sheets · Free Bowl of Soup · J/105, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
  • Eric Hopper · Free Bowl of Soup · J/105, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
  • Matt Davis · Free Bowl of Soup · J/105, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
  • Aaron Danziger · Free Bowl of Soup, Saltine · J/24, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 28 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Amy Hopper · Free Bowl of Soup · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2024
  • Megan Waller · Area L, Megan Waller · FJ, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

02394782020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 2026PYC Winter Sailing on Sundays 2026-27SaltineJ/24Skipper11th / 13
20 Sep 2026PYC Robert A Smith RegattaSaltineHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
23 Jul 2026SYSCO 2026 Twilight Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper12th / 12
4 Jun 2026SYSCO 2026 Summer Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper2nd / 13
16 Apr 2026SYSCO 2026 Spring Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper11th / 13
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipPringleJ/24Skipper31st / 42
19 Nov 20252025 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPPringleJ/24Skipper33rd / 40
24 Jul 2025SYSCO 2025 Twilight Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper1st / 12
20 Jul 2025PYC Summer Sailing on Sunday SeriesSaltineHandicapSkipper9th / 9
11 Jul 2025J24 Pacific Northwest District RegattaSaltineJ/24Skipper2nd / 9
5 Jun 2025SYSCO 2025 Summer Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper3rd / 13
17 Apr 2025SYSCO 2025 Spring Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper2nd / 13
13 Apr 2025Opening Day RegattaSaltineJ/24Skipper2nd / 9
21 Mar 20252025 J24 Midwinter ChampionshipSaltineJ/24Skipper17th / 26
27 Sep 20242024 Beecher’s Handmade Cheese J/24 World ChampionshipSaltineJ/24Skipper27th / 56
13 Sep 2024Racing: PSSC - Small Boat / J24 Western Regional Championships - 2024SaltineJ/24Skipper18th / 27
24 Jun 20242024 Race Week AnacortesFree Bowl of SoupORC handicapBow1st / 4
15 Jul 2023SYSCO 2023 One Design Regatta (2 days)SaltineJ/24Skipper1st / 4
26 Jun 20232023 Race Week AnacortesFree Bowl of SoupORC handicapBow3rd / 9
1 Jun 2023SYSCO 2023 Summer Evening Series - ThursdaySaltineJ/24Skipper6th / 9
21 Jun 20212021 Race Week AnacortesFree Bowl of SoupJ/105Other4th / 11
13 Oct 2019Sailing On Sundays 2019-2020I14HandicapSkipper31st / 33
13 Sep 2019OctoberfestSam HopperHandicapSkipper11th / 11
6 Sep 2019Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2019Megan WallerFJCrew8th / 23
6 Aug 20192019 Chubb U.S. Junior ChampionshipArea LHandicapCrew10th / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 395, #5,218.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 286, #8,584. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.