Sailor · 2016–2026

Kate Zurinskas

u s naval academy ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)College fleet racing College team racing

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Events: 53
Win rate: 2%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #5122
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Eleanor Niehoff
Biggest lift: Eva Ottenbreit
Longest-running crew: Eleanor Niehoff
Nemesis: Katharine Doble
Rival: Lina Carper
Best day: 14 Oct 2023
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eleanor Niehoff — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate

Josephine Sherry · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 60 of 293 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Ava Farley · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 259 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Eleanor Niehoff · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 50 of 253 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
Mary Dwyer · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 49 of 223 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Darby Dryden · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 134 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Sarah McNelly · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 94 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Maggie Schuler · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 79 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2024 – Apr 2025
Eva Blauvelt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 75 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
Margo Cicero · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 17 of 68 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Mar 2025
Melania Gonzalez · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 40 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2025 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 53

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Sep 2026	Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles	U. S. Naval Academy (Kate Zurinskas '27)	College singlehanded	Skipper	11th / 18
14 Jul 2026	Independence Day Regatta 2026	Kate Zurinskas	ILCA (rig not given)	Skipper	4th / 7
26 May 2026	Sound Series 2026	Kate Zurinskas	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	8th / 10
15 May 2026	Women's Western National Semis	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3-4,7-10)	13th / 18
11 Apr 2026	MAISA Women’s Team Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 9
21 Mar 2026	Blaire Herron Memorial Women’s Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 8
14 Mar 2026	St. Mary's Women's Inter-Conference	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	10th / 18
7 Mar 2026	2026 Jen Harris Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	9th / 12
18 Oct 2025	Yale Women's Interconference	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	14th / 18
11 Oct 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (9-10)	7th / 16
4 Oct 2025	Oyster Bowl Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 13
4 Oct 2025	Oyster Bowl Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 13
27 Sep 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9)	12th / 18
13 Sep 2025	Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles	U. S. Naval Academy (Kate Zurinskas '27)	College singlehanded	Skipper	13th / 18
20 May 2025	Women's Western National Semi Finals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	10th / 18
12 Apr 2025	MAISA Women's Team Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 8
5 Apr 2025	Yale Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 8
22 Mar 2025	Georgetown Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 8
8 Mar 2025	Jen Harris Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 12
1 Mar 2025	ODU Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
14 Sep 2024	Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles	U. S. Naval Academy (Kate Zurinskas '27)	College singlehanded	Skipper	4th / 17
7 Sep 2024	Navy Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	6th / 6
16 Mar 2024	Washington College Open Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 8
2 Mar 2024	ODU Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	5th / 6
11 Nov 2023	Janet Lutz Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Kate Zurinskas '27)	College singlehanded	Skipper	17th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	335	#7801 band 5849–10225	—
College fleet racing Helm	163 provisional	#3033 band 2286–3913	−9.3
College team racing Helm	59	#839 band 650–960	−5.3
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) Helm	148 provisional	#1537 band 974–2348	—
College singlehanded Helm	54 provisional	#349 band 256–431	—
Optimist Helm	106 provisional	#5122 band 2582–9900	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 30
All classes · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -39
Melges 24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -44
Sunfish · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 18
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating 33
ILCA (rig not given) · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	52 events	1 wins	beats 43%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 15%

Positions: B Skipper (3) · A Skipper (3) · B Skipper (1-6) (2) · B Skipper (3-4,7-10) (1) · A Skipper (9-10) (1) · B Skipper (9) (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gianna Dewey	126	49–77
Katharine Doble	101	15–86
Lina Carper	97	47–50
Sage Andrews	94	76–18
Cho-Cho Williams	92	37–55
Arrieta Angueira Salbidegoitia	90	44–46
Haley Temme	90	52–38
Arabella Duer	80	44–36
Avery Canavan	79	27–52
Kailey Warrior	74	28–46
Kaitlyn Liebel	74	38–36
Piper Holthus	72	20–52

Most-beaten opponent: Sage Andrews (76–18).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	8	0	35%
2025	12	1	40%
2024	4	0	43%
2023	8	0	59%
2022	2	0	22%
2021	6	0	44%
2020	4	0	27%
2019	4	0	41%
2018	3	0	52%
2017	1	0	33%
2016	1	0	68%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 18 events · 2023–2026
200603 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 7 events · 2020–2023
Kate Zurinskas · ILCA (rig not given), ILCA 7 (Laser), ILCA 6 (Laser Radial), Optimist · 6 events · 2016–2026
U. S. Naval Academy (Kate Zurinskas '27) · College singlehanded · 5 events · 2023–2026
Mermaid · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial), ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 events · 2018–2021
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2025
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2023
Kate Z · Sunfish · 1 events · 2023
HERMES · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2022
Club scot · Portsmouth handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Navy · 8 events
Flowery Branch, GA · 6 events
St. Mary's · 4 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC · 3 events
Columbia, SC · 3 events
Georgetown · 3 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 335, #7,801.Crew rating across all classes: -39. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.