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Sailor · 2022–2026

Melissa Janes

university of south florida College fleet racingCollege team racing420 Jib & Main

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Events
63

1,120 races · 192 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 4 of 63

Podium rate
43%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 55%–61%, 696 boats)

Best class ranking
#939

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 387

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kailey Warrior

2 wins · 9 podiums in 18 events together · 11% win rate

Best trio
Madisen Hamai & Ruth Bergman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ruth Bergman

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Madisen Hamai

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Noah Zittrer

31–145 head to head in 176 races

Rival
Shay Bridge

141–96 in 237 races

Best day
25 Oct 2024

6-1-3-1-1-3-2-2-8-1-2-2-4-1-5-1-2-1-1-1-2-4-7-1-2-3-6-1-2-1 · SAISA Fall Women's Championship · about 1 in 2,964,562,050 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

Fall Fury · College fleet racing · 16 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kailey Warrior — 2 wins · 9 podiums in 18 events together · 11% win rate
  • Andreas Keswater · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 5% win rate · 56 of 364 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – May 2024
  • Catherine Brennan · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 11 podiums · 5% win rate · 64 of 353 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Madisen Hamai · University of South Florida (Bulls 3), University of South Florida (Bulls Women JV), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 10% win rate · 65 of 360 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Kailey Warrior · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 11% win rate · 66 of 362 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Grace Jones · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women JV), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 11 podiums · 6% win rate · 66 of 297 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Humberto Porrata · University of South Florida (Bulls 3), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 43 of 292 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2025
  • Ghislaine van Empel · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 46 of 265 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – May 2026
  • Emmy Digiacomo · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 206 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Jordan Byrd · University of South Florida (Bulls 3), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 204 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Kalea Woodard · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 40 of 245 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2025

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

Rating history

02034062023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 63

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 May 2026Women's Western National SemisUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)12th / 18
18 Apr 2026SAISA Coed Champs: Richard Tillman TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew8th / 18
10 Apr 2026SAISA Women's Team Race ChampsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
4 Apr 2026SAISA Open Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingCrew6th / 7
28 Mar 2026SAISA Women's Top 9University of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 7
21 Mar 2026St. John's Open Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women)College team racingCrew2nd / 6
14 Mar 2026Bud Morrow Open Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women)College team racingCrew4th / 10
7 Mar 20262026 Jen Harris Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingCrew12th / 12
28 Feb 2026Halifax River InvitationalUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 11
21 Feb 2026USF Women's TR - Ashley Reynolds Reali MemorialUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingCrew1st / 4
15 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingCrew2nd / 6
14 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 InviteUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingC Crew2nd / 6
24 Oct 2025SAISA Fall Women's ChampionshipUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 8
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast TournamentUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)2nd / 16
4 Oct 2025Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingC Crew14th / 17
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1AUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Crew11th / 17
20 Sep 2025Allstate Sugar Bowl (Women's)University of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingC Crew3rd / 5
14 Sep 2025USF TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women JV)College fleet racingB Crew9th / 17
13 Sep 2025SAISA South Top 6 InvitationalUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingC Crew3rd / 6
6 Sep 2025SAISA South Fall TournamentUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women JV)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 16
27 May 2025Open Western Semi FinalsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)17th / 18
22 May 2025Women's Fleet Race National ChampionshipsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4)17th / 18
20 May 2025Women's Eastern National Semi FinalsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 18
12 Apr 2025SAISA Women's Fleet Race Champs - Ann Boyd TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6,10-11)1st / 11
11 Apr 2025SAISA Women's Team Racing ChampionshipsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingCrew2nd / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 368 (±62), #4,655. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.