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Sailor · 2009–2025

Samuel Stokes

college of charleston College fleet racingPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
35

643 races · 102 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 7 of 35

Podium rate
51%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 69%–76%, 532 boats)

Best class ranking
#517

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 510

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alyssa Aitken

4 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Ben Spector & Alyssa Aitken

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Erik Bowers

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jackson Benvenutti

May 2010 – May 2017 · 5 events

Nemesis
Charlie Buckingham

72–106 head to head in 178 races

Rival
Joseph Morris

119–112 in 231 races

Best day
19 Mar 2011

19-16-12-10-1-18-3-2-1-11-4-1-1-1-11-2-6-3-16-2-8-6-1-2-1-4-3-1-1-1-16-1 · Truxtun Umsted · about 1 in 1,459,955,194,690 by chance

Signature result
1st of 20

Nevins Trophy · College fleet racing · 17 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Alyssa Aitken — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate
  • Perry Emsiek · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 11events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 27% win rate · 67 of 364 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Mac Mace · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 64 of 348 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Alyssa Aitken · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 9events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 44% win rate · 55 of 319 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Ben Spector · College of Charleston (Cougars), White Lightning · College fleet racing, Lightning 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 46 of 276 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – Aug 2014
  • Zeke Horowitz · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 50 of 275 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Apr 2012
  • Brooks Clark · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 30 of 202 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2011 – Apr 2012
  • Lincoln White · Glory, Jammy Beggar, Polar, Stormy Petrel · J/44, J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – May 2022
  • Corinna DeCollibus · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 27 of 159 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2010 – Apr 2012
  • Jackson Benvenutti · College of Charleston (Cougars), Jenny · College fleet racing, Viper 640 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 28 of 147 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2010 – May 2017
  • Erik Bowers · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 26 of 174 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2011 – Oct 2011

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

Rating history

0248496201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceCool BreezeORC handicapOther10th / 13
24 Aug 20242024 Mason's Island RegattaStormy PetrelPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaGlory- USCGAIC37Runners6th / 23
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceStormy PetrelPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
17 May 20242024 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceStormy PetrelPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceKenaiORC handicapOther5th / 9
20 May 20222022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight RaceStormy PetrelPHRF handicapOther2nd / 11
8 Jan 20222021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2PolarJ/70Crew15th / 57
25 Sep 20212021 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaGloryJ/44Other2nd / 7
17 Sep 20212021 Off Soundings Fall SeriesGloryPHRF handicapBoat Captain4th / 8
4 Sep 202165th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island RaceJammy BeggarPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 6
29 Aug 202176th Annual Invitational RegattaJammy BeggarPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
28 Aug 20212021 Mason's Island RegattaJammy BeggarPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
6 May 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisJennyViper 640Other3rd / 12
14 Aug 20142014 Lightning North American ChampionshipsWhite LightningLightningOther27th / 35
6 Jun 2012Gill Dinghy National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4)4th / 18
21 Apr 2012Admiral's CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper (4-5)1st / 19
7 Apr 2012SAISA Conference ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (1-2,5-6)2nd / 12
18 Feb 2012Charleston CoedCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (9-10)1st / 18
30 Dec 20112011 Vanguard 15 Midwinter Championship1487Vanguard 15Skipper18th / 27
29 Oct 2011SAISA Fall Coed ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (2-3,5-8)1st / 12
15 Oct 2011Navy FallCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Crew (3-9)2nd / 18
8 Oct 2011HWS Fall IntersectionalCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 18
24 Sep 2011St. Mary's Fall IntersectionalCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
17 Sep 2011Nevins TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 341 (±168), #7,519.Crew rating across all classes: 459 (±182), #2,276. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.