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Sailor · 2022–2026

George Warfel

northwestern university College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege singlehanded

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Events
23

356 races · 59 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 4 of 23

Podium rate
26%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 44%–55%, 243 boats)

Best class ranking
#2116

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 259

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicholas Chesemore

3 wins · 4 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Nicholas Chesemore & Cora Star

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Millie Rose Taub

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nicholas Chesemore

Oct 2022 – Nov 2025 · 12 events

Nemesis
Gavin Dempsey

6–39 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Hayden Johansen

26–26 in 52 races

Best day
11 Oct 2025

1-1-2-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-2 · Rebecca Blank Memorial Regatta

Signature result
1st of 15

Fall Fury · College fleet racing · 13 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 55 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicholas Chesemore — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate
  • Nicholas Chesemore · Northwestern University (White), Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 43 of 177 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Nov 2025
  • Maddie Fitzgerald · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 17 of 123 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Cora Star · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 19 of 92 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Herbert Single · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 16 of 91 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Owen Lubben · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing, T-10 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 71 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Jake Weinstein · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 66 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Anna Kovacs · Northwestern University (White), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 66 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Kate Virsik · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, T-10 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 42 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Amelia Donhauser · Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 78 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Millie Rose Taub · Northwestern University (White), Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 52 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-127883032023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Apr 2026Cream City ClassicNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 6
1 Nov 2025MCSA Fall ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)4th / 10
18 Oct 2025Oberg TrophyNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 18
11 Oct 2025Rebecca Blank Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)1st / 13
20 Sep 2025MCSA Open Singlehanded ChampionshipNorthwestern University (George Warfel '26)College singlehandedSkipper7th / 16
13 Sep 2025Fall FuryNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 15
26 Apr 2025Admiral’s CupNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,7-8)11th / 17
19 Apr 2025NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingB Crew (5-6)9th / 10
12 Apr 2025Laker ShowdownNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-10)9th / 12
4 Apr 2025MCSA Open Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
8 Feb 2025McIntyre Team RaceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper6th / 12
4 May 2024NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-8)1st / 7
27 Apr 2024Rainier CupNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 16
20 Apr 2024B10 Team RaceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper5th / 5
2 Mar 2024McIntyre Team RaceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
7 Oct 2023Rebecca BlankNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 13
23 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)M*A*S*HT-10Main Trimmer11th / 11
16 Sep 2023Fall FuryNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 17
6 May 2023NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2)5th / 7
22 Apr 2023George Morris TrophyNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-12)13th / 16
11 Feb 2023Harris Kempner Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)3rd / 9
22 Oct 2022Carin Streufert Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 10
15 Oct 2022Rebecca BlankNorthwestern University (White)College fleet racingA Skipper (7-10)9th / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 303, #10,067.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -101. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.