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Sailor · 2021–2026

Ellie Murphy

university of wisconsin College fleet racingE ScowCollege team racing

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Events
30

454 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 5 of 30

Podium rate
27%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–48%, 641 boats)

Best class ranking
#2090

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 261

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mary Castellini

3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Gavin Dempsey & Mary Castellini

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

Biggest lift
Mary Castellini

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Spencer

Apr 2022 – Jan 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Talia Toland

11–55 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Noyl Odom

38–56 in 94 races

Best day
30 Sep 2023

1-2-1-3-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · Pere Marquette

Signature result
1st of 11

MCSA Open Fleet Race Qualifier · College fleet racing · 6 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mary Castellini — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Sam Spencer · Haulin Lunkey, Heat Lightning, Route 66, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · C Scow, College fleet racing, College team racing, E Scow 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 29 of 122 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Mary Castellini · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 27 of 144 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2024
  • Cristina Dombrowski · Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 81 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Kate Thickens · Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers Red), University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 116 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Christian Spencer · Haulin Lunkey, Route 66, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · C Scow, College fleet racing, College team racing, E Scow 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 60 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Gavin Dempsey · University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 16 of 99 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Charlie Herrick · University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 25 of 104 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2024
  • Carmen Lineer · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 78 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2024
  • Hayden Frentzel · Route 66 · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Carter Harms · University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 59 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

015931720222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaTonkEdE ScowSkipper46th / 49
29 Jul 20262026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaWhite BuffaloMelges 15Crew23rd / 49
8 Jan 20262026 M15 Fleet Championship SeriesHeat LightningMelges 15Crew4th / 24
18 Sep 20252025 E Scow Blue ChipRoute 66E ScowCrew9th / 19
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaRoute 66E ScowCrew7th / 38
18 Jul 20242024 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaHaulin LunkeyC ScowCrew7th / 50
24 May 2024Western Open National Semi-FinalsUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,13-17)17th / 18
25 Apr 2024ICSA Open Team Racing National ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingCrew16th / 16
6 Apr 2024MCSA Open Fleet Race QualifierUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew (5-10)1st / 11
5 Apr 2024MCSA Open Team Race QualifierUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingCrew1st / 8
21 Oct 2023Wisco WomensUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers 1)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 9
30 Sep 2023Pere MarquetteUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew (3-12)1st / 8
23 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)TangoT-10Other8th / 11
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaRoute 66E ScowCrew37th / 53
21 Jul 2023Pine / Pewaukee - E Scow 100thRoute 66E ScowCrew11th / 21
20 Jul 20232023 ILYA C InvitationalBarr-HopperC ScowCrew26th / 38
30 May 2023College Sailing Open Western SemifinalUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8,13)17th / 18
1 Apr 2023Connecticut Valley Dinghy Championship TrophyUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingA Crew (7-12)11th / 16
22 Oct 2022Wisco WomensUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 1)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 9
1 Oct 2022Cary PriceUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 12
24 Sep 20222022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)TangoT-10In the way5th / 16
10 Sep 2022Fall FuryUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 13
23 Apr 2022Admirals CupUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10,15-17)11th / 17
26 Mar 2022Connecticut Valley Dinghy Championship TrophyUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingA Crew16th / 20
19 Feb 2022Nelson RoltschUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingCrew4th / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 311, #7,076.Helm rating across all classes: -69. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.