Samantha Brandon

Career: 67.44 percentile of ICSA crews (limited evidence)

▲ boats did better with this crew than with the skipper's usual crews▼ worseArrow length = size of the push, in rating points

Season	Team	Rating	Range	League percentile	Team percentile	On team	Races	Team page
Fall 2025	Grand Valley State University	-1.01		5.87	50.00	2 of 3	10	Team page
Fall 2024	Grand Valley State University	0.21		25.59	62.50	2 of 4	10	Team page

Regatta	Role	Div	Races	Avg	Rating
Fall 2025 Team page Season
Gavin D. Memorial Regatta	Crew	B	6	6.2	+0.08
Cedarfest	Crew	B	4	13.5	+0.07
Fall 2024 Team page Season
Cedarfest	Crew	B	6	5.5	+0.23
Buckeye Invite	Crew	B	4	5.8	+0.20

Short write-ups of what the ratings and results show, with the numbers and how they were computed.

How do skipper ratings work?A log-strength fitted to every race at once, smoothed week to week.
What a rating point is worthA one-point edge is a 73% chance to beat another boat in a race; two points is 88%.
How does a crew rating work?A crew rating is small and uncertain; a worked example on one roster.