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Sailor · 2015–2026

Michelle Lahrkamp

stanford university College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
101

1,599 races · 582 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 31 of 101

Podium rate
58%

59 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (90%: 76%–79%, 1,602 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in College team racing · rating 386

Longest win streak
52

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Vanessa Lahrkamp

15 wins · 19 podiums in 24 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Ellie Harned & Vanessa Lahrkamp

14 wins · 17 podiums in 21 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hannah Freeman

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sammy Pickell

Sep 2019 – Aug 2025 · 24 events

Nemesis
Carmen Cowles

100–157 head to head in 257 races

Rival
Lachlain McGranahan

134–158 in 292 races

Best day
12 Nov 2022

1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-2-2-1-1-1-3-1-2-1-1-1-1-1 · Fall Pacific Coast Championship · about 1 in 2,153,346,799,764,112,000 by chance

Signature result
1st of 19

Fall Pacific Coast Championship · College fleet racing · 12 Nov 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Vanessa Lahrkamp — 15 wins · 19 podiums in 24 events together · 63% win rate
  • Patricia Gerli · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 39events 16 wins together · 28 podiums · 41% win rate · 351 of 845 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Apr 2024
  • Abigail Tindall · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 29events 14 wins together · 21 podiums · 48% win rate · 259 of 591 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Hannah Freeman · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 15 wins together · 22 podiums · 60% win rate · 266 of 489 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Sammy Pickell · Michelle Lahrkamp, Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Match racing 24events 9 wins together · 17 podiums · 38% win rate · 180 of 492 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Vanessa Lahrkamp · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 15 wins together · 19 podiums · 63% win rate · 241 of 474 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Gwendolyn Donahue · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 13 wins together · 19 podiums · 54% win rate · 258 of 480 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2024
  • Ellie Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 14 wins together · 19 podiums · 61% win rate · 225 of 461 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – May 2024
  • Grace Austin · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 12 wins together · 19 podiums · 52% win rate · 239 of 443 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2024
  • AnaClare Sole · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 9 wins together · 12 podiums · 50% win rate · 158 of 371 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Apr 2023
  • Alice Schmid · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 108 of 291 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-25357738201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 101

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendFair AmericanIC37Helm12th / 18
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportFair AmericanIC37Helm13th / 19
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaFair AmericanHandicapHelm26th / 38
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaFair AmericanIC37Helm17th / 22
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceFair AmericanIC37Skipper22nd / 22
2 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaFair AmericanORC handicapHelm2nd / 6
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaFair AmericanORC handicapCrew7th / 10
28 Sep 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta Saturday Coastal Race and Sunday Coastal RaceFair AmericanORC handicapCrew4th / 11
16 Aug 2025US Women's Match Racing Championship 2025Michelle LahrkampMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Fair AmericanPHRF handicapCrew4th / 5
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekFair AmericanPHRF handicapCrew4th / 4
1 Feb 20252025 COMODORO MANUEL RASCO SNIPE REGATTASeas get degreesSnipeSkipper25th / 34
4 Jan 2025Miami Snipe Invitational (U30)Seas Get DegreesSnipeSkipper9th / 36
26 May 2024Open Dinghy National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4,15-18)7th / 18
24 May 2024Eastern Open National Semi-FinalStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (15-18)1st / 18
20 May 2024Eastern Women's National Semi-finalStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper (13-17)1st / 18
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
25 Apr 2024ICSA Open Team Racing National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper6th / 16
13 Apr 2024Thompson Trophy CamelStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
7 Apr 2024PCCSC Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-6)1st / 10
6 Apr 2024PCCSC Women's Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
30 Mar 2024Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper2nd / 11
23 Mar 202463rd Jan Friis Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper9th / 10
9 Mar 2024St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 706 (±72), #330.Crew rating across all classes: 111 (±160), #25,632. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.