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Sailor · 2017–2021

Luke Welker

u s merchant marine academy College fleet racingCollege team racing

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Events
29

659 races · 67 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 29

Podium rate
14%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–52%, 411 boats)

Best class ranking
#2164

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 249

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samuel Parsons

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Garrett Lawlor

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Carrson Pearce

Oct 2017 – Jun 2021 · 20 events

Nemesis
Liam McCarthy

36–116 head to head in 152 races

Rival
Clark Uhl

103–107 in 210 races

Best day
13 Oct 2018

3-4-1-7-1-3-2-1-6-2-2-4-3-8-2-8-3-8-2-1-2-3-1-1-3-3 · David Lee Arnoff Trophy

Signature result
1st of 8

Engineers' Cup · College fleet racing · 12 May 2018

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samuel Parsons — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Carrson Pearce · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 55 of 484 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Kieran Cullen · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 48 of 441 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Zoe Chang · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 278 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Garrett Lawlor · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 303 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Rachel McKenzie · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 222 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Eddy Harris · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 176 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – May 2019
  • Rachel Beisswenger · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 184 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2018 – May 2019
  • Adam Krzeszowski · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 141 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Samuel Parsons · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 139 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Vincent Storino · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 117 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

01723432018201920202021Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Jun 20212021 Gill College Sailing Coed NationalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (6-8,13-15)14th / 18
2 Jun 20212021 College Sailing Team Race NationalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
26 Oct 2019War MemorialU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,7-13)8th / 18
19 Oct 2019Coed Showcase TournamentU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-12)7th / 17
12 Oct 2019Captain Hurst BowlU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 17
5 Oct 2019Coed Showcase Qualifier BU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)10th / 18
28 Sep 2019Moody TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
28 May 2019Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (14)12th / 18
4 May 2019Drexel OpenU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 8
27 Apr 2019America TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 18
20 Apr 2019Admiral's CupU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
13 Apr 2019Navy SpringU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
30 Mar 2019Team Race ChallengeU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
23 Mar 2019Aaron Szambecki Team RaceU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
16 Mar 2019Graham HallU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper16th / 16
27 Oct 2018War MemorialU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10,15-18)10th / 18
20 Oct 2018Truxtun Umsted Coed ShowcaseU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,7-14)14th / 19
13 Oct 2018David Lee Arnoff TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-12)2nd / 13
6 Oct 2018NY Maritime Fall OpenU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 12
29 Sep 2018Moody TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (5-9)8th / 18
12 May 2018Engineers' CupU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)1st / 8
21 Apr 2018Greater NY Dinghy RegattaU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 15
31 Mar 2018Team Race ChallengeU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingCrew3rd / 7
24 Mar 2018Aaron Szambecki Team RaceU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingCrew9th / 10
17 Mar 2018Graham Hall Team RaceU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingCrew12th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 296, #10,217.Crew rating across all classes: 217, #13,443. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.