Sailor · 2026

Sam Dunham

university of chicago College fleet racing

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Events: 2
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 41%

Nemesis: Blake Polsen
Best day: 24 Oct 2026
Signature result: 9th of 15

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Teddy Golden · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 34 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Tomas Lopez-Valcarcel · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 34 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Christopher L’Helias · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Iris Badezet Delory · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Amber Thorland · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Aaron Mortara · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Valerie Wansink · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Max Naseef · University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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Event history · 2

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Oct 2026	Rebecca Blank Memorial Regatta	University of Chicago (Maroons)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3-4,7-9)	8th / 12
17 Oct 2026	Emma B. Memorial Regatta 2026	University of Chicago (Maroons)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 2
Full-size sailing · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 8

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: B Skipper (3-4,7-9) (1) · B Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bennett Jensen	18	16–1
Emi Rodes	18	7–11
Emma Hershey	18	7–11
Sydney Huynh	18	17–1
Victoria Kutkovska	18	16–2
Jamie Milward	18	8–10
Flinn Opel	18	6–12
Payden Pittman	18	5–13
Andrew Liu	18	8–10
Hayden Johansen	18	6–12
Astrid Myhre	18	8–10
Blake Polsen	16	0–16

Most-beaten opponent: Sydney Huynh (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	40%

Boats

University of Chicago (Maroons) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2026

Where they race

Northwestern · 1 events
Hope · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.