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Sailor · 2021–2026

Meara Conley

u s coast guard academy College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
46

534 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 46

Podium rate
24%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 48%–54%, 685 boats)

Best class ranking
#380

Helm in College team racing · rating 173

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Keith Teague

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Elizabeth Hetzler & Sarah Evans

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

Biggest lift
Gabe Synnott

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Olivia Spada

Sep 2024 – Oct 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Zoey Ziskind

30–147 head to head in 177 races

Rival
Ariana Schwartz

119–117 in 236 races

Best day
10 Oct 2026

4-13-7-3-12-9-5-11-8-7-4-6-14-9-9-9-14-8-5-5-4-1-1-3-1-7-8-8 · Hewitt Trophy

Signature result
1st of 15

171st NYYC Annual Regatta · PHRF handicap · 14 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Keith Teague — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Olivia Spada · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 5% win rate · 33 of 302 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Ella Demand · TBD, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 27 of 172 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Allison Nystrom · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 14 of 204 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – May 2026
  • Caroline Odell · Cool Breeze - USCGA, Elan, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 7 of 176 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Sydney Zylinski · Cool Breeze, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing, ORC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 116 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Madeline Murphy · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 17 of 139 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Tomas Riccio · Cool Breeze, Elan, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 20 of 65 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Grace Austin · Cool Breeze - USCGA, Elan, Stormy Petrel, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 86 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Julia Conneely · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 13 of 89 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Austin White · Elan, Sleeper, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College team racing, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 17 of 38 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

01583162023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Hewitt TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
3 Oct 2026NEISA Match Race ChampionshipsU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College match racingA Crew4th / 8
12 Sep 2026Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2026U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 17
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapOther10th / 10
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesElanPHRF handicapOther1st / 13
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceCool BreezeORC handicapFloater4th / 8
17 May 2026Women's Fleet Race National ChampionhipsU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (11-12)16th / 18
11 Apr 2026NEISA Women's Team Race Championship - LeglerU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper9th / 10
28 Mar 2026Callahan TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
22 Mar 2026BC Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
21 Mar 2026RWU Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper5th / 6
14 Mar 2026CofC Women's Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
25 Oct 2025The Victorian Urn TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6,9-12)12th / 15
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships FinalsU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-14)16th / 18
4 Oct 2025Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 17
20 Sep 2025The 27th Mrs. Hurst BowlU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 17
13 Sep 2025Regis TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper15th / 18
6 Sep 2025Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2025U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 17
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceSleeperORC handicapOther3rd / 3
15 Aug 20252025 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSleeperORC handicapOther5th / 7
9 Aug 20252025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsTBDHandicapCrew4th / 8
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekCool Breeze - USCGAORC handicapOther10th / 13
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaElanPHRF handicapAlternate1st / 15
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceStormy PetrelPHRF handicapFloater5th / 8
20 May 2025Women's Western National Semi FinalsU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 316, #9,182.Crew rating across all classes: 80, #30,664. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.