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Sailor · 2021–2026

Maddie Fitzgerald

northwestern university College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
39

601 races · 98 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 39

Podium rate
41%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 39%–47%, 441 boats)

Best class ranking
#3981

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 127

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jake Weinstein

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Cora Star & Marina Hutzler

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

Biggest lift
Delaney Smith

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Cora Star

Nov 2022 – Oct 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
Piper Holthus

2–65 head to head in 67 races

Rival
Greg Bittle

40–31 in 71 races

Best day
28 Oct 2023

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · Kingfisher · about 1 in 7,154,086 by chance

Signature result
1st of 15

Fall Fury · College fleet racing · 13 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jake Weinstein — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Cora Star · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 11% win rate · 45 of 302 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Grace Bray · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 34 of 221 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Aviva Kaplan · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Purple), Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 168 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2022 – May 2024
  • Anna Kovacs · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 155 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2025
  • Nicholas Chesemore · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 29 of 163 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Samantha Forgosh · Northwestern University (Wildcats 3), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 117 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • George Warfel · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 17 of 123 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Delaney Smith · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats 3), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 31 of 95 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Jake Weinstein · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 31 of 117 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Rebeca Navarro Santos Lion · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Purple), Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 17 of 93 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

-3113029120222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Apr 2026NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 14
3 Apr 2026MCSA Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 2
3 Apr 2026MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew2nd / 2
1 Nov 2025MCSA Fall ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 10
18 Oct 2025Oberg TrophyNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)14th / 18
20 Sep 2025Cary PriceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 7
13 Sep 2025Fall FuryNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 15
20 May 2025Women's Western National Semi FinalsNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-9)18th / 18
26 Apr 2025Admiral’s CupNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,7-8)12th / 17
19 Apr 2025NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 3)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)5th / 10
12 Apr 2025MCSA Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 4
11 Apr 2025MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew2nd / 3
4 Apr 2025MCSA Open Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew2nd / 6
8 Feb 2025Harris Kempner MemorialNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 9
24 May 2024Eastern Open National Semi-FinalNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (3-4,9-10,13-18)18th / 18
20 May 2024Western Women’s National Semi-finalsNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,13-16)17th / 18
20 Apr 2024George E. Morris TrophyNorthwestern University (Kitty Kats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,7-8)9th / 10
13 Apr 2024MCSA Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Kitty Kats)College fleet racingB Crew (7-10)2nd / 5
12 Apr 2024MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew2nd / 3
6 Apr 2024MCSA Open Fleet Race QualifierNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 11
5 Apr 2024MCSA Open Team Race QualifierNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew6th / 8
24 Feb 2024USF Women's Team RaceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingCrew7th / 7
28 Oct 2023KingfisherNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 8
21 Oct 2023Wisco WomensNorthwestern University (Kitty Kats)College fleet racingB Crew (6-7)1st / 9
16 Sep 2023Fall FuryNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)9th / 17

Crew rating across all classes: 129 (±81), #23,192.Helm rating across all classes: -32 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.