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Sailor · 2010–2025

Simone Staff

university of california at santa barbara College fleet racingILCA 6 (Laser Radial)420

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Events
65

972 races · 86 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 5 of 65

Podium rate
28%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–62%, 1,838 boats)

Best class ranking
#509

Helm in ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · rating 346

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sterling Henken

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Julia Downey & Marina Fennell

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

Biggest lift
Julia Downey

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marina Fennell

Nov 2014 – May 2018 · 11 events

Nemesis
Nikole Barnes

29–111 head to head in 140 races

Rival
Ryan Hopps

93–67 in 160 races

Best day
28 Sep 2013

4-5-2-4-3-3-10-8-6-2-5-1-3 · PCISA 2013-2014 Pacific Coast Single-Handed Championships

Signature result
1st of 24

Mustang Open · College fleet racing · 7 Feb 2015

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sterling Henken — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ginger Luckey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 242 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – May 2016
  • Ellen Gable · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 299 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – May 2017
  • Olivia Godfrey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 240 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – May 2017
  • Marina Fennell · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 19 of 204 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2014 – May 2018
  • Julia Downey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 25 of 115 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Claire Stivers · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 101 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2015 – May 2016
  • Sarah Scoffone · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 108 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2016 – May 2017
  • Kerri Luttrell · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 71 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – May 2018
  • Thomas Madisson · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 56 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – May 2016
  • Alexandria Ivory · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 1), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 97 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Feb 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20252025 Melges 15 West Coast ChampionshipSimone StaffMelges 15Skipper10th / 25
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)ObsidianPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 11
1 Jun 2024Cal Race WeekObsidianJ/111Skipper3rd / 6
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RacePicosaORC handicapPit1st / 7
22 May 2018Sperry Women's Western SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 18
14 Apr 2018PCCSC Women's ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 7
3 Mar 2018ODU Spring Women'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 10
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 24
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 divisionUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 24
28 Oct 20172017 Women's PCC'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
7 Oct 2017PCCSC Women's Single-Handed ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Simone Staff '18)College singlehandedSkipper3rd / 11
25 May 2017Sperry College Sailing Women's NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18
23 May 2017Sperry Women's Western SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
15 Apr 2017Women's Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 9
5 Nov 2016LaserPerformance Women's Singlehanded NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Simone Staff '18)College singlehandedSkipper12th / 18
22 Oct 2016PCCSC Single-Handed Women'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Simone Staff '18)College singlehandedSkipper1st / 8
28 May 2016LaserPerformance Team Race NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College team racingSkipper11th / 16
26 May 2016Sperry College Sailing Women's NationalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18
24 May 2016Sperry Women's Western SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
27 Feb 2016Charleston Women'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 14
14 Nov 2015Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 20
14 Nov 2015Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 DivUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 20
17 Oct 2015Stoney BurkeUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 22
25 May 2015Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 14
4 Apr 2015St. Francis InterconferenceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 450, #3,676.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 88. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.