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Sailor · 2014–2025

Ava Cornell

annapolis yacht club 420OptimistCollege fleet racing

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Events
48

471 races · 98 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 8 of 48

Podium rate
31%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–68%, 2,230 boats)

Best class ranking
#130

Helm in 420 · rating 465

Longest win streak
19

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Abby Baird

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Abby Baird & Sophie Fisher

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

Biggest lift
Abby Baird

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lilly Baker

Jul 2020 – Jul 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Nick Budington

34–111 head to head in 146 races

Rival
George Carty

72–81 in 154 races

Best day
25 Oct 2025

1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-1-3-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-2 · PCCSC Women's Fall Championship · about 1 in 2,018,851,585,301 by chance

Signature result
1st of 36

31st Annual Junior Powder Puff Regatta · Optimist · 11 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Abby Baird — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Lilly Baker · 8064, Ava Cornell, Caper, Stormy Weather · 420, J/22 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 62 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2022
  • Sophie Fisher · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 67 of 152 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Alexandra Jones · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 59 of 135 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Abby Baird · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 57 of 83 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Kit Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 45 of 67 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Ellie Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 45 of 67 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Thomas Whidden · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 42 of 56 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Shay Wood · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 25 of 75 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Piper Blackband · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 22 of 76 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Caroline Geiger · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 16 of 51 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-131258646201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2025PCCSC Women's Fall ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-14)1st / 9
18 Oct 2025Oberg TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Crew1st / 18
19 Apr 2025PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)1st / 16
12 Apr 2025PCCSC Carter Ford Open Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
22 Mar 2025PCCSC South Designate 2025Stanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 17
8 Mar 2025Bob Bavier Open Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
15 Feb 2025Bryson Women's Fleet RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (3-9)1st / 8
19 Oct 2024Yale Women's InterconferenceStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 15
5 Oct 2024Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Skipper2nd / 15
21 Sep 2024Allstate Sugar Bowl Women's RegattaStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 8
14 Jun 2024Comet North American ChampionshipHot TrampCometCrew8th / 11
4 Aug 20232023 South Shore ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper58th / 88
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper50th / 130
8 Jul 2022C420 US National ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper5th / 86
27 Jun 2022Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper19th / 71
30 Jul 2021The C420 South Shore ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper11th / 64
20 Jul 20212021 Club 420 US National ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper87th / 132
14 Jul 20212021 C420 North American ChampionshipAva Cornell420Skipper45th / 91
6 Jul 2021AYC Junior Annual8064420Skipper2nd / 40
1 May 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisUSA 169J/22Strategist15th / 15
21 Feb 20212020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 2CaperJ/22Main Trimmer16th / 19
13 Feb 20212021 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyAva Cornell420Skipper46th / 96
1 Jan 20212021 Sandy MacVickar Regatta8064420Skipper2nd / 34
24 Oct 2020Halloween Howl8064420Skipper7th / 16
11 Aug 2020AYC Junior Annual8064420Skipper4th / 30

Helm rating across all classes: 417 (±140), #4,267.Crew rating across all classes: 306 (±112), #7,377. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.