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Sailor · 2019–2026

Grace Mao

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racingSnipe

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Events
43

884 races · 165 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 43

Podium rate
21%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–60%, 625 boats)

Best class ranking
#377

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 495

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brooke Schmelz

4 wins · 9 podiums in 23 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Brooke Schmelz & Jemma Schroder

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brooke Schmelz

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Emily Scherer

Oct 2019 – Apr 2023 · 11 events

Nemesis
Carmen Cowles

49–169 head to head in 218 races

Rival
Colleen O'Brien

177–199 in 377 races

Best day
1 Oct 2022

3-1-12-2-2-4-2-7-4-6-2-4-4-6-2-1-2-5-2-8-8-1-7-5-1-1-5-2 · Women's ACC Series, Round 1A

Signature result
1st of 18

Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta · College fleet racing · 11 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brooke Schmelz — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 23 events together · 17% win rate
  • Dana Haig · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 33events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 9% win rate · 142 of 748 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Brooke Schmelz · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 17% win rate · 141 of 437 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Shayne Bersin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 130 of 415 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Samantha Karlson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 87 of 332 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Lucy Brock · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 84 of 293 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Kaila Pfrang · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 59 of 302 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Mercedes Escandon · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 15% win rate · 101 of 207 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2023
  • Maile Jim · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 58 of 278 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Emily Scherer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 69 of 174 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Apr 2023
  • Veronika Silkin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 3), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 26 of 192 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2020 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-322194692020202120222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 2026Snipe North American Championship31856SnipeCrew53rd / 55
25 May 2023College Sailing Women's National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (3-4,9-10)8th / 18
23 May 2023College Sailing Women's Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)3rd / 18
29 Apr 2023Women's Team Race National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper4th / 12
22 Apr 2023NEISA Women's Championship/Reed TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 16
15 Apr 2023NEISA Women's Team Racing ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew5th / 10
8 Apr 2023Yale Women's Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew4th / 8
1 Apr 2023Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper4th / 12
25 Mar 2023Duplin Women’s TRMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew5th / 10
18 Mar 2023Ivan Geiger Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
11 Mar 2023Franny Charles Women’s Team Race RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
5 Mar 2023Harvard Women's Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
5 Jan 2023Miami Snipe InvitationalImpact WarningSnipeCrew8th / 28
29 Oct 2022Victorian Urn TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)8th / 15
22 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast Championships, FinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew8th / 18
15 Oct 2022Women's Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship, FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-3,9-18)13th / 18
8 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championships Round 1BMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (3-8,11-16)4th / 18
1 Oct 2022Women's ACC Series, Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10)2nd / 17
24 Sep 2022Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (5-6,9-14)7th / 18
17 Sep 2022The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 18
10 Sep 2022Harry Anderson Jr. TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-5,9-12)4th / 18
25 May 2022College Sailing Women’s National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (3-11)9th / 18
23 May 2022College Sailing Women's Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4,7-8)5th / 18
30 Apr 2022New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6)9th / 18
23 Apr 2022Women's Team Race National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 442, #2,654. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.